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A shopping list for nuclear energy skills
What do a country's universities need to support a large-scale nuclear industry? One group in South Africa is trying to find out.
FEATURE | 27 November 2009 | EN
Remote sensing for natural disasters: Facts and figures
Sian Lewis explains how remote sensing can be used to manage natural disasters and highlights ongoing efforts and obstacles.
Launching your own satellite — the pros and cons
Developing nations are building their own satellites despite freely available Western data. Do the gains outweigh the costs, asks Tatum Anderson.
The state of South African science
Post-apartheid South African science faces many challenges but boosts in science spending mean the country is making strides.
Climate change and insect-borne disease: Facts and figures
Priya Shetty explains the links between climate change and insect-borne disease, and outlines priorities for developing country policymakers.
Harnessing wind power in Africa
The continent may have plenty of sun, but some African countries are looking to wind power to meet their energy needs.
FEATURE | 21 August 2009 | EN
An eye in the sky watching forests disappear
Remote sensing is crucial for getting the measure of forest loss. Countries don't need their own satellites but they do need training.
Ethiopia's sorghum superhero
An agricultural scientist whose work in sorghum improvement has benefited African farmers has won the World Food Prize.
FEATURE | 22 June 2009 | EN
Nanosponges: South Africa's high hopes for clean water
Can nanosponges solve a continent's water contamination problems? Munyaradzi Makoni investigates.
Climate salvation from low-soot stoves?
Using low-soot stoves in Africa and Asia would cut levels of black carbon, which warms the atmosphere.
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.
Farming without soil
Is hydroponics — a system using no soil and very little water — a route to increased food security? Some Cape Verdean farmers think so.
FEATURE | 6 March 2009 | EN
Talking science: Science cafés in Uganda
Debate between locals and scientists is all the rage in Uganda — and the discussions are being taken to the next generation too.
FEATURE | 20 February 2009 | EN
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.
Controversy and transformation at KwaZulu-Natal university
Is a South African row over academic freedom rooted in objections to post-apartheid reforms or to abrasive management, asks Sharon Davis.
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.
Q&A: Mozambique's science for the people
Mozambique's science and technology minister, Venâncio Massingue, tells SciDev.Net how he hopes to ensure that science benefits everyone.
FEATURE | 29 October 2008 | EN
Treating malnutrition proves a sticky business
A peanut butter-like paste has been proposed to curb childhood malnutrition, but critics claim there is little evidence for its success.
How mobile phones contained Kenyan polio outbreak
A mobile phone application called EpiSurveyor proved instrumental in monitoring and containing a polio outbreak in Kenya.
Q&A: African Agriculture with Florence Wambugu
Florence Wambugu, winner of the 2008 YARA prize for African agriculture, speaks to SciDev.Net about the challenges facing the field.
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Missed the Global Health Forum 2009?
Our blog, by SciDev.Net columnist Priya Shetty, will fill you in, as will our interview with the Global Forum's Gill Samuels
Just add water
Policymakers must improve water storage to help developing countries adapt to climate change
One per cent for science?
Is Africa meeting its commitment to one per cent of GDP for science by 2010?
