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Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology launches first satellite project to be completed in UAE
Core team of 45 UAE experts, engineers to lead development of DubaiSat-3 Project. Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST) has today (Tuesday, April 23, 2013) announced the launch...
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Science and NGO practice are closer than they appear
By Anita Makri and Nick Ishmael Perkins – SciDev.Net Recognising common ground is the first step towards concrete ways of enhancing the work of both scientists and development practitioners. The...
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Men blamed for hindering female Arab scientists
By Rehab Abd Almohsen – SciDev.Net A lack of support from governments, research institutes and male colleagues is holding back women scientists in the Arab world and reforms in the...
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Open access is the future for Africa’s science media
By Marc McIlhone – AfricanBrains Editor Brains Network editor Marc Mcilhone backs open sharing in the second article on how to support online science journalism in Africa. The physical publishing...
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Islam Analysis: Do or die for OIC science cooperation
By Athar Osama – Sci.Dev.Net The Islamic world’s current science effort is on life support and without major ‘surgery’ could be yet another policy failure, says Athar Osama. In 2007,...
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Data dearth impeding fight against desertification
By Jan Piotrowski – SciDev.Net The lack of location-specific scientific data on the degradation of land, and the dearth of networks through which to share such data where it does...
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Developing countries unprepared for research misconduct
By Eva Aguilar – Sci.Dev.Net Developing countries need to be better prepared to address scientific misconduct, say researchers. In a first attempt to evaluate the extent of dishonest behavior in...