As highlighted in two University World News articles last week, the shutdown of USAID represents a critical turning point for higher education and research globally, with profound implications for research innovation, educational access, and international collaboration. We, i.e. the international higher education and research community, can take several steps to mitigate the impact of USAID’s shutdown:
AfricArXiv, a free digital archive for African research, has played a pivotal role in advancing open science on the continent. Established in 2018 and hosted by UbuntuNet Alliance since 2023, the platform is being tailored towards meeting the needs of African researchers, leveraging the Alliance’s extensive network.
Animal Welfare is a core component of Open Science for various reasons.
In a perfect world, it shouldn’t matter where researchers publish. And if you happen to be on some editorial board
UbuntuNet Alliance under the AfricaConnect3 project invited 20 librarians to participate in a one-day Open Science training session a day before the UbuntuNet Connect 2023 Conference.
Presentation held at the II DIAMOND OPEN ACCESS CONFERENCE, October 25 – 26, 2023. Toluca, Mexico
As part of the IBRO World Congress 2023 (9-13 September – Granada, Spain), the ALBA Network and the IBRO Early Career Committee partnered to facilitate a wide-ranging discussion of what neuroscientists can do as a community to build research capacity in the Global South, and how this increase in local capacities for research and innovation can, in the broader picture, bring benefits to us all.
Ludmilla Figueiredo is a research data and code curator coming from a background in ecology and conservational biodiversity. In the
Anna Picco-Schwendener is a Postdoctoral Researcher while Suzanna Marazza is a Legal consultant. They both work at USI Università della
Joy Owango is the executive director of TCC Africa, the Training Center in Communication, based in Kenya and serving the
