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L’Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie est une association mondiale d’universités francophones. Elle oeuvre depuis plus de 50 ans dans le domaine de l’enseignement supérieur et de la recherche pour soutenir les universités francophones dans leur mission d'appui au développement de leurs pays. Elle regroupe plus de 900 établissements universitaires sur les cinq continents, dans plus de cent pays. Elle est l’opérateur spécialisé de la Francophonie pour l’enseignement supérieur et la recherche. L’association a pour mission de soutenir les stratégies de développement de ses établissements membres, acteurs du développement, et de promouvoir la communauté scientifique francophone pour qu’elle devienne une référence internationale et apporte sa contribution aux enjeux mondiaux (changement climatique, pauvreté, agriculture, sécurité alimentaire, santé, droit,…). Pour conduire ses actions, l’AUF développe des partenariats avec différentes organisations (UNESCO, UE, ONG, entreprises du secteur privé…).

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Glowing plants are frivolous? Most people don’t think so. jsalamandras

DIY scientists should not trade creativity for funding

Luc Henry, EPFL – École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne

The hobbyists who conduct biology in their garage are not a threat to society, according to a recent report published by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. They aren’t developing a new…
New homes go up at a housing estate at Cecil Hills in western Sydney. AAP/Dean Lewins

Why energy-saving homes often use more energy

André Stephan, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and Robert Crawford, The University of Melbourne

Energy efficient houses are often thought to be a promising way to reduce our environmental footprint by using less energy and producing fewer greenhouse gas emissions. Yet, surprisingly, if you consider…
No more reindeer? Andrew Milligan/PA

No money in post, so why was Royal Mail a good buy?

Matthias Finger, EPFL – École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne

Royal Mail has been privatised. Even after Margaret Thatcher’s frenzy in the 1980s, it was one of the last UK public enterprises left; now, the coalition government has sold 52% of Royal Mail. Whereas…
This is a DNA-binding protein, so said the computer. Zephyris

Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to computational wizards

Akshat Rathi, The Conversation

In a rare double, another Nobel Prize has gone to scientists who build models. The 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel for their work that enables…
A couple of these and a nice chianti. Severin Tchibozo

Insects are key for food security in a growing world

Severin Tchibozo, University d'Abomey-Calavi de Bénin

Protein is a shrinking part of the diets of humans and animals. The deficiency is spreading rapidly across the world, but is particularly pronounced in Africa, even though many sources of protein can be…
C. Elegans alive (left) and dead (right). Wellcome Trust

The worm that died in a blaze of blue glory

Luc Henry, EPFL – École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne

Never has “feeling blue” carried such a sense of finality. A new study has revealed the simple worm (Caenorhabditis elegans) meets its death in a flash of azure. And, according to researchers, the blue…
The molecule that causes the eel to glow when blue light is shone on it is unlike any found in other living organisms. Akiko Kumagai & Atsushi Miyawaki

Protein from sushi snack may help detect liver diseases

Luc Henry, EPFL – École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne

Researchers have discovered a fluorescent protein in a Japanese eel consumed as a popular sushi snack. The discovery could help develop simpler and more sensitive tests to detect jaundice and other diseases…

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