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Intellectual property (IP) is a tool to help govern global open innovation systems, and should therefore be given higher priority when leading into a more sustainable post-Covid-19 world.
20.05.2020
The COVID-19 crisis has affected us all, both personally and professionally. The ISC spoke with four researchers from the LIRA programme in Sub-Saharan Africa, and their funding body, on present and future implications that the pandemic has had on early career researchers and their projects.
29.04.2020
Kareem Buyana, from the the Urban Action Lab at Makerere University, Uganda, shares his thoughts on urban health systems in developing and developed cities in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
14.04.2020
Nelson Odume is a part of the ISC's LIRA2030 (Leading Integrated Research for Agenda 2030 in Africa) network of early career scientists in Africa conducting solutions-oriented research on global sustainability issues.
09.04.2020
The Transformations to Sustainability programme has launched a series of webinars on tools for transformative research communications, with the first webinar in the series due to take place on Wednesday 15 April. Registration is now open.
23.03.2020
Early-career researchers met over three days to share experiences in project implementation and to foster collaboration on tackling sustainability challenges across African cities.
02.03.2020
Volcanic activities, earthquakes and floods are frequent natural disasters that have a huge impact on the communities directly affected, but in certain African cities little quantifiable data exists. One LIRA-funded research team is taking on this challenge with a view to creating better responses to these ancient and ongoing threats in modern cities.
13.11.2019
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What is the lived experience of informal settlement dwellers, and what are their actual needs? This is the crux of a LIRA project that is centering on community voices to guide proposed policy change.
14.10.2019
For a broader picture of wellbeing in Africa’s growing cities, Tolu Oni believes both healthcare and non-healthcare professionals and practitioners must consider their role in nurturing public health in cities.
08.10.2019
Technology exists for a different waste water management framework, but have we done enough to engender acceptance of these solutions? And are we listening to the voices of the people who need them?
03.10.2019
