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Success Stories
Our outreach efforts, rooted in the vision of the International Year of Crystallography 2014, continue to inspire and shape the global scientific community.
Building Capacity Through Collaboration
The success of initiatives such as OpenLabs and Crystallography in Africa have led to the recent establishment of the African Crystallographic Association. This independent body now leads initiatives across Africa, such as the annual PCCr meetings, with the support of the IUCr. The formation of AfCA stands as a testament to the success of collaborative capacity building effort
The driving force behind the International Year of Crystallography (IYCr) was to celebrate the significant scientific and societal contributions of crystallography and to raise awareness of its importance in addressing global challenges.
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The mission of the African Crystallographic Association is to contribute to the advancement of science on the African continent via crystallography in all its aspects
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"Building Science Capacity in Africa via Crystallography" is an initiative of the IUCr funded by the International Council for Science (ICSU) through the ICSU Grants Programme 2015.
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Explore Ongoing Initiatives
IUCr remains deeply committed to advancing structural science worldwide. Explore our ongoing programs that continue to drive outreach and education, including:
Crystal Growing Competition: Inspiring the next generation of scientists.
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LAAAMP works to bring Advanced Light Sources (AdLS) to countries to support their socio-economic development. |
The IUCr OpenLab is a network of operational crystallographic laboratories based in different under-sourced regions.
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