- SciDev
- 13/10/2 13:00
TWAS's general meeting examined science partnerships, and an expert explained how to transform the role of women.
TWAS's general meeting examined science partnerships, and an expert explained how to transform the role of women.
Better data and more political will are needed to back migrants' inclusion in post-2015 development, says report.
Better data and more political will are needed to back migrants' inclusion in post-2015 development, says report.
Indigenous knowledge is innovative, not static, says Krystyna Swiderska. Protecting it will help food security.
TUESDAY 1. OCTOBER 2013
Understanding local womens' beliefs about technologies is key if innovations are to succeed, says Henrietta Miers.
Smallholders who make the change often see benefits, but a review says the findings cannot be generalised.
Playing sounds of 'aggressive' tigers to elephants invading Indian villages could save both crops and lives, a study finds.
MONDAY 30. SEPTEMBER 2013
A daily news service on nanotechnology and development has ended after the US government changed its funding focus.
Microbes could boost crop yields and reduce the need for fertilisers at lower cost than GM crops, says an expert.
SUNDAY 29. SEPTEMBER 2013
Research centres around the world will be able to replicate and adapt the low-cost device via online instructions.
SATURDAY 28. SEPTEMBER 2013
Many challenges lie ahead for the Cartagena protocol on GM to be effective, reports Maria Elena Hurtado.
FRIDAY 27. SEPTEMBER 2013
There is now more confidence that human activity has caused temperature rises, says a major study by climate scientists.
Promoting Brazilian science — SciDev.Net speaks to Marcelo Knobel, one of the organisers of FAPESP Week London.
THURSDAY 26. SEPTEMBER 2013
Reports of a slowing trend in global warming could spur discussion, but action is needed regardless, says Crispin Maslog.
Spreading the bacteria into the wild tsetse fly population could wipe out the disease from some areas, study shows.
Africa has the venues, but it needs to work on its governance and fundraising, says Diran Onifade.
This report analyses stories by SciDev.Net readers and writers, exposing the potential impacts of science journalism.
WEDNESDAY 25. SEPTEMBER 2013
A panel on higher education funding, the growth of S&T in Africa and post-2015 development has offered insights
Diplomats say both challengers are coming across as credible alternatives to the incumbent, report Yojana Sharma.
Nervous of reporters? Esther Nakkazi explains the what, why and when of scientists interacting with journalists.
TUESDAY 24. SEPTEMBER 2013
The success of the state's way of funding science has made it a model throughout Brazil, Luís Amorim reports.
Many scientists around the world lack laboratory equipment. An initiative is now enabling them to build their own.
MONDAY 23. SEPTEMBER 2013
Evidence of impact for SciDev.Net’s opinion articles shows what researchers stand to gain from improving communication skills.
Paraguayan and Uruguayan researchers hope to make a cheap diagnostic test to stop mothers infecting their babies.
SUNDAY 22. SEPTEMBER 2013
The award money will allow innovators to field test their ideas, including a new malaria test, in Ghana and Peru.