Overseas Friendship, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University

19/02/2025

Sussex Seminar on Parasites for Students!
Online seminar date: 18 March 2025
(Only for Mahidol's student attendance)

The Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, through its B.Sc. Program in Biomedical Science, in collaboration with the School of Life Sciences, Sussex University, UK, is jointly hosting the “Sussex Seminar on Parasite” on 18 March 2025 (9:00- 11:00 a.m. UK Time). This is an exciting online seminar on parasites designed for international students pursuing bioscience-related degrees with a focus on microbiology. This seminar will provide a global perspective on parasite-related diseases across different regions. More importantly, this event offers a unique opportunity for students worldwide to connect, engage, and share insights, fostering an international exchange of ideas and experiences. The seminar will be conducted entirely online with interactive breakout rooms.

If you're interested, sign up below with your name and email address by 10 March. We will send you the seminar materials and the Zoom link closer to the event date.

Registration: https://forms.office.com/e/NDLZvgBXMg

13/02/2025

Summer Program in Malaysia 2025

13/02/2025

Sustainable Development Goals + Mobility Mahidol University Project 2025

17/07/2024

📢 Call for Letter of Intent (LOI) WUN - Research Development Fund 2024

International Relations Division, Mahidol University, as coordinator under the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN), invites faculty members and researchers to submit research project proposals via the Letter of Intent (LOI) form for the "WUN Research Development Fund 2024" to receive research funding for the year 2024.

🔷 Internal LOIs submission deadline: 15th August 2024

Mahidol University has joined the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN), a leading global higher education network connecting 23 research-intensive universities in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania. https://wun.ac.uk/wun/members

💡 Funding information
The Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) offers grants of up to £10,000 for selected projects. These grants are aimed at supporting research projects within the context of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) across four key topics:
1. Social justice and human rights; inequality
2. Sustainable world: cities and urbanization; energy transitions; water and food security
3. Mental health; child and maternal health; ageing
4. Responsible and ethical applications of Artificial Intelligence

✅ Project teams
A project must engage at least 3 WUN member universities in at least 2 regions. Projects may include non-WUN universities and external partners but must have an active core of WUN member universities. Projects led by early career researchers are especially encouraged.

✴️ Application Process
📌First Stage:
Scholarship applicants must submit their LOI form and a letter of recommendation signed by the dean, director, or an authorized representative to the International Relations Division of Mahidol University. An internal review committee, led by the Vice President for International Relations and Corporate Communications and the Vice President for Research, will select two research projects to be sent to WUN on behalf of Mahidol University.

📌 Final Stage:
The persons responsible for the two selected projects must submit the complete research project through the online system as part of the WUN application process.

For more details and to download the necessary forms, please visit:
🔗 https://op.mahidol.ac.th/ir/wun-rdf2024

📞Contact Information: for advice or additional information, please contact the Mahidol University Coordinators:
Tassanaporn Hongyon: Email [email protected], Tel. 02-849-6236
Chatinee Kanayat: Email [email protected], Tel. 02-849-6235

19/05/2024

Grants for International Research Collaborations

We invite applications from UK institutions for research proposals, offering grants of up to £80,000 (£100,000 full economic costs), to collaborate with international partners through the Department of Science, Innovation, and Technology's International Science Partnerships Fund (ISPF).

Countries initially joining this call include Egypt, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, Thailand and Turkey.

The ISPF Research Collaborations grants provide small-scale seed funding for collaborations between the UK and the participating ISPF countries/territories in each call to:

• initiate new research and innovation collaborations between academic groups, departments, and institutions in partner countries and the UK
• develop existing collaborations at group, departmental, and institutional level
• encourage these collaborations to work with non-academic organisations and individuals to support the exchange of research and innovation expertise and the translation of research knowledge into tangible benefits
• establish local hubs for UK- partner country/territory activity in a particular area, enabling engagement from the wider research and innovation community.

Registration for grant introductory seminar:
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Grant's proposal information
https://opportunities-insight.britishcouncil.org/news/opportunities/grants-international-research-collaborations-round-2?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3-t7lnPDSmcsRDCWkTt8AiO3LwqDI8t-8RyHlB3KTPldf9jiWOCDAEEQ8_aem_AalXtilSFqCdBUfJXigayR31aBFzzOpafZylZrc5DdGQyEFhUp53Kz3YLxDkXEo3lrJMASpJSo2dyzsiLP7y_3w0

15/05/2024

Calling All ASEAN Youth: Want to Showcase Your Creativity? Join Our Challenge Now!

Exciting news—our ASEAN Digital Literacy Programme (ASEAN DLP) Social Media Challenge is now open for applications, and we want YOU to be a part of it!

Are you prepared to unleash your creativity and seize the opportunity to win a grand prize pool of USD 1,000, with the top prize totaling USD 500?

Submit your application at bit.ly/ASEANDLPChallengeRegistration before 24 May 2024, 23:59 (GMT+7).

Check out our ASEAN DLP research report, 'One Divide or Many Divides? Underprivileged ASEAN Communities’ Meaningful Digital Literacy and Response to Disinformation,' here:
https://assets.nationbuilder.com/aseanfoundationorg/pages/937/attachments/original/1710921777/ASEAN_DLP_Research_Report_-_One_Divide_or_Many_Divides.pdf?1710921777

09/05/2024

Postdoctoral Researcher & Fellowship

This call is for the position of a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the School of Health Systems and Public Health (SHSPH), Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Pretoria (UP). The UP is a renowned institution recognized for its commitment to academic excellence, research innovation, societal impact, leadership development, and capacity building. Committed to advancing knowledge, fostering critical thinking, and promoting social justice, the university continues to be a beacon of higher education excellence in Africa and beyond. As a top-tier research-focused institution committed to expanding and pioneering new frontiers of knowledge in its established research themes, the university is dedicated to fostering growth and innovation. The recruitment of postdoctoral research fellows is instrumental in driving forward this objective. This announcement invites applications for the position of a postdoctoral fellow to play a crucial role in managing the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) framework of the Advanced Leadership Programme for the Elimination of Malaria.

In case of questions, please contact directly Taneshka Kruger, [email protected]

22/02/2024

We invite applications from UK institutions for research proposals, offering grants of up to £80,000 (£100,000 full economic costs), to collaborate with international partners through the Department of Science, Innovation, and Technology's International Science Partnerships Fund (ISPF).

Countries initially joining this call include Egypt, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam.

More information: https://opportunities-insight.britishcouncil.org/news/opportunities/grants-international-research-collaborations

Deadline for applications: 12 March 2024, (12 noon UK time)

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22/02/2024

19/01/2024

📣📣Announcement📣📣

UK Science and Research Funding Opportunities – THAILAND

Product development research for global health
The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) seeks expressions of interest by 23 February 2024 for research funding to develop accessible, affordable health products for use in low- and middle-income countries.

⭐️Priority area⭐️
1. women and girls health
2. infectious diseases of poverty
3. emerging infectious diseases/diseases of epidemic potential

🗓️Deadline:23 February 2024
📍More information:https://www.gov.uk/international-development-funding/product-development-research-for-global-health

19/01/2024

📣📣Announcement📣📣

UK Science and Research Funding Opportunities – THAILAND
DSIT International Science Partnerships Fund and the British Council are pleased to announce a call for applications for
"Grants for international research collaborations"

⭐️Diverse areas across ISPF 4 thematic priorities⭐️
1. initiate new research and innovation collaborations between academic groups, departments, and institutions in partner countries and the UK
2. develop existing collaborations at group, departmental, and institutional level
3. encourage these collaborations to work with non-academic organizations and individuals to support the exchange of research and innovation expertise and the translation of research knowledge into tangible benefits
4. establish local hubs for UK- partner country/territory activity in a particular area, enabling engagement from the wider research and innovation community.

🗓️Deadline: 12 March 2024, 12 noon UK time
📍More information:

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