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Research Africa is the only publication to comprehensively track research policy across Africa’s capital cities and universities, providing detailed coverage of research-related issues. Compiled by our experienced editorial staff in Cape Town, South Africa, Research Africa is published online with a thorough, weekly digest of research policy news from all over the continent.
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Research Africa is a partner on or involved with several projects in Africa at any given time. To read more about what we are involved with at present, visit the Research Africa projects page.
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Nine African projects win USAID grants
14-05-2012
Nine African projects scooped close to US$900,000 in the pilot round of the competitive Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) awards from the US.
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Top Investigator: Patrick Okori
14-05-2012
Be ambitious yet realistic when applying for grants. That’s the advice Patrick Okori, a crop scientist at Makerere University in Uganda, gives colleagues looking for funding.
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Costing a research proposal
14-05-2012
Many African research institutions struggle to cost their research projects accurately. So they run the risk of losing money on inaccurately estimated overhead costs such as electricity and water.
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Academies lobby G8 on energy and water
14-05-2012
South African and Moroccan science academies have joined calls for leaders at the G8 summit of leading economies this month to increase investment in science.
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Final FP7 call goes on South African road-show
14-05-2012
South Africa’s Department for Science and Technology is launching a national road-show to encourage participation in the final call for proposals from the EU’s seventh framework programme for research funding (FP7).
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Research Africa offers comprehensive, global coverage of news about science, technology and innovation policies, and the use of research to provide solutions to Africa’s development needs. It is also the definitive source of information about sponsors of African science and development research funding programmes, and brings you details of all their calls for applications for funding.
Research Africa exists to inform senior researchers, research managers, administrators and everyone interested in the science and innovation research strategy of their institution, their country, and the international agencies.
Africa is a large and rapidly growing market for research, as seen in the numbers of funding opportunities that are open to researchers. The most frequent sponsors of research in Africa include the National Research Foundation and Medical Research Council in South Africa, the UK Department for International Development, the World Health Organization, the World Bank and various national development organisations, such as USAID, NZAID, and AUSAID. Subject matter varies, but much of the funding is for agricultural programmes and healthcare research, especially work on diseases such as tuberculosis and HIV/Aids.
Africa is very different from the other areas we report on, as the majority of funding here comes from outside the continent. As a result we have extended our editorial remit to cover smaller sponsors who provide funding for grassroots organisations undertaking development activities that are not necessarily directly related to academia or innovation. In this respect, Research Africa has a much wider scope of funding opportunities that are relevant to our readers.
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