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Opinions and Analysis
Indian science needs irreverence
Indian science must embrace a spirit of irreverence to succeed in the 21st century, says R. A. Mashelkar.
3 May 2010
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Source: Science
Africa Analysis: Lateral thinking for research funding
African academics must cast their net wide for research funding, or risk financial squeeze and loss of control, says Linda Nordling.
Policy Briefs
Working with foreign universities to build capacity
Sending students abroad and inviting in foreign institutions are both effective methods for boosting developing world higher education.
11 March 2009
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Source: OECD
News and Features
Science education in Haiti 'must be reinvented'
Haiti should reinvent its education system to gear it towards science, experts have said, at a science policy meeting in Puerto Rico.
Number of PhDs trained in Brazil on the rise
A study reveals that Brazil is achieving a significant increase in PhD candidates trained and employed in the country, but much remains to be done.
21 August 2010
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Immigration law ends university collaborations
13 August 2010
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Source: Science
