University of Dundee: Call for Ph.D. Applications
The University of Dundee (UoD) is calling for applications into its Doctoral Fellowship Scheme. The Doctoral Fellowship Scheme is a central element of the University of Dundee’s Africa Strategy which reflects the University’s commitment to broadening research ties and capacity building with strategic partners across the continent. The University is set to fund five (5) Ph.D. candidates from selected partner institutions across Africa to join a doctoral programme in September 2023, with an international fee […]
Early Career Academics Converge in UNILAG for TETFund Train-The Trainer Step-Down Workshop
The University of Lagos hosted Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) Train-the-Trainer Step-Down Workshop from Monday, May 15, 2023 to Friday, May 19, 2023 at the Academic Publishing Centre, UNILAG. The 4-day workshop on “Research Proposal Writing and Grant Management”, provided an avenue for building of capacity in early career academics selected from several universities. The participants would in turn train their colleagues in their respective home universities on the knowledge acquired. The workshop which featured […]
Professor Olusakin Resumes Office as Director, UNILAG Safeguarding Centre
Professor Mopelola Olusakin of the Department of Educational Foundations, Faculty of Education has been appointed the Pioneer Director, Safeguarding Centre, University of Lagos. Prof. Olusakin’s appointment is with effect from May 2, 2023 till May 1, 2025. A Fellow of the Counselling Association of Nigeria and Institute of Security Nigeria, Professor Olusakin is the immediate past Director, Academic Planning Unit among several other positions in which she has served the university. The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Folasade […]
ARUA-U21 ECR Collaborative Awards: Call for Participation
The African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) and U21 are launching a new funding opportunity to mark the beginning of a wider network-to-network partnership. The ARUA-U21 ECR Collaborative Awards will support Early Career Researcher-led projects between ARUA and U21 network member universities, using ARUA’s Centres of Excellence as specialist research hubs. This one-off funding round offers up to $15,000 (Fifteen thousand dollars) per project and will support ECR projects that can also involve doctoral students, industry […]
UNILAG Don Advocates Special Funds for STEM
Professor Olumuyiwa Asaolu of the Department of Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Lagos has advocated special funds for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education in Nigeria. This, according to him, is borne out of the need to fasten the rapid industrialization which Nigeria needs in the quest for national development. This formed part of his recommendations while presenting the eighteenth (18th) inaugural lecture in the 2021/2022 academic session of the University on […]
