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Boosting Botswana’s innovation through the Science Granting Councils Initiative
The Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI) fosters collaborative research across Africa. The initiative promotes evidence-based innovation and policies. In so doing, it empowers science granting councils…
Call open: LEAWEF Multilateral Research Programme: knowledge needed on integrated solutions in water, energy and food
New report highlights the need for research-based policy in Africa
Globally, the use of research in formulating policy, gained traction just after World War II and became…
Women in research – More than a numbers game
When policy-makers and strategic planners gather to talk about addressing gender and inclusivity issues in research, the…
New report highlights the need for an intersectional approach to addressing gender inequality in grant-making.
Sparked by growing momentum in addressing gender equality and diversity in research, a new report by the…
One year of implementing the O.R. Tambo Africa Research Chair in Research and Action against Cancer
In October 2021, Prof Olga Lompo and Prof Samira Ouédraogo officially started implementing research and training activities…
O.R. Tambo Africa Research Chair in Technology Entrepreneurship and Youth Employability launched
The research chair hosted at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana and awarded…
The SGCI mourns the loss of Mr. Filipo Zulu
It is with deep sadness that the Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI) in Sub-Saharan Africa family has…
Invitation to an African-German Scientific Exchange: “Sustainable Intensification of Agriculture
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) invites interested scientists from all Sub-Saharan African countries and researchers…
Impact of Links project in Zambia highlighted
In its quest to help local journalists increase public trust in COVID-19 vaccinations currently being rolled out…
Lusaka students offer cheaper ventilator
Countries worst affected by the Covid-19 pandemic are trying to procure lung ventilation equipment, which assists or…
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The SGCI aims to strengthen the capacities of these SGCs to support research and evidence-based policies that will contribute to economic and social development.
