October 29, 2020
START carried out an anonymous web-based survey in May-June 2020 to better understand how Covid-19 is affecting the workplace. The results of this survey offer insight into how individuals have been impacted by the Covid outbreak, the measures they have…
October 17, 2020
START and GenderInSITE are excited to announce our upcoming Webinar on African Women and Science Leadership that will take place on October 29, 2020 at 1:00 pm UTC. The first webinar will feature the 2018 GenderInSITE report, “Pathways to Success:…
October 15, 2020
The recordings of the webinar organized by ICLEI Africa and the EPIC (Educational Partnerships for Innovation in Communities) Network to present the EPIC model are now available on YouTube. Moderated by START’s Mzime Ndebele-Murisa, the webinar featured speakers including Gilbert…
START’s newsletters offer the latest on research innovations, science capacity development in Africa and Asia, and opportunities in sustainability science from START and partners.
October 14, 2020
Are you a university or municipality that’s looking to build climate-resilience in your local city?   The EPIC model has a proven track record of increasing climate-resilience and sustainability by forming key partnerships between city officials and local universities.    …
October 08, 2020
ICLEI will convene partners from the Future Resilience for African Cities (FRACTAL) project and the Educational Partnerships for Innovation in Communities – Network (EPIC-N) to discuss models and approaches that build a legacy of partnerships at local level, striving to…
September 23, 2020
Researchers and practitioners working within the climate change adaptation and sustainability space have now the opportunity to network, share their work and exchange knowledge through a new app developed by the Digital Agricultural Services to Improve the Livelihoods of Communities…
September 18, 2020
IRDR ICoE-Taipei is organizing an online Master Forum series on rebuilding from COVID-19 to achieve the global Agenda 2030. The first keynote speaker, on 29 September 2020, will be Dr. Gordon McBean. Learn more
September 13, 2020
The United States National Institute of Health is hosting a series of virtual events, the State of Data Science Series, including weekly discussions on a range of data science topics. As part of this series on Wednesday, September 23rd at 9:00 am EDT…
August 27, 2020
With support from the Research Fund of Quebec, START has initiated ProGREEN (Promoting gains in renewable energy) West Africa, a project on renewable energy in West African Francophone countries. The Senegal and Burkina Faso ProGREEN teams have been working on…
August 19, 2020
We are delighted to announce STARTcast, our new podcast for early- and mid-career scientists.   The first season will explore proposal writing. Have you ever felt stuck while writing a project proposal? STARTcast will feature insights and tips from experienced scientists…