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ViewAfrican governments ‘need to scale up vaccinology training’

Unprecedented investment in vaccine R&D demands widespread skills boost, forum hears

ViewFive South African universities make Covid jabs mandatory

Move follows government decision to consult around compulsory vaccination to enter public areas

ViewFreeman wants ‘deeper’ tech transfer with Commonwealth

UK science minister suggests drawing on “Commonwealth legacy” to target aid could help tackle migration

ViewTwo scientists awarded South African honours

Baobab order given to cervical cancer researcher and sustainable agriculture expert

ViewEuropean Union willing to back African centres of excellence

But African Union remains undecided about proposal from continents’ research universities

ViewSouth African science department underspend continues

April to June budget shows a R600 million spending shortfall, MPs told

ViewCurtain-raiser: Science Forum South Africa 2021

Registration opens for next week’s hybrid virtual and in-person event

ViewHuman sciences council commits to improve after poor audit

“Irregular spending” attributed to faulty interpretation of Treasury guidelines

ViewSouth African to lead African crystallography body

New association welcomes Stellenbosch chemist Delia Haynes as its first president

ViewGo-ahead for third Europe-Africa clinical trials scheme

Start of €500 million programme imminent after EU endorsement

View‘Irregular’ spending found at human sciences council

Queries over R15.9 million of research council spending mar science department’s record

ViewNewton Fund and GCRF projects ‘won’t be cut in 2022-23’

But UKRI tells aid-funded research projects it will not have money to reimburse 2021-22 cuts

ViewHealth systems research ‘low priority’ in West Africa

Government funding needed to bridge gap between research and policy, study says

ViewSmall boost for science in South Africa’s mid-term budget

Finance minister Enoch Godongwana announces windfall for space science, but cuts for innovation

ViewScientists detect unseasonal flu in South Africa

“Immunity gap” and relaxation of Covid-19 infection controls likely cause

ViewPandemic teaching hamstrung South African science

Seven out of ten scientists struggled to keep up with their research

ViewSouth Africa to push for more Black and women A-ratings

Scheme underway to promote racial and gender equality among top researchers

ViewMPs chide South African science department for underspending

Left-over funding hampers Parliament’s ability to ask for budget increases for research

ViewFifteen Africa-based researchers make highly-cited list

Egypt increases its total while South Africa plays musical chairs with its entries

ViewOxford scientists start human trials of Ebola vaccine

Promising vaccine candidate created using the same technology as the university’s Covid-19 jab

ViewUK and Canada launch climate scheme for developing countries

CA$170 million fund will support research on adapting to global heating

ViewCollaboration suffered in race to understand Covid-19

“Unprecedented” pandemic funding resulted in fragmented research

ViewSix debutants in South Africa’s science A-list

First time A-ratings include Italian scholar, sustainability scientist and child rights expert

ViewAfrica has little say over its climate research, analysis finds

Less than half of research papers had African authors

ViewReview calls to remove three maths and science journals from subsidy list

Criticisms range from misleading titles to tenuous links to South Africa

ViewCape Town university fees rocketed in past 20 years

But analysis shows discontent that sparked South African protests “had long run-up”

ViewFunding coalitions proposed to beat research blues

South African research in “survival mode” with no simple solutions

ViewAdam Habib: Looting will return to South Africa

Former Wits vice-chancellor says it’s only a matter of time before riots spark again

ViewMerging two streams of research management

Outgoing Sarima president Therina Theron embraces a trend that meets African needs

ViewSouth Africa’s $8.5bn green energy deal light on research

US, Europe investment will help Africa’s biggest polluter kick fossil fuel habit