Trump Administration Considers New Oversight of NIH Research Funding
The Trump administration is considering giving the White House greater influence over how the US National Inst...Read more
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Makerere Moves to Establish Africa’s First Centre of Excellence for Noonomy
Makerere University is positioning itself at the centre of Africa’s engagement with an emerging school o...Read more
Africa CDC Calls for Oversight as Ebola Response Secures $2.9 Billion
The global response to Ebola is entering a new phase as attention shifts from mo...Read more
New €60m EU-Africa Initiative to Transform Africa’s Higher Education Landscape
African universities are set to receive a major push to strengthen their global ...Read more
African Academy of Sciences Sets Out to Establish New Journal for African Science
The African Academy of Sciences (AAS) is taking steps to create a new scientific...Read more
£4.4m Wellcome Grant Backs New African Network for Infectious Disease Research
African researchers are set to gain greater control over the tools used to inves...Read more
Kenya’s Research Fund Gets New Leadership as Government Targets 2% R&D Investment
Kenya’s new National Research Fund (NRF) Board of Trustees has taken offic...Read more
Kenya Raises Research Licence Fees, Increasing Cost of Academic and Scientific Studies
The cost of conducting research in Kenya is set to rise sharply from October, wi...Read more
East Africa Builds Regional Research Network to Strengthen Health Security and Outbreak Response
East African countries are strengthening their ability to conduct clinical resea...Read more
Morocco and Ghana Strengthens Agricultural Research with New Africa-Australia Partnership
Morocco and Ghana are strengthening their agricultural research capacity through...Read more
New Africa-Europe Programme Targets Malaria Drug Resistance With New Treatments
African and European researchers are stepping up efforts to stay ahead of growin...Read more
Africa Pushes to Take Greater Control of Its Cancer Research Agenda
Africa is seeking to shift the balance of power in cancer research, with scienti...Read more
South Africa Turns Spotlight on Research Inequality as National Research Foundation Honours Science Leaders
South Africa’s push to transform its research system took centre stage at ...Read more
Africa Urged to Double Research Spending as Science Self-Reliance Comes Into Focus
African governments have been urged to nearly double their average investment in...Read more