Mitigating the effects of COVID-19 by distributing hand sanitizers
An initiative gathers professors of Omdurman Islamic University in Sudan for COVID-19 pandemic mitigation.
Knowledge Futures Group and AfricArXiv launch Audio/Visual Preprint Repository on PubPub
PubPub, the open-source collaboration platform built by the Knowledge Futures Group, has partnered with AfricArXiv, the African preprint repository, to host audio/visual preprints. This partnership will enable multimedia submissions around research outputs, including community participation and feedback for and from researchers.
Hoarding in science, no thanks. Openness and transparency in crisis mode and beyond
During the current SARS-COV-2 pandemic, the scientific approach is ostensibly unable to keep up with the rapid pace at which
Join us: COVID-19 Africa Response
Team members from AfricArXiv have partnered up and are closely collaborating with other organizations like Code for Africa, Vilsquare, African
Perspectives on Open Science and Inequity: Who is left behind?
[originally published at zbw-mediatalk.eu] Due to precautionary measures in regard to the coronavirus, the second day of this year’s Open
In memoriam of Jon Tennant
[originally published at opensciencemooc.eu] We are deeply saddened by the sudden death of our colleague Dr Jonathan (Jon) Tennant. Jon
Interview with Dr. King Costa of the Global Centre for Academic Research
Dr. King Costa, Managing Director and Registrar at the Global Centre for Academic Research and Research Associate Professor at AMADI
Higher Education & Research in Africa – the stakeholders [data set]
We have compiled a list of Higher Education & Research in Africa stakeholders and shared it in xlsx, csv, pdf
COVID-19: Time to take science seriously
[originally published at newsdiaryonline.com/…/] The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic is one of the worst crises of our time. At present, over
Introducing the Volt Microscope for students and researchers to continue learning and exploring science at home
Our partner organization Vilsquare (Nigeria) has developed a professional, low-cost and portable microscope to help students, teachers and researchers remain