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Spiral laser beam creates quantum whirlpool
Physicists at Australian National Univ. (ANU) have engineered a spiral laser beam and used it to create a whirlpool of hybrid light-matter particles called polaritons.
Africa Opens Its First Geothermal Energy Research Center for Workforce Development
Nairobi, Kenya -- Africa is set to open its first ever-geothermal energy research centre at the Dedan Kimathi University of Science and Technology (DeKUT) in Kenya.
New Research Funding to Strengthen Ebola Response
A portable device which can test bodily fluids for Ebola and anthropological training for health workers to help them work more effectively with...
Ebola research receives $5.7m boost
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged $5.7m towards a programme to increase production of experimental Ebola treatments in Guinea and other affected countries.
GSK to support some African countries
GSK has launched the first call for proposals for its Africa NCD Open Lab, with a commitment of £25m funding over five years to support much-needed scientific research into non-communicable disease
Research Center launches malaria microscopy training pogramme
A four-month malaria microscopy training programme for medical laboratory assistant in the country was launched on Thursday, at the Kintampo Health Research Training Center (KHRC) in the Brong-Ahaf
Fighting antibiotic resistance: Ghana makes giant strides
Recently, issues on antibiotic resistance (ABR) have taken a centre stage in high profile global health meetings.
The Office of Grants and Research has played host to a two-member team from the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta Nigeria (FUNAAB) who were on an exploratory visit to KNUST. The team was
The Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Liberia has laid bare the dearth of basic research funding for scientists in many African countries, which cannot afford the high-cost of building la
Attracting Research Funds through Proposal Writing
As part of activities to improve knowledge in assessing external funds for research, the Office of Grants and Research (OGR) organized a one-day workshop for researchers.