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KAUST academics: Institution pushing the envelope through education, not protests

The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) is between a rock and a hard place – asked to condemn the flogging of a Saudi blogger, perhaps try to influence the sentence, in a country that doesn’t forgive opposition, and shuns dissenters.  Read more

In Egypt, religious texts may be used as science references

In Egypt, religious texts may be used as science references

In Egypt, a new decision by Mahmoud El-Nasr, the minister of education, may very well see schools teaching its students about the “scientific miracles in the Quran,” as part of official curricula that both public and private schools will have to commit to.  Read more

First ‘Falling Walls Lab’ held in Cairo

Members of the jury at Falling Walls Lab, Cairo.

The Middle East’s first ever ‘Falling Walls’ Lab, a fast-paced competition, attracted a reasonable crowd this week in the German Science Center Cairo (DWZ Cairo). One after the other, 13 candidates climbed on stage to present, in three minutes, their innovative idea, groundbreaking research or fresh business model in front of a jury from academia and research.  Read more

Fellowship opportunity for researchers in the Middle East

Fellowship opportunity for researchers in the Middle East

This is a guest blogpost from Mohammed Jawad, an honorary clinical research fellow at Imperial College London who recently spent a month at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon, thanks to a grant from the Daniel Turnberg Travel Fellowship scheme. The scheme, led by the Academy of Medical Sciences, provides opportunities for biomedical researchers to travel from the Middle East to the UK, or vice versa, for up to four weeks at a time. This year, A small number of three-month fellowships will also be available.  Read more