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Women need easy access to contraceptive methods, says study

A new study says that Guatemalan women need free, informed access to contraceptive methods to avoid unsafe abortions.

29 June 2009 | ES

Syringe use 'main cause' of HIV in Puerto Rico

Despite national prevention programmes, a study has found that shared syringes are the most common mode of HIV transmission in Puerto Rico.

25 June 2009 | ES

Features

Funding for higher education: Facts and figures

Sian Lewis charts the ups and downs in donor funding for higher education in developing countries over the last half century.

11 March 2009 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

Makerere University Makerere University: Rebuilding a reputation

Fostering a research culture has put Uganda's Makerere University back on its feet and is inspiring others, says Peter Wamboga-Mugirya.

11 March 2009 | EN | ES | FR


Editorial

The real 'two cultures' divide

An influential lecture on the cultural significance of science remains as relevant today as when it was delivered 50 years ago.

21 May 2009 | EN | ES | 中文

Opinions

Venezuelan science in jeopardy

Venezuelan science is falling foul of the government's agenda warns Claudio Bifano, president of the country's science academy.

23 June 2009 | EN | ES
Source: Science

Cooperation not compulsion on clean technology transfer

Compulsory licensing of clean technologies will only be needed if developed countries duck UNFCCC obligations, says Dalindyebo Shabalala.

3 June 2009 | EN | ES

Amazon trees worth more alive than dead

8 May 2009 | EN
Source: BBC Online