

Medical Research Training: as one of the Afghan medical students’ goals
Author: Shohra Qaderi Editors: Akihiko Ozaki, Yudai Kaneda As a medical student from Afghanistan, I have always tracked the development...
Mar 1, 2022


Why I am letting my 2-year-old daughter learn English and French
Author: Akihiko Ozaki, Medical Governance Research Institute In this series of articles, I would like to introduce my daily life with my...
Feb 28, 2022

How can we support evidence-informed policymaking on the African continent?
Author: Joseph Adu, Sebastian Gyamfi, Ebenezer Martin-Yeboah and Mark Fordjour Owusu This post was originally published by the Evidence &...
Feb 23, 2022


Why French is so hard? – My favorite video creator Loic Suberville
Author: Chiharu Kawasaki Have you ever started learning French but gave up because of too many diacritics or subtle pronunciation...
Feb 10, 2022


Our Efforts to Support Medical Students in Afghanistan
Author: Akihiko Ozaki Editor: Yudai Kaneda Since last year, our organization, Medical Research Governance Institute (MEGRI), has been...
Feb 3, 2022

CLEARING: NOW YOU HAVE YOUR PLACE AT UNIVERSITY, WHAT’S NEXT?
Author:Gareth Hughes This post was originally published by the Derby University Blog on 11 October 2016. We have re-issued the article...
Dec 2, 2021


CAN I AFFORD TO GO TO UNIVERSITY TO BECOME A NURSE? WHAT THE NEW FUNDING REFORMS MEAN
Author: Paula Holt Former Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of the College of Health, Psychology and Social Care This post was originally...
Oct 15, 2021

Four things we have learned about national evaluation policies in Africa
Author: Caitlin Blaser-Mapitsa, Takunda Chirau and Matodzi Amisi This post was originally published by the Evidence & Policy blog on 22nd...
Sep 23, 2021

Four things we have learned about national evaluation policies in Africa
Author: Caitlin Blaser-Mapitsa, Takunda Chirau and Matodzi Amisi This post was originally published by the Evidence & Policy blog on 22nd...
Sep 16, 2021


Maximising research impact through open access publishing
Author: Dr William Van Gordon, Associate Professor in Contemplative Psychology at the University of Derby This post was originally...
Aug 12, 2021


Social science that improves people’s lives
Author:Emilia Aiello, Claire Donovan, Elena Duque, Serena Fabrizio, Ramon Flecha, Poul Holm, Silvia Molina, Esther Oliver and Emanuela...
Apr 28, 2021


Lessons from the field about how to ‘nudge plus’
Author:Liz Richardson and Peter John This post was originally published by the Evidence & Policy blog on 10 March 2021. We have re-issued...
Apr 14, 2021

Moroccan Scientists’ Accomplishments During the Medieval Period
Author: Karim Moutchou Institution: Medical Student, Fez Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy Editors: Akihiko Ozaki, MD., PhD., Yuki Senoo...
Feb 8, 2021


How positive psychology can help students’ mental health
Author:Yasuhiro Kotera This post was originally published by the Derby University Blog on 18 December 2019. We have re-issued the article...
Jan 17, 2021

How educators and policy makers think differently about research
Authors: Jennifer Lawlor, Kathryn McAlindon, Kristen Mills, Jennifer Neal and Zachary Neal This post was originally published by the...
Oct 22, 2020