Rwandan President Paul Kagame. Rwanda has a booming economy that is controlled by an authoritarian regime
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Rwanda is a paradox – a ‘development miracle’ and an authoritarian state.
TB, which is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, is a leading cause of death.
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In Southern Africa, high rates of HIV infection have been the primary driver of TB
In one year alone 380,000 domestic applicants didn’t get a university place in Nigeria.
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Nigeria’s higher education system is the biggest on the continent but it lags behind on research output.
Women leaders in science, health and innovation are collaborating on a global scale to address gender inequality.
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Women leaders in science and technology are working together to address the gender imbalance in their fields.
Our decision-making and conduct is influenced by what we read, see or hear.
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Science is a part of everyday life. Science journalists can do more to connect science to the public.
Smaller research teams conduct more disruptive research; a new study could change research funding allocations.
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A new study in Nature finds that large research teams develop recent ideas, while small teams conduct more disruptive and innovative research.
The Village People’s Glenn Hughes (second from left) epitomised the leatherman look.
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Leathermen expose the myth of hypermasculinity by refusing the violence and aggression which is normally attached to it.
A new study found no detectable impact on brain development.
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One of the concerns parents have if their baby needs surgery is whether the general anaesthetic will affect the child’s developing brain. New research finds it won’t.
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Understanding the pleasure drugs give people would help to prevent the harms.
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Whether to attending a conferences or giving in to a meeting, the global research community is keen on air travel. That’s a habit that needs to change.
South Africa’s research and development funding must be spent for public good.
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Today, universities fulfil many of the science councils’ roles at a much lower cost while also training postgraduate students.
Newsrooms in Africa, like their counterparts around the world, are embracing new media tools.
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African newsrooms are using media analytics to study their audiences but there’s a downside.
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Before democracy South Africa’s mining sector prioritised profits over the people and environment. Not much has changed.
French president Emmanuel Macron with Nollywood artists during a live show in Lagos, Nigeria.
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One of the most potent promoters of Nigeria’s cultural soft power is arguably Nollywood.
There needs to be a more systematic approach to classifying rainfall seasonality in South Africa.
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There are regions in South Africa where it hasn’t been established if the rainy season is in summer or winter.
Revolutionary technologies like CRISPR are founded on discoveries uncovered through basic research that attracts very little attention.
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On average, important new lab techniques like CRISPR take 23 years to develop – but there is a public expectation that scientific breakthroughs occur quickly and efficiently.
What to write to get that next grant?
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Grant abstracts with more words, more complex language and more storytelling tend to earn more money – even if that’s not exactly what funders say they’d want.
Personalised medicine aims to tailor treatment according to each person’s genetic makeup.
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Gene sequences can be manipulated to prevent certain diseases and improve public health.
Researchers studied whether subtly being exposed to different colors could change tipping behavior.
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Studies show a weak relationship between tip amounts and quality of service. But the color gold seems to have a way of making diners feel wealthier – and more generous.
Al-Shabaab’s first attack on Kenyan soil was in 2008. Since then the Kenyan government has responded with force.
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Kenya is attacked far more than Ethiopia or other eastern African states by al-Shabaab militants.