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30 Nov 2011
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
The International Development Research Centre hosted its 2011 Annual Public Meeting on October 28 in Ottawa.
30 Nov 2011
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Sarawak has proposed a study to look into reducing infrastructure cost due to the peat soil in the areas under the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (Score).
29 Nov 2011
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
An exhibition titled "Supporting Ageing with Design: Process and Results of the i•do workshops 2009-2011" is being held on the campus of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) from now until 9 December 2011.
24 Nov 2011
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
The International Development Research Council is pleased to announce that 23 candidates have received IDRC Doctoral Research Awards to conduct field research in 19 developing countries, on topics corresponding to IDRC's research priorities.
08 Nov 2011
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Ottawa, Canada- From climate change, to food security, to global finance, Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC) has more than 100 staff experts available to speak to the media on some of the world's most pressing development challenges.
26 Oct 2011
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
PolyU students are the champions in the Retail Futures Challenge
25 Oct 2011
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Despite the existence of Shariah advisory councils, Islamic banks and financial institutions in Malaysia may be failing to carry out their duties.
25 Oct 2011
Waseda University
Waseda scholar highlights the difficulties and benefits of disaster support for disabled persons
25 Oct 2011
Waseda University
How cellular biology is taught in Waseda University
25 Oct 2011
Waseda University
Waseda commentary on recent organized crime ordinance in Japan
25 Oct 2011
Waseda University
Scholar urge caution from blind reliance on the market to resolve current food crisis
20 Oct 2011
Nature Publishing Group
Human migration in response to environmental change can be beneficial and, in some circumstances, should be enabled, rather than constrained, say Richard Black, Stephen R. G. Bennett, Sandy M. Thomas and John R. Beddington in a Comment in Nature. The article is linked to the authors’ report on migration and environmental change.
19 Oct 2011
Asia Research News
Deadline: November 1, 2011
IDRC offers these awards twice a year in April and November to Canadians, permanent residents of Canada, and citizens of developing countries pursuing doctoral studies at a Canadian university.
14 Oct 2011
Asia Research News
Deadline of application: 15 November 2011
14 Oct 2011
Asia Research News
Deadline 15 November 2011
14 Oct 2011
RIKEN
On September 9–10, the third Noyori Summer School was held at Kobe Port Island, home to the RIKEN Kobe Institute and the RIKEN Advanced Institute for Computational Science (AICS). The summer school, launched in 2009, provides opportunities for young researchers from around the world to meet RIKEN leaders and interact with one another.
06 Oct 2011
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
PolyU student won first prize in toy design competition
06 Oct 2011
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
SOAS gender expert, Naila Kabeer, will give talk on 'daughter deficit' today
05 Oct 2011
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
PolyU received Erasmus grants to promote multilingualism
05 Oct 2011
Waseda University
Waseda scholar Kiyotake Oki assess the causes behind recent criticism against Boards of Educations in Japan
28 Sep 2011
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
Deans and academics across the world gathered in Hong Kong from 27 to 29 September to attend the International Leadership Summit on Mechanical/Multi-Disciplinary Education
28 Sep 2011
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
Many industry leaders, internationally-renowned designers, staff, alumni and friends of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) gathered at Hotel ICON – a unique teaching and research hotel wholly-owned by the university – to celebrate its official opening.
26 Sep 2011
Waseda University
Waseda scholar assess the impact of Arab Spring on the Middle East
26 Sep 2011
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
As the international community gathers in Brazil, IDRC will be on the ground to showcase how communities around the globe are harnessing science, technology, and indigenous knowledge to manage their access to water more equitably and efficiently.
23 Sep 2011
RIKEN
A method that rapidly unveils the mode of action of anticancer compounds could soon streamline therapeutic drug discovery
23 Sep 2011
Nature Publishing Group
Latest release from Nature's Scientific Reports DOI: 10.1038/srep00098
22 Sep 2011
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
The latest issue of JTAS unravels how biomarkers could help identify vulnerable species of shallow water fish (grouper), how semen qaulity can be improved during storage at low temperatures and explains why knowing the composition of a chicken carcass may be of use.
21 Sep 2011
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Water is scarce for residents on the edge of South Asia’s expanding cities. Four research teams across the subcontinent are working with communities to secure their access to this vital resource. By Jonah Engle
21 Sep 2011
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
In July 2011, the Philippines Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources celebrated the 25th anniversary of its first success at milkfish (bangus) spawning in captivity. During the celebrations the IDRC's Wilfredo Reyes accepted a Plaque of Recognition for our contributions to the country’s milkfish breeding program.
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Giants in history
Vietnamese surgeon Tôn Thất Tùng (10 May 1912 – 7 May 1982) developed a pioneering technique that reduced the risks and mortality rate of liver operations.
Michiaki Takahashi (17 February 1928 – 16 December 2013) was a Japanese virologist who developed the first chickenpox vaccine.
Maggie Lim (5 January 1913 – November 1995) was a Singaporean physician who promoted family planning and expanded the access to clinics to improve the quality of life for mothers and children in Singapore’s early days.
The founder of the Adyar Cancer Institute in India, Muthulakshmi Reddy (30 July 1886 – 22 July 1968), fought to uplift women and girls from impoverished situations.
Through her iconic stories featuring fictional scenes from the history of the Philippines, language teacher and academic Genoveva Matute (3 January 1915 – 21 March 2009) helped strengthen the Filipino identity.
Rajeshwari Chatterjee (24 January 1922 – 3 September 2010) was the first female engineer from Karnataka in India.
U Hla Myint (1920 – 2017) was a celebrated economist from Myanmar. Considered a prodigy, he was admitted to Rangoon University to study economics when he was just 14 years old. He went on to earn a Ph.D. at the London School of Economics (LSE).
Little is known about Ali, a teenager from Sarawak, Malaysia, who was chief assistant to the famous naturalist Alfred Wallace. Most of what is known comes from Wallace’s writings. Ali accompanied Wallace on expeditions throughout the Malay Archipelago from December 1855 to February 1862.
Indian scientist and physician Upendranath Brahmachari (19 December 1873–6 February 1946) is best known for creating a drug called Urea Stibamine, used to safely and reliably treat visceral leishmaniasis (or Kala-azar), a severe infection caused by the Leishmania parasite.
Sir Mokshagundam Srinivasa Shastry Vishveshwarayya (15 September 1860 – 14 April 1962) is widely regarded as India’s most outstanding engineer. In a career that spanned almost his entire life, Vishveshwarayya played a pivotal role in several engineering projects, including designing the Krishnarajasagara dam that is still the source of irrigation and drinking water for parts of Karnataka today.
Tsuneko (7 June 1933) and Reiji Okazaki (8 October 1930 – 1 August 1975) were a Japanese couple who discovered Okazaki fragments – short sequences of DNA that are synthesized during DNA replication and linked together to form a continuous strand.