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Q&A: Closing the gender gap

Prudence Mutowo, winner of a 2006 L'Oreal UNESCO fellowship, speaks to SciDev.Net about her experiences as a woman in science.

30 April 2008 | EN

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Brave new world: Gulf seeks bold science initiatives

The Gulf States are investing in radical initiatives to strengthen science but results are not guaranteed, reports Waleed Al-Shobakky.

7 February 2008 | EN | FR

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China's universities 'have a long way to go'

Plagued by debt and insufficient funding, Chinese universities struggle to rank alongside the world's best, write Hao Xin and Dennis Normile.

Source: Science

14 January 2008 | EN | 中文

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India in search of ocean bounty

India's new Ministry of Earth Sciences is leading ocean exploration and science in the Indian and Southern Oceans, reports K. S. Jayaraman.

Source: Nature

10 August 2007 | EN

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Teaching science around the world

University science teaching varies around the world, with unique problems in different countries, as highlighted in this Science focus.

Source: Science

11 July 2007 | EN

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Tainted water: South Asia's poisonous problem

The slow response of South Asia to the crisis triggered by arsenic-laced water has cost thousands of lives, reports Yudhijit Bhattacherjee.

Source: Science

23 March 2007 | EN | 中文

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Urban planning the Maasai way

Maasai mapmakers are helping solve one of modern Africa's biggest conflicts — between humans and wild predators. Kimani Chege reports.

11 September 2006 | EN

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Israeli-Palestinian research: walking on eggshells

Israeli-Palestinian scientific cooperation persists despite an unstable political atmosphere in the region, reports Nadia El-Awady.

11 August 2006 | EN | 中文

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PCs for the poor: as good as their hype?

Technologists are at odds over how to bridge the digital divide. What one group calls the ultimate solution, another dismisses as "the scam of the century", reports Waleed al-Shobakky.

31 July 2006 | EN

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Village India: untouched by the science boom

The dramatic scientific advances enjoyed by India's urban elite have passed the country's rural poor by, reports T. V. Padma.

15 May 2006 | EN

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Tapping new wells: Qatar's education revolution

Qatar is investing billions in becoming the Gulf's top knowledge economy – but will research excellence follow the money? Lone Frank investigates.

Source: Science

10 April 2006 | EN

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Retired but inspired: science lessons from China

From space travel to the sinking of the Titanic, science is coming alive in Chinese classrooms thanks to an innovative project spearheaded by 25 retired researchers, reports Ouyang Jing.

22 August 2005 | EN | 中文

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Out of the rubble, an institute is born

Lisa M. Kriger reports on how Sri Lankan scientists and engineers working abroad are bringing high-tech IT skills home to the island.

Source: Knight Ridder / MENAFN.com

12 July 2005 | EN

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Maths for the masses

A partnership between UNESCO and a leading software company is introducing a new and affordable approach to mathematics teaching in Arab states, reports Waleed al-Shobakky.

16 June 2005 | EN