Fulbright Scholars on Campus

There are two Fulbright scholars on Campus . They are Regan BuckBardeen and Matthew H. Brown. Regan BuckBardeen is a doctoral Candidate from the Department of History, University of California, Los Angeles her research focus in UI is on Archival Materials.

Matthew Brown is a Doctoral Candidate from the University of Wisconsin- Madison, working on his PhD. Thesis on Nigerian Video films. He arrived in UI on 7 February, 2010. He will be in UI for a year.

Fulbright Workshop

There will be a workshop on Applying for Fulbright Scholarship Programmes.
Date: 7 April, 2010
Venue: Postgraduate School Board Room, University of Ibadan

Masters/PhD Scholarships at University of Canterbury

The University of Canterbury (UC) offers a number of scholarships for study towards a PhD degree or for the thesis year of a Masters degree. There is strong competition for these scholarships and application must have gained at least a first class honours degree, or the equivalent, for it to be worth applying. To be considered for a University of Canterbury Master or Doctoral scholarship, in addition to submitting a scholarship application form, a complete application for admission should be made before or at the same time as the scholarship application is made. If admission has not been approved by prescribed dates, the scholarship application will not be considered.

• University of Canterbury Doctoral Scholarships
• University of Canterbury International Doctoral Scholarship
• University of Canterbury Master's Scholarships
• NZi3 Master's Scholarship
• NZi3 PhD Scholarship
• NZi3 Research Award

Readmore at http://cambodiajobs.blogspot.com/2010/02/mastersphd-scholarships-at-university.html

ARCIS Receives MacArthur Foundation Grant

African Regional Centre for Information Science (ARCIS), University of Ibadan, has received a grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to strengthen staff and infrastructural Capacity through a collaboration between University of Ibadan and the Faculty of Information and Media Studies, University of Western Ontario, Canada. The major components of the grant are:

• Junior Academic Staff exchange for six months for training and research.
• Senior Academic Staff exchange (Snr Lecturers and above)- The exchange involves the scholars spending 3 months abroad while the scholars in the University of Western Ontario will come to Nigeria for 3 months.
• Upgrading the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure at ARCIS. The book and journal facilities of the ARCIS library will be improved.
• Development of the curriculum of a proposed undergraduate programme in Information Science, to be delivered online through the distance learning centre.

Cambridge/Africa Collaborative Research Programme 2011-12

The Centre of African Studies, University of Cambridge, invites applications for the Collaborative Research Programme around the theme of Citizenship, Belonging and Political Community in Africa from candidates in all the disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. Applications from scholars working in NGOs, research institutes, academia, libraries, and museums are all welcome. The appointments will take place from 1 October, 2011 - 31 March, 2012 and are non-renwable. Fellows will be affiliated to Wolfson College, Cambridge. Each award is worth up to 10,000 pounds; out of which travel, accomodation, maintenance costs and medical insurance will be paid by the Centre on behalf of the fellow. An application package can be downloaded from : www.african.cam.ac.uk

The closing date for applications is 1 October, 2010

New Commonwealth Fellowship at UI

The Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP) has established a new Commonwealth Fellowship for a visiting academic at the University of Ibadan. The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Olufemi Bamiro views the new fellowship as an achievement of an important element of the goal of the University of Ibadan to re-establish the University's international reputation and commitment to postgraduate work.

Students from Rutgers

Nicholas Greene and Sayed Abbas from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, visited the University of Ibadan from 19 July to 21 August, 2009. They came to do a research on potential Nigerian vegetables for commercial development in New Jersey. They plan to return next summer to complete the second half of their internship. For Sayed's comments on University of Ibadan, visit: http://www.rutgers.edu/about-rutgers/growingperspective

Cocktail for International Visitors

The Vice Chancellor, Prof. O.A. Bamiro had a cocktail on Friday, 29 January, 2010 in honour of visitors from the International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research. The visitors are: Prof. Kikkeri Naresh of the Department of Histopathology, Hammersmith Hospital and Imperial College London, Professor Lorenzo Leoncini of the Department of Human Pathology and Oncology, University of Siena, Italy, Prof. Dr. Udo Bode, a Professor of Paediatrics and Oncology from the University of Bonn and Dr. Nina Hurwitz, the Director of the International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research, University of Basel. They were hosted by Prof. Yetunde Aken'ova of the Department of Haematology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan.