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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

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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

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Rural Internet — not online but still connected

The Internet is spreading to villages in the developing world — but sometimes in unexpected ways, reports Katherine Nightingale.

13 February 2009 | EN | FR

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Texting for TB: Mobile phones and drug adherence

Text messaging to ensure that TB patients in developing countries take their medication every day is showing promise in trials.

Source: The Lancet

8 January 2009 | EN

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Argentina: S&T back on the development agenda

Following 40 years of persecution and governmental indifference, science and scientists are back on the Argentinian agenda.

Source: Nature

2 December 2008 | EN | ES | 中文

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Q&A: Clean technologies with Yvo de Boer

Yvo de Boer, the UN climate chief, speaks to SciDev.Net about getting clean technology into the developing world.

1 December 2008 | EN | ES

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Global trials fall short on ethical standards

Developing countries are attractive places to run clinical trials, but in many places ethical oversight falls short.

Source: Science

24 October 2008 | EN | ES | 中文

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Scientists target 'super cassava'

Cassava is getting a transgenic makeover to boost its nutritional value, shelf-life and disease resistance.

Source: AllAfrica.com

12 August 2008 | EN | FR | 中文

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Therapeutic vaccines: a new hope for chronic diseases?

Vaccines for non-infectious illness could help developing nations tackle the growing burden of chronic disease. Maryke Steffens reports.

23 July 2008 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

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Q&A: Grand challenges in chronic diseases

Abdallah S. Daar speaks to SciDev.Net about the Grand Challenges in Chronic Non-communicable Diseases initiative.

23 July 2008 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

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Q&A: The growing promise in South–South scientific collaboration

Jacob Palis, president of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, talks about shared responsibility and a rosy future for South–South research collaboration.

14 May 2008 | EN | ES | 中文

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Antibiotic resistance and the developing world

Many factors are increasing antibiotic resistance, and authorities, doctors and patients all have a role in fighting it, writes Jia Hepeng.

26 March 2008 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

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Antibiotic resistance: Frequently asked questions

Priya Shetty answers some common questions surrounding antibiotic resistance, and the dangers for the developing world.

26 March 2008 | EN | ES | FR

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Mental health research: Falling through the gaps

Priorities for research into mental illness in the developing world are not the same as those in the West, writes Katherine Nightingale.

25 January 2008 | EN | 中文

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Can crops be climate-proofed?

Climate change threatens food crops across the world. Now scientists are re-focusing their efforts on crop resilience, rather than yields.

11 January 2008 | EN | FR | 中文

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Think tanks aid decision-making in developing world

Ehsan Masood talks to the founders of four think tanks in the developing world that are proving to be a success with policymakers.

Source: Nature

7 January 2008 | EN | 中文

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Sugarcane ethanol: Brazil's biofuel success

Brazil's successful sugarcane ethanol industry owes much to massive investment in infrastructure and research, reports Carla Almeida.

6 December 2007 | EN | ES

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Course enhances Latin American epidemiology

A US-sponsored course is helping increase South America's capacity to respond to disease outbreaks, write Andreas G. Lescano and colleagues.

Source: Science

31 October 2007 | EN | 中文

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Talking Braille: A new tool to teach blind children

Learning Braille can be a formidable challenge in developing countries. Supriya Kumar profiles a new device that's addressing the task.

11 October 2007 | EN | ES

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Fighting for sight in the developing world

T. V. Padma takes a look at methods that are helping the developing world's blind people see again, and helping them live more easily.

11 October 2007 | EN | ES