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US science diplomacy: the rocky road ahead
Facing opposition and funding cuts, what will Barack Obama's science diplomacy efforts look like in the future? Heather Maughan investigates.
Q&A: Middle Eastern web technology for social change, with Esra'a Al Shafei
An open-source site, CrowdVoice, aims to make governments more transparent and accountable, its co-creator, Esra'a Al Shafei, tells SciDev.Net.
FEATURE | 7 January 2013 | EN
Science academies' role in development: presidents reveal it all
Science academies across South Asia and Africa are advocating for better science education and gender equity, reports T. V. Padma.
FEATURE | 31 October 2012 | EN
Q&A: Vaughan Turekian on the AAAS's new science & diplomacy quarterly
SciDev.Net speaks to Vaughan Turekian, editor-in-chief of the AAAS's new quarterly publication, Science & Diplomacy, which launched this week.
FEATURE | 15 March 2012 | EN
Q&A: Princess Sumaya on science after the Arab Spring
Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan of Jordan talks to SciDev.Net about hopes for science in the Middle East, science diplomacy and the role of women scientists.
Successful women scientists: how did they do it?
Women from Jordan, Kenya, Pakistan, Peru and the Philippines tell SciDev.Net how they realised their dreams of careers in science.
Thinking big — and expensive — in the Saudi desert
Money is no object at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology — but will sumptuous surroundings promote research?
FEATURE | 23 October 2009 | EN
All change for science in the OIC
The Organization of the Islamic Conference is reforming its science programme. But will change lead to better science? Wagdy Sawahel and Ehsan Masood report.
FEATURE | 3 October 2007 | EN
The rise of Middle East technology parks
The rapid growth of technology parks in the Arab world has so far created more expectations than outcomes, reports Waleed Al-Shobakky.
FEATURE | 3 October 2007 | EN
In with the new: Nigeria's 'science' president
Nigerian scientists are hoping that the new president's science background will prioritise science for development. Semiu Babalola reports.
FEATURE | 29 May 2007 | EN
Qatar's science revolution
Qatar is building an education, science and technology infrastructure at record speed — but not without friction, reports Waleed al-Shobakky.
FEATURE | 14 March 2007 | EN
Science and Islamist politics: a culture clash?
The rising profile of Islamist political parties in the governments of Muslim countries is likely to further restrict academic freedom in these countries, reports Ehsan Masood.
FEATURE | 3 November 2006 | EN
Israeli-Palestinian research: walking on eggshells
Israeli-Palestinian scientific cooperation persists despite an unstable political atmosphere in the region, reports Nadia El-Awady.
Change in the air: science in the Muslim world
The Islamic world's scientific agency is on a path to reform. Ehsan Masood assesses the obstacles on the road ahead.
FEATURE | 23 March 2006 | EN
Who watches the watchdog?
Nizamuddin Siddiqui reports on a public dispute between an eminent Pakistani scientist and the country's commission on higher education.
FEATURE | 12 August 2005 | EN
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