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SOUTH AFRICA – KENYA JOINT SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH PROGRAMME: 2nd Call for Research Proposals – 2010

July 29, 2010

The Government of Kenya and the Republic of South Africa signed an Agreement for cooperation in science and technology in August 2004. The two countries have decided to jointly support researchers from public universities and public research institutes on an equal and mutually beneficial basis in an effort to enhance scientific and technological cooperation between the two countries. In 2009 the joint S&T Research supported 6 research projects which are still on-going. Only 5 projects will be funded in 2010.

In this year, Joint research project proposals shall be submitted to the relevant authorities in both countries for evaluation (the National Council for Science and Technology in Kenya and the National Research Foundation in South Africa). Evaluation will be done according to the following criteria:

AU CONTINENTAL SCIENTIFIC AWARDS COMPETITON 2010

July 23, 2010

Applications are open for the AU Continental Scientific Awards Competition 2010 for the African Union Continental Scientific Award.

The African Union Scientific Awards will be awarded to African scientists who have remarkable achievements, demonstrated by number of publications, number of research graduate students, applicability of the scientific work to Africa’s challenges, and its patentability. Only nationals of the African Union (AU) Member States are eligible to participate in these Awards.

CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT: 5th TWAS-ROSSA Young Scientists’ Conference

July 23, 2010

Exchanging Knowledge on Climate Change Impacts and Vulnerability in Africa: The Role of Networking

TWAS, the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World – Regional Office for Sub Saharan Africa, (TWAS-ROSSA), will hold its fifth Young Scientists’ Conference in Nairobi, Kenya from 26 -27 February 2011.The theme of the conference is “Exchanging Knowledge on Climate Change Impacts and Vulnerability in Africa: The Role of Networking.”

The Conference will provide a forum for scientists to share their research findings on climate change in the region as well as outline effective networking mechanisms for the advancement of climate change research and implementation of scientific measures to reduce Africa’ vulnerability.

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