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Supporting distance learning with eduMEET in Ukraine
Within the first week eduMEET became a popular tool and is now attracting up to 120 users per day.
Seeking powerful neutrinos off the coast of British Columbia
An Alberta physicist is able is search for high-energy neutrinos in the waters off the coast of Vancouver Island, from his desk in Edmonton, thanks to Canada's National Research and Education Network
Teaching and learning moves online for 11 universities in Somalia during COVID-19
Online teaching and learning in this period of the COVID-19 pandemic would have remained a far-fetched dream for some Somali universities if it were not for the timely intervention of the Somali Research and Education Network.
A new e-learning initiative for Africa
Education
Knowledge Exchange
ASREN (Arab States)
UbuntuNet (East & Southern Africa)
WACREN (West + Central Africa)
Africans of all ages will be able to benefit from access to distance learning following the establishment of the Pan African Virtual and E-University
Predicting climate change impacts in Georgia
Climate Science
Disaster Warning
EaPConnect (Europe's Eastern Partnership countries)
Europe
GRENA (Georgia)
Natural disasters have intensified in recent years, causing substantial damage to infrastructure, farmland and people’s lives, with research more critical than ever to improving disaster preparedness.
Open source for distance learning thanks to the iorestoacasa.work initiative
GARR makes free web conference resources available that will particularly help schools with providing distance learning during the COVID-19 emergency.
COVID19 causes explosive growth of remote classes for Chilean universities
The suspension of classes, as a result of the health emergency, forced Chilean universities to accelerate their digitization processes and the incorporation of videoconferencing platforms.
Dutch nursing instructors are keen on open education
The COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic enhances value of open education tools for Dutch nurses.
Volcano surveillance in near-real time
Recent research on the Italian volcano Mount Etna, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, may have developed a new tool for predicting eruptions.
How COVID-19 data is being shared with researchers globally
In the past few months data about the COVID-19 pandemic has been collected, aggregated and analysed at a rapid pace. As data is collected, published and updated daily worldwide, the coronavirus outbreak may become the most visualised data ever. COVID-19 Open To help improve the timely access to data in the COVID-19 emergency the World... View Article
Coronavirus triggers Portuguese distance learning boom
The academic communities in Portugal have rapidly taken up distance learning services due to the COVID-19 epidemic. Over very short time, the number of daily users has risen from just below 2,000 to more than 60,000.
How computers can speed up vaccine development
Vaccines are the key to conquer threats to public health posed by coronavirus and other infectious diseases. A team at the University of Bristol, UK, is revolutionizing the way vaccines are developed, paving the way for faster and more effective vaccines. The scientists at the heart of the project explain how the Research 4.0 tools... View Article