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Youth participation in elections and governance processes in Zimbabwe is low.
South African commercial law courses do not address the question of what norms and procedures govern business relations in indigenous African communities.
There is a rapid shift in production of electric cars all over the world. But how will it benefit ordinary people?
A massive rural on-grid electrification programme in Rwanda has delivered considerable benefits. But is it the most sensible way to deliver power to remote areas?
Research on the impact of corporate tax cuts reaches different conclusions, depending on the time and place it looks at.
Bad research techniques have called into question the results of many psychology studies. Fixing the problem starts with making sure students don’t pick up bad habits.
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The audio version of a long read on the historical mistakes and cover ups that hampered the response to the devastating Ebola outbreak of 2014.
Kenya cited national security when it crossed into Somali territory in pursuit of Al-Shabaab militants. But there were numerous other potential aims at play.
Both South Africa’s courts and its legislature have failed to do their bit in creating a culturally diverse society.
African cities are failing to raise development funds through bond markets.
Information about the threats facing Lake Victoria and how they’re perceived are crucial to reverse the damage that’s been done.
Research explores why parents in Nairobi actively choose to send their children to private schools, despite the financial constraints.
Half of all patients diagnosed with cancer in the UK still die of the disease.
Official reasons for joining the Somalia mission were that the conflict posed a security risk. But in fact other factors played a bigger role.
Politics Podcast: Bill Ferris on Australia’s innovation mission
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Innovation and Science Australia chair Bill Ferris launched a report this week setting out a plan that seeks to put Australia into the top tier of innovation nations by 2030.
The discovery of a new prime number – and it’s a big one – is a great opportunity to revisit Marin Mersenne, the French theologian who dreamed of a formula that could predict where they hide.
Big data open-access publishing and other advances offer ecologists the ability to forecast events like pest outbreaks over days and seasons rather than decades. But scholars need to seize this opportunity.
The subject of Technology can be used to support and develop pupils’ entrepreneurial skills.
According to a management scholar, a team’s mindset and structure – not its stars – will often determine its success.
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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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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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Professor of Psychology, Michigan State University
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Director, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology
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Associate Professor, Researcher Development (EMCR), La Trobe University
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Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic Quality and Professor of Molecular Biology, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Natural Philosophy in the Department of Physics, University of York
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Deputy Director, Australian National Centre for Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Research Affiliate, School of Social Sciences, Monash University
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Assistant Professor, Khalifa University
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Professor of Health Services and Policy Research, University of British Columbia
