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The SciDev.Net website is available in four languages: English, Spanish, French and Chinese. Content includes: News, Analysis, Summaries, Practical Guides, and Spotlights.
News: SciDev.Net's news coverage is at the heart of its website and articles are added daily. Freelance journalists throughout the developing world write much of this material and work closely with a team of editors to ensure timely and accurate coverage of breaking news.
Analysis: Longer feature and opinion articles delve deeper into the issues and examine the ideas and projects that inform the international scientific agenda. Monthly columns look at the relationship between specific topics and impacts on the policy community. SciDev.Net monthly columns to date include:
- Africa Analysis by African science policy, education and development journalist Linda Nordling
- Latin America Analysis by Brazilian science journalist Carla Almeida
- Islam Analysis by Athar Osama, science and innovation consultant
- Asia-Pacific Analysis by Crispin Maslog, consultant for the Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication
- In Perspective by SciDev.Net founder David Dickson
- Focus on Gender by Gender and Social Development Consultant Henrietta Miers
Summaries: SciDev.Net also has a special agreement with the world's top scientific journals Science and Nature, which allows visitors to access a selection of full text articles and research papers for free. Summaries of articles from other reputable sources, including news agencies and other peer reviewed journals, are also available.
Practical guides: The website also provides practical guides for science journalists, scientists and policy-makers to improve science communication in developing countries.
Spotlights: These special collections of articles focus on a ‘hot topic’ and provide an in-depth look at the key issues facing developing countries. Spotlights published to date include:
- Supporting Grassroots Innovation
- Improving Early Warning of Disasters
- Linking Human Rights Science and Development
- Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
- Nuclear Power after Fukishima
- Overcoming Gender Barriers in Science
- Detecting Counterfeit Drugs
- Nanotechnology for Health
- Water Security & Climate Change
- Integrating Modern & Traditional Medicine
- Solar Power for the Poor
- The Challenge of Improving Nutrition
- Remote Sensing for Natural Disasters
- Climate Change and Insect Borne Disease
- Reducing Forest Emissions
- Nanotechnology for Clean Water
- Aid for Higher Education
- Tropical Cyclones
- Chronic Diseases
- South-South Cooperation
- Antibiotic Resistance
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