Apprentices researchers in the laboratories of Ecole Polytechnique.
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The 2018 edition of the EuroScience Open Festival is a great showcase for EU scientific collaboration.
Abstinence campaign posters in Uganda.
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Uganda needs to face the reality that many young people are sexually active and need information to protect themselves.
Start-up should not be synonymous with young people.
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Research shows that the probability of entrepreneurial success jumps after the age of 35, increasing up to the age of 60,
African women do a lot of unpaid work that isn’t captured in GDP calculations.
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The methods used to measure gross domestic product are being criticised for excluding the unpaid work done by women.
Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day …
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You might think you’ve made your day more efficient – but it can actually affect what you accomplish during your unstructured time.
Literature reviews can help to synthesise a lot of information, but there are pitfalls.
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Researchers should try to make their literature reviews as reliable as possible and adhere to strict standards.
Egenie told her story for her father whom she describes as her friend and mentor.
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Wider access to technology has increased possibilities to share stories via digital means.
By focusing on evidence to inform policy, Africa can tackle some major problems.
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Africa has a real challenge when it comes to using academic research and evidence to design policies.
A poverty index is revealing new insights about deprivation in South Africa.
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A newish method called the multidimensional poverty index is revealing new insights into the South Africa’s poverty.
Senegalese women queuing to vote at a polling station in Dakar.
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To understand why women in Africa are less politically represented than men, one needs to look into the history of the continent’s gender gap when it comes to matters of leadership and governance.
Balancing personal privacy with detailed insights.
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Researchers analyze social media data to gain useful insights into modern society and culture. But it’s important to protect users’ privacy. How can both ends meet?
Clinical trials can bring important benefits to African countries.
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African countries should be looking to initiate or host more clinical trials to improve the continent’s health systems.
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South Africa needs to harness its service sector into an innovative and export orientated way to push back poverty, unemployment and inequality.
Roseanne Barr had her sitcom canceled on May 29, after calling former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett the child of an ape.
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Dehumanizing insults have become more common in political discourse. Psychology research has shown that they can prime us for violence – and even change our brains.
More and more people are being drawn into slums in Ghana’s capital city, Accra.
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Self-organisation initiatives taken by slum residents across Africa can help urban development.
One of the refugee camps in Dadaab, northern Kenya, where more than 300,000 call home.
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Kenya may never close Dadaab, but it has good reasons for wishing to do so
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Today many Americans see universities negatively. But, as the dean of USC Dornsife argues, academia has a unique capacity to solve society’s problems. Yes, astrophysicists can help law enforcement.
Women teachers can be powerful role models for girls.
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Female teachers can act as role models who enhance girls’ motivation and learning outcomes.
Foundries in South Africa are the hardest hit by rising electricity costs.
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High municipal electricity tariffs pose a serious threat to South Africa’s machinery and equipment manufacturing industries.
Street-connected children use begging as a livelihood strategy.
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As Addis Ababa develops into a modern city, beggars are increasingly being treated like public nuisances and criminals.