African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) - ARUA sets target for increased research outputs, more PhDs

Title:

ARUA sets target for increased research outputs, more PhDs

 

Author:

Francis Kokutse

 

Published:

University World News, 9 June 2022

https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20220608191209159

 

From the article:

The African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) has launched a strategic plan covering the period 2022-27 as a framework towards increasing the African continent’s contribution to global cutting-edge research output to 5% over a period of 10 years.

 

University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa [Podcast, 22 June 2021] - Why it's important to improve Africa's research output (by Prof Sharon Fonn)

Title:

Why it's important to improve Africa's research output

 

Author:

Sharon Fonn

Professor of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

 

Published:

University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), 22 June 2021

https://www.wits.ac.za/news/latest-news/opinion/2021/2021-06/why-its-important-to-improve-africas-research-output.html

 

From the article:

In today's episode of Pasha Sharon Fonn, a Professor of Public Health at the University of the Witwatersrand and co-director at the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) discusses how improving research would make a positive mark.

Middle Eastern countries ramp up their scientific publications [Science, 14 April 2021]

Title:

Middle Eastern countries ramp up their scientific publications

 

Authors:

Jeffrey Brainard

 

Published:

Science, 14 April 2021

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/04/middle-eastern-countries-ramp-their-scientific-publications

From the article:

After years of lagging scientifically, countries in the Middle East and North Africa have significantly boosted their share of scholarly articles in international journals—as well as citations to those papers—during the past 4 decades, the Clarivate analytics firm said last week. Further growth could occur if the region’s countries boost their low rate of scientific cooperation with each other, it said.

 

University of Cape Town (UCT) - Two new National Research Foundation (NRF) A-ratings for UCT

Title:

Two new NRF A-ratings for UCT

 

Author:

Nadia Krige

 

Published:

University of Cape Town, 8 March 2021

https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2021-03-08-two-new-nrf-a-ratings-for-uct

 

From the article:

The University of Cape Town (UCT) recently welcomed two new additions to its growing list of A-rated researchers. They are Professor Michael Claeys from the Department of Chemical Engineering and Professor Giona Tuccini from the Department of Italian Studies.

AFRICA - Science output up, but data-driven investment needed [University World News, 14 January 2021]

Title:

Science output up, but data-driven investment needed

 

Authors:

Fran­­çois van Schalkwyk, Jaco Blanckenberg, Nico Cloete, Peter Maassen & Johann Mouton

 

Published:

University World News, 14 January 2021

https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20210112144237619

From the article:

African scientists’ share of the world’s publications has been increasing and more of the research published by scientists from the continent is being cited, but more regular, reliable and comprehensive data on research universities in Africa is needed to ensure that imminent decisions related to investing in the continent’s universities are well-directed.