I asked which field you think contributes the most in terms of scientific research output by #AfricansInSTEM?
Reveal time 😁
This poll is right it's actually a close link btwn life sciences and earth & Env science!
I hope you didn't cheat 👀😅
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Reveal time 😁
This poll is right it's actually a close link btwn life sciences and earth & Env science!
I hope you didn't cheat 👀😅
1/n
https://twitter.com/iamscicomm/status/1361612543907815431
This comes from a report by .The Next Generation of Scientists in Africa(2018) of a 4year study. Authors surveyed 5,700 African researchers 2016- 2017 & analysed papers listed in Web of Science that had African authors & were published btwn 2005- 2016.
Here's the list.
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Here's the list.
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The question is why these topics?
Well @Aliens68 pointed out something important :FUNDING
big grants tend to be in fields favoured by foreign funders who favor topics such as agriculture and health sciences.
Here's a visual of some major funders of #AfricansInSTEM.
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Well @Aliens68 pointed out something important :FUNDING
big grants tend to be in fields favoured by foreign funders who favor topics such as agriculture and health sciences.
Here's a visual of some major funders of #AfricansInSTEM.
3/n
Let's to compare the funding #AfricansInSTEM receive for research and development vs the rest of the world. Africa receives 0.8% of the world shares VS N. America 32.2% (the highest). Figure below
This is 2011 and I'm of the view that's changed but not nearly enough.
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This is 2011 and I'm of the view that's changed but not nearly enough.
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