Dane McDonald

Chicago

Host at Chasing Chalamet

I’m a hypocrite, but you shouldn’t be. Host of @ChasingAmyAdams and the @ChalametChasing podcast. He/him.

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Articles

Stellenbosch deliberates fate of ‘racist’ student residence

Jun 26, 2024 | researchprofessionalnews.com | Dane McDonald

Image: nattrass, via Getty ImagesUniversity mulls closure of accommodation block where white supremacy symbols were found this yearThe governing council of Stellenbosch University in South Africa has called for “further consultation and consideration” on the rector’s recommendation that its 120-year-old Wilgenhof residence be closed.
US$2bn boost for African health products manufacturing

Jun 26, 2024 | researchprofessionalnews.com | Dane McDonald

Head of Africa’s disease control body says deal will make continent more self-reliant The Egypt-based African Export-Import Bank has committed US$2 billion towards helping Africa manufacture its own health products. Afreximbank announced its support for the Africa Health Security Investment Plan on 20 June on the sidelines of the Global Forum for Vaccine Sovereignty and Innovation held in Paris, France.
African microbiome research ‘lacks local leadership’

May 29, 2024 | researchprofessionalnews.com | Dane McDonald

Continent’s own scientists are being excluded from study design and execution, academics sayMicrobiome studies targeting the African continent lack local scientific leadership and input, African scientists have argued in an article for Nature Medicine. Despite a growing interest in African microbiomes, local researchers have played only tangential roles in study design and execution, one of the authors told Research Professional News this week.
African research alliance ‘thrilled’ with new UCT vice-chancellor

May 29, 2024 | researchprofessionalnews.com | Dane McDonald

Image: University of Cape Town Mosa Moshabela will assume top role at South African university following period of leadership turmoilThe African Research Universities Alliance has welcomed the appointment of public health expert Mosa Moshabela (pictured) as the new vice-chancellor of the University of Cape Town in South Africa. UCT announced Moshabela’s appointment last week. The public health specialist will take up the post on 1 October.
Africa urged to focus on ‘real-world use’ in science policy

May 29, 2024 | researchprofessionalnews.com | Dane McDonald

“Innovation should be placed at the beginning,” says UK-based professorInvestment in African science, technology and innovation needs to be supplemented by policies that stress its real-world use, an innovation expert from the UK has said. Norman Clark, an expert in innovation systems and development, made the comment during a webinar on 23 May arranged by the African Network for Economics of Learning, Innovation and Competence-Building Systems.
What South Africa's political parties say about research

May 22, 2024 | researchprofessionalnews.com | Linda Nordling |Dane McDonald

These are the science and university funding policies of the parties contesting next week's electionOn 29 May, South Africans will be heading to the polls to cast their votes in the country’s sixth democratic general election. The ruling African National Congress is widely expected to get less than half of the vote for the first time. This has opened up the playing field for South Africa’s other parties, who might wield more power after the polls as part of governing coalitions.
Elections 2024: Small parties say little about HE, less on research

May 8, 2024 | researchprofessionalnews.com | Dane McDonald

Small South African parties support free tertiary education but most lack concrete plansNearly all of South Africa’s small political parties support free higher education in their manifestoes, published ahead of the general election at the end of this month. However, only a few—six of 112—present a plan for higher education, and only one party indicates a way forward for technology and research for South Africa.
Elections 2024: EFF makes big promises for universities  - Research Professional News

Apr 10, 2024 | researchprofessionalnews.com | Dane McDonald

Tripling research funding and free meals for students are among party’s election pledges The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have promised to triple national research funding should the party emerge victorious in next month’s general election. The party, which is currently the third largest in South Africa’s Parliament with 10.7 per cent of seats, makes the promise in its election manifesto alongside other costly pledges relating to higher education.
Talented Black researchers held back from top ratings, study finds

Apr 3, 2024 | researchprofessionalnews.com | Dane McDonald

Black researchers with high potential are too often “lured into university administration” in South AfricaTalented Black researchers in South Africa are too often diverted into managerial and racial transformation roles, hampering their pursuit of the coveted ‘A rating’ for research excellence, a study has found.
Fogarty International Centre welcomes first female director

Apr 3, 2024 | researchprofessionalnews.com | Dane McDonald

Image: WDCPhotographer, via Shutterstock Infectious disease and vaccine policy expert Kathleen Neuzil to start in MayThe US National Institutes of Health has named Kathleen Neuzil as the next director of the Fogarty International Centre. Neuzil will be the first woman to hold this position since the centre was founded in 1968. The centre supports global health research, fosters international partnerships and trains scientists around the world.