Protecting biodiversity: people's buy-in is as important as the science: South Africa's Proteaceae family, makes up a part of fynbos, a floral region with plants unique to South Africa Cape Town's Table Mountain National Park. ShutterstockBiodiversity, the variety of life on earth (plants, animals and the ecosystems in which they live), underpins the planet’s life … [Read more...] about Protecting biodiversity: people’s buy-in is as important as the science | The Conversation
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Africa’s universities can shrug off history and stage science revolutions | The Conversation
Africa's universities can shrug off history and stage science revolutions: The sky is the limit for African science when universities work together. Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/ReutersSouth Africa’s University of the Western Cape (UWC) has been ranked number one for Physical Science in Africa by top journal Nature. Nico Orce, an associate professor with UWC’s nuclear physics and … [Read more...] about Africa’s universities can shrug off history and stage science revolutions | The Conversation
How the funding of science research in South Africa can be overhauled | The Conversation
How the funding of science research in South Africa can be overhauled: South Africa needs some universities that focus on teaching, and others that concentrate on research. ShutterstockSouth Africa’s universities are bracing themselves for a tough 2017. The country’s National Treasury has warned that there’s simply not enough money to make up the shortfall created by a freeze … [Read more...] about How the funding of science research in South Africa can be overhauled | The Conversation
Africa needs to move faster to deliver life-saving soil science solutions | The Conversation
Africa needs to move faster to deliver life-saving soil science solutions: Researchers at several institutions are searching for microbial solutions for Africa’s low-performing staple crops ShutterstockNot many years ago, global health advocates bemoaned the fact that it took decades for life-saving vaccines to become widely accessible in poorer countries. This resulted in the … [Read more...] about Africa needs to move faster to deliver life-saving soil science solutions | The Conversation
Investing in science can help put food on Africa’s plates | The Conversation
Investing in science can help put food on Africa's plates: Climate change and the current El Niño have left Africans more vulnerable than ever to hunger. Philimon Bulawayo/ReutersFood shortages, hunger, starvation and long-term food security are not new issues in Africa, nor elsewhere in the developing world. Food security means that all people, at all times, have both physical … [Read more...] about Investing in science can help put food on Africa’s plates | The Conversation
