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ViewAfrica news roundup: 16-22 September

Ebola in Uganda, US vice-president lauds South African science and Stellenbosch seeks postdocs

ViewRepresentation matters to new Stellenbosch head of research

Students will join programme if they see people who look like them, says Sibusiso Moyo

ViewSouth African MPs angered by delayed student funding report

Financial insecurity “eats into the core business” of universities, committee chair says

View‘Disagreement’ over Ukraine war derails G20 education pact

Ministers failed to adopt draft declaration ahead of November summit in Bali

View$200m scholarship fund for medical studies in Rwanda

Paul E. Farmer scholarships will support 3,000 students from around the world over 25 years

View‘Great interest’ in joint PhDs for Wits and Northeastern University

Training programmes expected to start with physics and expand from there

ViewUS aid to fund more local organisations in Africa

Initiative announced this week aims to “elevate” African leadership in USAID programmes

ViewAfrica news roundup: 9-15 September

Pandemic fund unveiled, NIH backs chronic diseases and a neurodiversity centre in Soweto

ViewWorld ‘in trouble’ after pandemic boom in TB cases, deaths

Bold solutions needed to regain upper hand against old foe, conference hears

ViewWomen still publish less than men in South Africa

Women’s lower output should be studied to inform equality efforts, paper argues

ViewNzimande: Africa needs to pay for its own research

South African science minister slams dearth of in-country science support

ViewSA urged to re-think value of technology imports

Royalties and IP payments can boost employment and R&D, conference told

ViewSouth Africa plans first science ‘plenary’ in March 2023

The annual meetings will gather business, government, academia and civil society

ViewSouth Africa’s climate research fails to benefit its people

The science is excellent, MPs told—but does not translate into life-saving policies

ViewAfrica news roundup: 2-8 September

HSRC slams ‘fake news’, a vaccine deal, a new head for DNDi and more...

ViewUK foundation funds early-career researchers in Africa

Scheme will support 25 PhDs in five countries and foster research “equity”

ViewAfrican ministers back science and education fund

Government representatives welcome novel mechanism but do not commit funding

ViewUniversity ‘downgrade’ fears overblown, says DHET

Government seeks to allay fears stoked by South Africa's proposed performance standards

ViewSouth Africa reaps bumper crop of A-ratings

Numbers are up, yet Black and women researchers stay scarce in elite tier

ViewMpumalanga wins ‘most improved’ research award

Vice-chancellor praises staff for advances in quality, impact and productivity

ViewSouth African radio astronomy body names new leader

Promotion for Pontsho Maruping, current head of operations and business processes

ViewAfrica news roundup: 26 August to 1 September

Queen of research crowned, Fogarty’s African authorship grows and NRF to unveil 2022 award winners

ViewUnisa cements relationship with Ethiopian partners

Agreement hailed as milestone for distance learning in East Africa

ViewPan-African schemes hampered by funding drought

Continent’s science observatory, science network and research council call on ministers for help

ViewDelayed African science fund seeks investors

Only countries that contribute financially will be allowed a say in fund’s design

ViewAfrica news roundup: 19-25 August

Tuberculosis expert awarded Royal Society Africa Prize and Kenyan becomes Oxford don

ViewJapan and South Africa strengthen research ties

Stellenbosch hub aims to “introduce Japan and Japanese culture to South Africa”

ViewSAMRC ‘pivots to the future’ with new research units

Antimicrobial resistance, pharmacogenetics, epidemics and noncommunicable disease in the crosshairs

ViewSouth Africa wants to fight crimes ‘before they happen’

Science council’s pact with special investigations unit will target corruption, cybercrime and fraud

ViewCape Town and Limpopo partner on TB drug discovery

Capacity-building project links top research university to historically disadvantaged institution