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RE: Neutrinoless probes of neutrinos at particle colliders

in StemSocial3 years ago

Some of the content in this blog actually answered the question I was asking the last time.

I am just here wondering when my country will develop to the extent of funding this kind of research because I can imagine the amount of funds that go into this kind of work.

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 3 years ago  

I cannot really answer for Nigeria. However, the development of science in African countries is something in which many countries have interest now. This goes beyond physics (and particle physics in particular).

I personally have strong ties with U. Johannesburg, although I agree South Africa is probably different in terms of economy and political stability from the rest of the continent.

In addition, together with collaborators we will apply for funding to build a new master of science in corpuscular physics in Kinshasa in RDC. The idea here is to help (both financially and in terms of expertise) local people to build something sustainable on the long term. Why RDC and not another country? Well, few individuals do not have the strength to deploy their help everywhere, and choices (for good or bad reasons) have to be made. The reason behind the choice of Congo is related to existing links between the project investigator and this country.