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Richfield’s annual student hackathon returns

Education

Richfield’s annual student hackathon returns

Issued by Richfield Graduate Institute of Technology 27 May 2024

Vaccinating livestock against common diseases is a form of direct climate action

Agriculture

Vaccinating livestock against common diseases is a form of direct climate action

Jude Capper and David Barrett 27 Dec 2023

Snapplify shines at GESS Dubai

Education

Snapplify shines at GESS Dubai

Issued by Snapplify 22 Nov 2023

Fishermen catching near windfarms. Source: Tran le Tuan/Pexels

Energy & Mining

The world needs hundreds of thousands more offshore wind turbines - where will they all go?

Hugo Putuhena, Fraser Sturt and Susan Gourvenec 7 Jul 2023

There's a buzz about 'sustainable' fuels - but they cannot solve aviation's colossal climate woes

Logistics & Transport

There's a buzz about 'sustainable' fuels - but they cannot solve aviation's colossal climate woes

Susanne Becken, Brendan Mackey and David Simon Lee 19 May 2023

Source: Supplied. Linda-Gail Bekker, professor of medicine and chief executive officer at the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation.

Healthcare

Decades of research make PrEP against HIV a reality for South Africa

25 Oct 2022

Marketing & Media

Over 400 companies have withdrawn from Russia - but some remain

23 Mar 2022

Defining what's ethical in artificial intelligence needs input from Africans

ICT

Defining what's ethical in artificial intelligence needs input from Africans

Mary Carman, Benjamin Rosman 29 Nov 2021

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Agriculture

African marine rules favour big industry, leaving small-scale fishers in the lurch

Ifesinachi Okafor-Yarwood and Edward H. Allison 22 Nov 2021

Retail

'Upcycling' promises to turn food waste into your next meal

Rodney Holcomb and Danielle Bellmer 28 Jul 2021

Mutant roots reveal how we can grow crops in damaged soils

Agriculture

Mutant roots reveal how we can grow crops in damaged soils

Malcolm Bennett, Bipin Pandey and Sacha Mooney 18 Jan 2021

Nurses in the isolation unit at Tygerberg Hospital in the Western Cape. Misha Jordaan/Gallo Images via Getty Images

Healthcare

Making a hospital space feel psychologically safer helped South African health workers

Hamieda Parker 15 Jan 2021

Can countries end overfishing and plastic pollution in just 10 years?

ESG & Sustainability

Can countries end overfishing and plastic pollution in just 10 years?

Henrik Österblom 7 Dec 2020

Ships moved more than 11bn tonnes of our stuff around the globe last year, and it's killing the climate. This week is a chance to change

Logistics & Transport

Ships moved more than 11bn tonnes of our stuff around the globe last year, and it's killing the climate. This week is a chance to change

Christiaan De Beukelaer 18 Nov 2020

TB study sheds light on disease development

Healthcare

TB study sheds light on disease development

2 Nov 2020

$How fracking plans could affect shared water resources in Southern Africa$

ESG & Sustainability

How fracking plans could affect shared water resources in Southern Africa

Surina Esterhuyse 19 Oct 2020

Investment health-related research is not adequate. GettyImages

Healthcare

African health research needs support: here's one programme that's working

Jude Igumbor 1 Sep 2020

It is unclear how well masks work.
People Image Studio/Shutterstock

Healthcare

3 major scientific controversies about coronavirus

Manal Mohammed 11 Aug 2020

The World Health Organisation has suspended the use of hydroxychloroquine in a global drug trial. George Frey/AFP via Getty Images

Healthcare

Why it's vital to look beyond the hype about repurposed malaria drugs

Marguerite Blignaut 8 Jun 2020

Coronavirus: an architect on how the pandemic could change our homes forever

Construction & Engineering

Coronavirus: an architect on how the pandemic could change our homes forever

Tara Hipwood 27 May 2020

Nurses and midwives can make a significant impact in managing and preventing the leading causes of death. Shutterstock

Healthcare

Africa can and must do more to support nurses and midwives

Pauline Bakibinga 16 Apr 2020

Stray cows rest on a New Delhi street during a one-day civil curfew to combat coronavirus. Cattle may have been central to a coronavirus outbreak in 1890. Yawar Nazir/Getty Images

Healthcare

A brief history of the coronavirus family - including one pandemic we might have missed

Burtram Fielding 25 Mar 2020

Tumour cells under a microscope labelled with fluorescent molecules. Shutterstock

Healthcare

Antibody technologies take a step closer to precision medicine

Krupa Naran, Dharanidharan Ramamurthy, Neelakshi Mungra & Stefan Barth 14 Jan 2020

A.G. Sanders with penicillin extraction equipment. Image reproduced with permission of the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Author provided

Healthcare

Big Pharma has failed: the antibiotic pipeline needs to be taken under public ownership

Claas Kirchhelle, Adam Roberts & Andrew Singer 20 Nov 2019

A community health worker screening a child’s hearing in Cape Town. Ora Buerkli

Healthcare

We used smartphones to screen young children for vision and hearing loss

De Wet Swanepoel 14 Oct 2019

Surviving climate change means transforming both economics and design

ESG & Sustainability

Surviving climate change means transforming both economics and design

Joanna Boehnert 15 Apr 2019

Cyclone Idai: Rich countries are to blame for disasters like this - here's how they can make amends

ESG & Sustainability

Cyclone Idai: Rich countries are to blame for disasters like this - here's how they can make amends

Michael Mikulewicz and Tahseen Jafry 25 Mar 2019

Barbie at 60: instrument of female oppression or positive influence?

Retail

Barbie at 60: instrument of female oppression or positive influence?

Gemma Witcomb 11 Mar 2019

Climate change: obsession with plastic pollution distracts attention from bigger environmental challenges

ESG & Sustainability

Climate change: obsession with plastic pollution distracts attention from bigger environmental challenges

Rick Stafford and Peter JS Jones 26 Feb 2019

Working out what's fair in conservation in sub-Saharan Africa

ESG & Sustainability

Working out what's fair in conservation in sub-Saharan Africa

Jessica Nosizwe P. R. Thorn and Rachel Friedman 14 Sep 2018

Designed features can make cities safer, but getting it wrong can be plain frightening

Construction & Engineering

Designed features can make cities safer, but getting it wrong can be plain frightening

Paul Cozens 6 Aug 2018

Why can't all plastic waste be recycled?

ESG & Sustainability

Why can't all plastic waste be recycled?

Sharon George 3 Aug 2018

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Healthcare

Cracking the cold chain challenge is key to making vaccines ubiquitous

16 Jul 2018

A jumble of steel scrap. Daniel Cooper,

Construction & Engineering

How recycling more steel, aluminum could slash imports without a trade war

Daniel Cooper 19 Jun 2018

Can renewables supply 100% of our energy?

Energy & Mining

Can renewables supply 100% of our energy?

25 May 2018

How to break the impasse between opposing camps in ivory trade debate

ESG & Sustainability

How to break the impasse between opposing camps in ivory trade debate

Katarzyna Nowak, Benezeth Mutayoba, Phyllis Lee, R 23 May 2018

Eyes in the sky: drone footage is becoming a vital tool for monitoring ecosystems. Deakin Marine Mapping Group

ESG & Sustainability

From drone swarms to tree batteries, new tech is revolutionising ecology and conservation

Euan Ritchie and Blake Allan 10 May 2018

(L to R): Thierry Zomahoun, president and CEO of AIMS, and founder and chair of NEF, Elsevier CEO, Ron Mobed.

Marketing & Media

New scientific publication boosts African research

28 Mar 2018

Tourism & Travel

The travel industry has sparked a backlash against tourists by stressing quantity over quality

Carter A. Hunt 4 Jan 2018

Engineering research in Africa is growing but it's still a patchy picture

Construction & Engineering

Engineering research in Africa is growing but it's still a patchy picture

Swapan Kumar Patra 8 Dec 2017

Six rules for rebuilding infrastructure in an era of 'unprecedented' weather events

Construction & Engineering

Six rules for rebuilding infrastructure in an era of 'unprecedented' weather events

Thaddeus R. Miller and Mikhail Chester 8 Sep 2017

How to reduce your kitchen's impact on global warming

Agriculture

How to reduce your kitchen's impact on global warming

Karli Verghese 9 Dec 2016

Technical discussions needed for GERD

Construction & Engineering

Technical discussions needed for GERD

Dale Whittington 9 Jun 2016

[Earth Focus] Water, the stream of life

ESG & Sustainability

[Earth Focus] Water, the stream of life

Roger Metcalfe 11 Feb 2016

Managing perineal tears

Healthcare

Managing perineal tears

Jude Polack 2 May 2014

Healthcare

Lancet Global Health launches in June

19 Mar 2013

Marketing & Media

Re-engineering the research article from the eyeballs outwards

18 Feb 2013

Marketing & Media

New corporate affairs director for SABMiller

4 Oct 2012