Three networks of universities in sub-Saharan Africa have been named as the first to benefit from a new partnership initiative to build scientific capacity in Africa. The Regional Initiative in Science and Education, RISE, will provide grants – each worth $800,000 – over two and a half years to the three networks which are based in South Africa, Malawi and Tanzania but also involve universities in eight African countries. Article here.
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July 2008
The Regional Initiative in Science and Education has announced a first round of grants totaling $2.4 million to build three research and training networks of sub-Saharan universities. The Science Initiative at the Institute for Advanced Study is leading the RISE initiative in consultation with African partners, including the Nairobi-based African Academy of Sciences, the initiative's co-administrator.
July 2008
A new initiative to build scientific capacity in Africa has named its first three research and training networks following a competitive selection process. The three networks selected include the African Materials Science and Engineering Network (AMSEN), led by Lesley Cornish of the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa. This network will focus on improving education in materials science to make fuller use of Africa's vast mineral deposits.
July 2008
Kenyan universities are among institutions to benefit from a Sh220m grant to boost scientific capacity. Dr. Thomas Egwang, Executive Director of the African Academy of Sciences in Nairobi, welcomed the initiative. Article here.
May 2008
Finalists in the RISE competition were notified of their status today and asked to submit supplementary information for the final round of competition by June 2. Proposals in the final round focus on or include elements from the following areas of scientific inquiry: water, geophysics, mathematics, materials, information and communications technology, natural products, renewable energy, chemistry, biology, and marine science. The proposed networks involve nodes in fourteen different sub-Saharan countries.
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