South Africa is ahead of the pack when it comes to research output in Africa. But this ranking is not a celebration.
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Some multinational food corporations may have learned a few tricks from big tobacco.
The mere presence of NGOs, no matter their size or aims, inadvertently reduced the legitimacy of local village headmen.
Human rights organisations worry that the UNHCR may be helping refugees return to war zones and, as an enabler of repatriation, are helping Kenya to violate refugees’ rights
Our findings suggest that the demand for rhino horn is unlikely to fall because people’s beliefs are firmly entrenched.
There’s almost no place on earth that doesn’t hold traces of humanity. But which routes did our ancestors follow first?
Could mothers be responsible for the gender gap? Or are other factors at play?
An urgent discussion is needed around the cost of research publications.
A group of researchers figured out which NBA teams featured the most egotistical players, and then tracked their performances over the course of a season.
The ability of multilingual children to learn and advance academically from pre-primary has little to do with their English proficiency.
How one academic found the perfect platform to share her research with the public.
States may have passed these laws with the aim of reducing turnout. But new evidence suggests that they have a minimal or nonexistent effect.
Autistic and artistic, you can be both.
Tobacco companies are enlisting the help of social media influencers to promote traditional cigarettes and their brands to young people.
Science development in Africa is intimately linked to the quality of people who are able to lead change.
Rwanda is a paradox – a ‘development miracle’ and an authoritarian state.
In Southern Africa, high rates of HIV infection have been the primary driver of TB
Nigeria’s higher education system is the biggest on the continent but it lags behind on research output.
Women leaders in science and technology are working together to address the gender imbalance in their fields.
Science is a part of everyday life. Science journalists can do more to connect science to the public.
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Professor of Marketing, The Ohio State University
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Cornelia H. Dudley Professor of Psychology, Knox College
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Professor of Psychology, San Diego State University
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Associate Professor of Communication, Michigan State University
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Professor of Health Services and Policy Research, University of British Columbia
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Previous Vice President of the Academy of Science of South Africa and DSI-NRF SARChI chair in Fungal Genomics, Professor in Genetics, University of Pretoria, University of Pretoria
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Assistant Professor, Khalifa University
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Associate Professor of Psychology, Michigan State University
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Professor of Natural Philosophy in the Department of Physics, University of York
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Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic Quality and Professor of Molecular Biology, UNSW Sydney
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Director, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology
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Research Affiliate, School of Social Sciences, Monash University
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Thomas Merritt is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Laurentian University
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Senior Lecturer, Research Education and Development, La Trobe University
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Professor of Psychology, Michigan State University
