Development aid and renewables: from aid to trade?
The stimulation of private sector investment, local economic development and employment are now the key focus in Africa
US science set for record spending boost
Energy and space set for major increases in final 2018 budget
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Innovation in Japan
Yuko Harayama, member of Japan’s Council for Science, Technology and Innovation, on how the country aims to boost research and drive innovation
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Brazil suspended from European Southern Observatory
Astronomers dismayed after the country fails to ratify membership
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Revitalizing Japanese physics
Matin Durrani examines Japan's efforts to make its research more internationally competitive
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Science in a changing world
Tateo Arimoto oulines the reforms Japan needs to make to stay ahead in science
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Europe’s science leaders speak out on Brexit
What are the threats to researchers and companies from Britain leaving the EU?
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Arecibo observatory saved from closure
A consortium led by the University of Central Florida will fund the observatory with $20.15m over five years
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Small modular nuclear reactors are a crucial technology, says report
UK think tank says reactors offer flexible way to decarbonize economy
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Once a physicist: Lydia Harriss
Lydia Harriss is head of physical sciences at the UK’s Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology, and has a degree in biophysics
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