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11/12/2015

USER-CENTERED TRAININGS CONTINUE. REQUEST TO BE TRAINED ON HOW TO ACCESS, USE AND RETRIEVE INFORMATION EFFECTIVELY FROM THE INFORMATION SOURCES AND SCHOLARLY DATABADES THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN THE LIBRARY. PHARMACOLOGY DEPARTMENT STAFF AND STUDENTS WERE TRAINED ON 2ND AND 3RD OF DECEMBER 2015?

08/10/2015

The library will be undertaking Information Literacy Programme for members of the ARD, UCH Chapter as from Tuesday 13th of October to 16th of October.

08/10/2015

The University has subscribed to Springer Link Database.
For journal articles and books: http://link.springer.com/
For evidence-based medicine information: http://adisinsight.springer.com/
You can register while on College of Medicine network and use the username and password created outside the campus.

07/07/2015

Call for Applications - CARTA PhD Fellowships 2015/2016
The Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) is an initiative of nine African universities, four African research institutes, and select northern partners. CARTA offers an innovative model for doctoral training in sub-Saharan Africa to strengthen the capacity of participating institutions to conduct and lead internationally-competitive research.

The multi-disciplinary CARTA program is open to staff of participating institutions who are interested in conducting their PhD research on topics relevant to the broad fields of public and population health. We welcome applications from disciplines, such as public health, demography, anthropology, communication, and economics, among others, as long as the research question aims to contribute to public and population health issues.

Over the medium-term, CARTA aims to produce a critical mass of high-quality graduates trained to address the complex issues surrounding health and development in Africa, retain them in the region, and provide them with a vibrant intellectual environment, as well as viable and challenging research and growth opportunities. CARTA aims to achieve reforms in higher education by:

Assisting universities to develop enriching and vibrant academic and research environments; and
Supporting promising African scholars who teach at affiliated universities to obtain high-quality doctoral training in public and population health-related fields.


CARTA is currently offering a collaborative doctoral training program in public and population health. This program has been developed in response to the great challenges faced by Africa’s institutions of higher education in addressing the training and retention of the next generation of academics in the region. Women are particularly encouraged to apply.

Specifically, CARTA seeks to fund candidates who will be future leaders in their institutions; that is, young, capable, and committed individuals who, in time, will ensure that their universities will be the institutions of choice for future generations of academics and university administrators wishing to make a positive impact on public and population health in Africa.

CARTA hosts a series of Joint Advanced Seminars (JAS) for cohorts of doctoral students admitted and registered in the participating African universities. Both the development and delivery of these courses are jointly-led by regional and international experts. The seminars consist of didactic sessions, discussions, demonstrations, and practice labs. These activities collectively serve to:

Expose students to key theories and concepts, seminal readings, and research methods of disciplines relevant to public and population health;
Train students in critical research skills; and
Build and maintain a network of researchers for scientific collaborations, professional support, and mutually beneficial exchange of scientific resources.


The advanced seminars are offered once annually for four years to each cohort and build skills and conceptual depth from year to year. Each JAS runs for 3 to 4 weeks. Specific topics covered in each JAS include the following:

JAS-1 builds critical thinking, technical skills, and other core research competencies, and introduce students to the essential concepts and seminal articles of the disciplines brought together under CARTA
JAS-2 focuses on data management and analysis. Fellows learn to use software packages for qualitative and quantitative data management and analyses. Practice sessions use real research data and current software packages for hands-on training
JAS-3 focuses on data presentation, the doctoral dissertation, and scientific writing and communication skills to facilitate results dissemination and policy engagement
JAS-4 addresses professional development including skills necessary to manage and teach large class sizes, raise and manage research funds, grant writing and research management. JAS-4 is also designed to serve as an opportunity for senior fellows to practice mentoring of junior fellows through discussions and laboratory sessions, software training, and general information sharing

During the 2015/2016 academic year, the CARTA program is planning to offer up to 25 PhD fellowships. Download Application forms here: cartafrica.blogspot.com/2015/06/call-for-applications-carta-phd.html

02/07/2015

Please find an opportunity from the World Academy of Sciences here: http://cartafrica.blogspot.com/2015/06/2015-african-union-world-academy-of.html

Also Elsavier Foundation Awards for Early-Career Women Scientists in the Developing World is calling for nominations. You can check it out here; http://cartafrica.blogspot.com/2015/06/the-elsevier-foundation-awards-for.html

02/07/2015

Scholarship Positions Newsletter

Canadian Government and Australian universities are offering scholarships for international students to study graduate and postgraduate courses. If you have any question about application then contact us.

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02/07/2015

*REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS*: Funding to support research by scientists outside
the field of HIV that explores the potential for HIV eradication.
Total Cost Maximum: $1,000,000
Performance Period: 4 years (January 1, 2016 – December 31, 2019)
LOI Deadline: August 13, 2015, 3:00 PM EDT
Request application portal credentials: no later than 3:00 PM, August 10,
2015 (click here for request form

)
Click here to see the RFP for detailed information about this funding
opportunity

*BACKGROUND*
amfAR has established a new funding mechanism known as Investment Grants to
bring scientists outside the field of HIV/SIV to lend their experience and
vision to curing HIV. Proposals must include collaboration with a scientist
having a record of publications in the HIV field. Priority will be given to
projects with the potential to improve upon current HIV cure strategies or
identify undescribed challenges.
*ELIGIBILITY*
Principal investigator:
• Must hold a doctoral-level degree
• Must hold a faculty-level position at a nonprofit research institution
• Must have verifiable competencies outside the field of HIV
• Must collaborate with an experienced HIV cure research scientist
Please forward this announcement to colleagues who may be interested in and
qualified to apply for this funding opportunity.
amfAR grants are made to nonprofit organizations worldwide. Applicant
investigators need not be U.S. citizens, and there are no restrictions as
to age, color, creed, gender, medical condition, handicap, national origin,
parental status, political affiliation, race, religion, marital status, or
sexual orientation.
*Please forward this announcement to colleagues who may be interested in
and qualified to apply for this funding opportunity.*

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30/06/2015

We also share this view: http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2015/06/industry-news/sharing-policy-draws-criticism-elsevier-responds/

30/06/2015

Please beware of the predatory publishers. The practice is on the rise in scholarship. Click on http://scholarlyoa.com/2015/01/02/bealls-list-of-predatory-publishers-2015/ to find the latest list of potential predatory publishers and http://scholarlyoa.com/individual-journals/ for a list of potential predatory jouranls

17/03/2015

Congratulations to Professor Omigbodun, a former Provost of our Great College who assumed office as the 28th President of WACS on 6th March 2015.

09/03/2015

The University of Ibadan have subscribed to a new database of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The database is made available under Access to Research for Development and Innovation (ARDI) program. Currently, 17 publishers provide access to around 20,000 journals, books, and reference works for 117 developing countries and territories through ARDI. The url is http://www.wipo.int/ardi/en/. This database will soon be added to the list of the e-resources menu of the medical library.