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Kevin Marsh Wins 2017 Drexel Prize in Infectious Disease
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2017-11-10
Kevin Marsh Wins 2017 Drexel Prize in Infectious Disease
Kevin Marsh, Director of the Africa Oxford Initiative, Professor of Tropical Medicine at the University of Oxford, and Senior Advisor...
Tom Kariuki appointed Honorary Professor of a prestigious UK university
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2017-11-06
Tom Kariuki appointed Honorary Professor of a prestigious UK university
Dr Thomas Kariuki has been awarded an Honorary Professorship at LSTM. Dr Kariuki is Director of the Alliance for Accelerating...
AAS expresses condolences for the death of its founding Vice President Prof Francis Allotey
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2017-11-04
AAS expresses condolences for the death of its founding Vice President Prof Francis Allotey
The African Academy of Sciences wishes to express its condolences to the Allotey family and the Ghanaian scientific community for...
Evelyn Gitau steps down as Grand Challenges Africa Programme Manager
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2017-10-30
Evelyn Gitau steps down as Grand Challenges Africa Programme Manager
The African Academy of Sciences wishes to announce the departure of Dr Evelyn Gitau as the Programme Manager for Grand...
Eight bold innovators selected for $1 M in funding
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2017-09-28
Eight bold innovators selected for $1 M in funding
Nairobi, Kenya, 28 September 2017 – The African Academy of Sciences and the NEPAD Agency’s Alliance for Accelerating Excellence...
AAS provides funding to build Africa’s science journalism capacity
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2017-09-01
AAS provides funding to build Africa’s science journalism capacity
<p>Grahamstown, South Africa, 1 September 2017&ndash;The African Academy of Sciences today launches a project to provide funding for building the...
AAS announces appointment of new Executive Director
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2017-08-01
AAS announces appointment of new Executive Director
<p>The African Academy of Sciences Governing Council is today announcing the appointment of Prof Nelson Torto, a prolific analytical chemist,...
Meeting showcases Africa’s ground breaking health research
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2017-07-03
Meeting showcases Africa’s ground breaking health research
Some of Africa’s most prominent scientific researchers will gather to share their ground breaking work in Accra, Ghana, from 3-5...
DELTAS Africa Annual Grantees Meeting 2017
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2017-07-03
DELTAS Africa Annual Grantees Meeting 2017
On 3-5 July the Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa (AESA) will host the Developing Excellence in Leadership,...
Meeting showcases Africa’s ground breaking health research
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2017-07-03
Meeting showcases Africa’s ground breaking health research
Some of Africa’s most prominent scientific researchers will gather to share their groundbreaking work in Accra, Ghana, from 3-5 July...
AAS elects new members of the Governing Council
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2017-06-27
AAS elects new members of the Governing Council
he African Academy of Sciences is today inaugurating a new Governing Council led by prominent scientist Prof Felix Dapare Dakora...
Young African scholars selected to attend prestigious Nobel Laureate meetings
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2017-05-30
Young African scholars selected to attend prestigious Nobel Laureate meetings
Nine outstanding young African scholars nominated by the African Academy of Sciences have been selected to participate in two prestigious...

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