SDGs in the report of the International Year of Light (2015) 2/4
Light sciences can help to achieve the SDGs, found the International Year of Light some years ago. Let’s have a look at SDG4, SDG5 and SDG10.
“To serve the country and contribute to the advancement of universal science” The Hassan II Academy of Science and Technology is a place of high thinking, where men and women whose talent, enlightenment and wisdom have earned them a prominent standing within the international scientific community work to foster moral serenity in society and to…
Satellites for development: facts and figures
Satellite technology is being increasingly seen as a tool to reduce inequalities in the crucial development decade to 2030.
Science for the SDGs Part 3: Human well-being and capabilities
The current pandemics gives a peculiar look to some content of the report published in September 2019.
“The AAS is a non-aligned, non-political, not-for-profit pan African organisation whose vision is to see transformed lives on the African continent through science.” A Vision: Transformed lives on the continent through science The AAS tripartite mandate is: recognising excellence through The AAS’ highly prestigious fellowship and award schemes; providing advisory and think tank functions for…
Science for the SDGs – Part 2
The SDGs science report “The Future is Now” talks about inclusivity.
“ISC Presents” : a New Podcast about Basic Sciences
ISC Presents is a podcast by the International Science Council. It discusses the challenges, stories, and celebrations of science while seeking to encourage international action on concerns to both science, and society.
Egypt’s ScienceUp Initiative
Academy of Scientific Research and Technology has launched a new initiative to develop basic sciences in Egypt.
Cancer Burden could Balloon in Poorest Countries
Low- and middle-income countries could see an 80 per cent rise in cancer over the next 20 years if treatment and prevention services are not stepped up, according to the latest World Cancer Report. The report, compiled by the World Health Organization (WHO), warns that cancer prevention is taking a back seat in poor countries,…
West Africa’s First Female Astrophysicist
Last year, Marie Korsaga became the first female astrophysicist in West Africa after completing her PhD in astrophysics at South Africa’s University of Cape Town on the theme ‘The distribution of dark and visible matter in spiral and irregular galaxies’. It was the culmination of seven years of intense research. The Burkinabe says she had…
