SciDev.Net: $30 Million for MSI in Uganda

The World Bank announced last week that it had approved a US $30-million loan to support scientific development in Uganda. The money will help increase the number and quality of scientists produced by Uganda's universities and research centers and boost the country's scientific and technological productivity in industrial, agricultural and other sectors. Michael Crawford, leader of the World Bank's Millennium Science Initiative team, said in a press release that the project should encourage "talented Ugandan researchers to remain in the country and devote their skills to research and training." Full article here.