Vulnerabilities Exposed: COVID-19 and Informal Livelihoods in Egypt
By Nagla Rizk
This article was originally published by Medium
“I wish they let us move and to end the curfew, so we go to work....
Le boom du webinaire en temps de la COVID-19 : un...
Par Ahou Rachel Koumi
Ceci constitue la troisième partie d’une série de trois. Pour la première partie, cliquez ici.
La violence et la rapide propagation de...
OPEN AIR AND QES FELLOW EXPLORED THE IP, TK AND GENDER...
By Desmond Oriakhogba
Gender issues are increasingly being discussed with regard to intellectual property (IP) and traditional knowledge (TK), especially from an African innovation perspective. Generally,...
How DIY Biology can Improve Access to Digital Agricultural Technologies
By Vipal Jain
Digital agricultural research is transforming the way crops are developed. New tools can speed up the ability to produce crops with higher...
How NOT to Review a Research Paper: Reflections from Harvard Law...
By Jane Ezirigwe
In late January, I had the privilege to be selected as one of the scholars to be part of the Harvard Law...
Strong Qualitative Research During the Covid-19 pandemic: A Reflection
By Larry Onyango
Covid-19 has not just altered everyday life but has also upended modes of doing research. This especially applies to qualitative research that...
From Africa to the World: Unlocking Barriers for Women to Trade
By Philda Maiga
Trade is considered an important engine for growth. Studies have shown that trade can dramatically improve women’s lives, create jobs, and increase...
Opportunities from Côte d’Ivoire on Plastic Waste and the Blue Economy
By Ahou Rachel Koumi
In 2019, my niece and I enjoyed a two-day outing to the famous beaches of Assinie, in Côte d'Ivoire. I have fond...
Historic Gathering of Africa’s Open Science Hardware (OSH) Innovators – the...
By Chris Armstrong
Open AIR was privileged to be a supporting partner of the inaugural AfricaOSH Summit, held 13-15 April 2018 at the Kumasi Hive...
Open AIR receives multimillion dollar SSHRC Grant
Open AIR's Canada hub has been awarded a prestigious multimillion dollar Partnership Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada. Professors Jeremy de Beer and Chidi Oguamanam, both from the Common Law Section at the University of Ottawa, have been awarded a grant to expand the Open AIR network and to conduct further research.
