Applications are invited for Charles Bullard Fellowship in Forest Research for the academic year 2016-2017. Fellowships are generally awarded to individuals in mid-career who have established themselves in academia, public service, or in the private sector. The Fellowships carry stipends up to $40,000 or more if necessary; the amount of each award depends on the […]
Makerere University, Uganda’s leading university, has been ranked among the top 1000 universities in the world by the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) in rankings announced Tuesday. 20,531 institutions were ranked, and those that placed at the top made the Global 2000 list. Background on Makerere’s Decline Back on April 29, 2023, Makerere University […]
Former head of the national spy agency's Beijing branch, is named to lead one of China's top universities, underscoring a drive to tighten Communist Party power over academia and other sectors not under its direct control.
Former head of the national spy agency’s Beijing branch, is named to lead one of China’s top universities, underscoring a drive to tighten Communist Party power over academia and other sectors not under its direct control. Peking University said in a statement that new party secretary Qiu Shuiping hopes the school can “seize the opportunities in […]
Academy Scholars Program Course(s) Offered: Social sciences, History, LawCourse Level: Graduate (doctoral research) Provider: Weatherhead Center for International Affairs Country to Study in: USA Scholarship Description The Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies, an academy of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University, sponsors the Academy Scholars Program. This program is open to all recent PhD recipients and doctoral […]
Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) on 15th May 2018 launched the Mbarara University Research Ethics Education Program (MUREEP). The program aims at supporting training and mentoring activities to foster the growth of socially and culturally sensitive research ethics knowledge and skills at MUST and the surrounding region. It is a collaboration between MUST […]
In August, every year, I travel to Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) to attend the annual Medtech Hack-a-thon. This year it was the second time and as always, it was impressive. At a Hack-a-thon, there is both physical and virtual space to accommodate robust pipeline technologies. Hack-a-thons are a new way of coming […]
The trials were so many, the tides were so high, the road was ragged, dark, long but very beautiful at the end and I would like to congratulate you for together we emerged victorious. Fellow country men and women, the epitome of understanding, the gallant intellectuals of the ivory tower, the Harvard of Africa (Makerere […]
Trained at Makerere University, Exeter University (U.K.), the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in the UK and the University of Copenhagen in Denmark in collaboration with Harvard University, USA. Prof. Kirumira specialized in Population and Reproductive Health with extensive research work in HIV/AIDS, emergent diseases and international health issues, Family relationships, health seeking […]