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Scholarship will fully support four sub-Saharan students to study in the UK

Desire to partner with top universities undermines south-south collaboration, conference hears

South African university’s comments follow vice-chancellor’s controversial meeting with Russian consul general

Africa’s turn will come in 2025 as global gatherings aim to improve access and equity
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Partnership between UK and South Africa will train dozens of master’s and PhD students

Tracker will hold signatories of last year’s Kigali declaration to account

Partnership aims to produce medicines made for Africa by Africans

Study centre launched and memorandum of understanding signed, with more details due after February meeting

Partnership will investigate viral genetics, undetected spread and vaccine effectiveness

Charitable health funder sees investments drop six per cent but vows to spend £16 billion

Group will advise US government on strengthening links with people of African descent

Hartebeesthoek ground station will help Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre talk to its lunar rover

Partnership will aim to bolster joint research and exchange of scientists in computational science

International Science Partnership Fund will support work on major challenges such as climate change

Charity’s director to step down in February 2023 to become WHO chief scientist

Stop TB Partnership director says US$1bn funding for tuberculosis R&D is nothing to celebrate

Whole health systems suffered from Ascend programme’s early termination, say scientists

Milestone scheduled for research and innovation ministerial meeting in June 2023

Science takes prominence as South African president is first head of state hosted by King

Money should help develop treatment that breaks transmission cycles of elephantiasis and river blindness

South African communications antenna will help Earthlings return to the Moon

‘Something pathological’ about not seeing it, Nairobi gathering hears

Fogarty centre director proud that the people his initiative trains are leading Africa’s Covid-19 response

Rumoured two-year extension of aid budget cut could be bad news for R&D

Africans scientists have fought “tooth and nail” to make their voices heard, launch hears

Nathaniel Boso tasked with advancing research in technology entrepreneurship and youth employability

Fellowships funded through new foundation will offer up to US$65,000 over two years

Initiative that promotes equitable partnerships says it cannot pay staff from 2023

Co-publishing between African nations grew thirteen-fold between 2002 and 2019

Researchers in limbo as millions in grants promised by UK-based funders delayed over 18 months

Funders must be sensitive to local needs and priorities, global meeting hears

African research universities can leverage each other’s strengths to tackle challenges, says Pretoria vice-chancellor

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

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

Training programmes expected to start with physics and expand from there

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

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