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How to report on science policy

Announcements about changes in science policy don't always tell the full story. Linda Nordling shows how to report the facts behind the spin.

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Rethink R&D funds

Funds levied from business could transform Islamic science — but they need strategic planning
Participatory mapping in Uganda - Flickr/ILRI

Mapping locally

With a little help, communities can use technology to build local knowledge of climate change risks
Sudanese university students by Flickr/ Utenriksdept

Mass education

South Sudan's prosperity depends on more public universities teaching S&T, argues John A. Akec
Protest on Tahrir square - Flickr/Floris Van Cauwelaert

Seize the day

Optimism and enthusiasm yes, but Egypt needs concrete steps to set science on the right track
Kenyan farmer selling vegetables by Flickr/ Biodiversity International

Tech community power

'Open innovation' can stimulate the development of new technologies in any community, says iHub's Linda Kamau
Princess Sumaya by El Hassan Science City

After the Arab Spring

Q&A with Jordan's Princess Sumaya on where the opportunities lie for Arab science after the wave of uprisings
Engineers - Flickr/Engineering at Cambridge

Forgotten engineers

The role of engineering in shaping sustainable development is being forgotten, say engineers
Processing biofortied cassava in Colombia by Flickr/CIAT International Center for Tropical Agriculture/Neil Palmer

More money, more problems?

Colombian scientists are divided over mining royalties going to areas with little research infrastructure
Biogas facility in Meru, Kenya by Flickr/Sustainable_Sanitation

Rio+20: Is science getting a say?

There's quite a bit about science in the first draft of the Rio+20 negotiations
Earth by Flickr/Nasa Earth Observatory

Draft Rio+20 agreement: what does it say?

A digest of the key points in the first draft of the negotiating document

Zero tolerance

Policymakers in Muslim countries have a responsibility to promote scientific integrity, says Athar Osama

Climate tech for Africa

A new international mechanism will encourage climate tech transfer — and Africa needs to get on board