The lab accident theory of the origins of Covid-19 has gained traction in recent months. We need a proper investigation to find out what really happened.
Women from racialized communities in STEM education face the double bind of race and gender.
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Diversity in STEM fields means higher quality research and innovation. To ensure that Canada can compete globally, marginalized students must be supported through STEM education and careers.
Africa’s young population is hungry to connect with the rest of the world.
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African governments should prioritise investment in high speed internet connectivity because it can have spillover benefits for education systems, as well as economic and social growth.
Socioeconomic and cultural data can help governments predict and slow the spread of the next pandemic.
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The federal government is right to focus on improving Australian universities’ success rate in commercialising research, but can take specific steps itself to help achieve this.
Mergers and splits involving education and research ministries, like the recent one in Indonesia, have huge consequences. How do other countries govern their national education and science policies?
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The institutional design of BRIN allows for political intervention, showing how the Indonesian government is unwilling to prioritise research and technology.
The pandemic has shifted how early stage, unreviewed scientific papers are used and viewed.
World Day for Physical Activity is April 6. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, many peoples’ physical exercise routines have been disrupted.
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Research shows that the gaps in physical exercise have widened substantially between men and women, whites and non-whites, rich and poor and educated and less educated: especially during the pandemic.
Human rights defenders speaking out for women march through an informal settlement in Nairobi.
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The International Public Policy Observatory (IPPO) seeks to mitigate the social impacts of COVID-19.
Federal Education Minister Alan Tudge is calling for ‘new ideas on how we can increase collaboration between business and universities’.
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Government incentives might boost the numbers of collaborative research projects, but academics also must work on their relationships with industry practitioners to ensure everyone contributes fully.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, speaks with scientist Krishnaraj Tiwari at the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) Royalmount Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre facility in Montreal, Aug 31, 2020.
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To continue the fast-paced collaborative research and innovation we have seen during the pandemic, here are five ways universities can support health research that responds to societal needs.
COVID-19 has highlighted the need to address the different cultures of academia and policymaking.
In Gabon, sampling of bats in the framework of the EBOSURSY project. The objective is to promote the improvement of early detection systems in wild animals to prevent Ebola and other emerging diseases.
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Valérie Verdier, Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD); Olivier Dangles, Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD); Philippe Charvis, Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD) et Philippe Cury, Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD)
The period in which we are living is conducive to reflection in order to co-construct new knowledge systems and think research differently.
More than 90% of universities in the world have been built since 1949. The vast majority built large campuses outside city centres, and all for much the same reasons.
Many countries around the world, like Bangladesh, have started COVID-19 vaccination.
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Negotiating for the fair treatment of study participants and benefit sharing before a study commences does not constitute an unfair inducement. It is an ethical imperative.
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