WARIMA HOLDS 4TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP

The West African Research and Innovation Management Association (WARIMA) in collaboration with the United Methodist University (UMU) Liberia announces 4th Annual Conference and Workshop with the theme: ‘Research As A Management Tool For Economic, Political, Social And Institutional Development,’ scheduled to hold from 30November – 4 December, 2010 at the United Methodist University Monrovia, Liberia.
The conference is targeted at all who are involved in research management in various institutions as well as faculty members interested in undertaking cutting edge research.

How to apply
Interested participants are required to complete registration forms and return via email as an attachment not later than Thursday 30 September, 2010 for early bird registration and Friday 29 October, 2010 for late registration to:
Ms Joanna Holder, United Methodist University, Monrovia, Liberia.
E-mail: umuniveristy@yahoo.com , phone: +231 64 89 355.

A copy of the registration form should be submitted to:
Ms Teju Alao, WARIMA Administrator,
1st Floor University Advancement Center
University of Ibadan,
Ibadan,Nigeria.
E-mail: warimaoffice@yahoo.com

Registration Fee and Payment Procedure
Early Bird Registration: $250 per participant, closing on Thursday 30 September, 2010.
Late Registration: $300 per participant, closing on Friday 29 October, 2010.
Participants must pay by Bank transfer to the Bank details are as follows:

Name of Bank: Ecobank(Liberia)
Address: Ashmun Street and Randall Streets, Monrovia, Liberia
Account name: United Methodist University (UMU)
Account Number: 10920002022017

After payment, all participants are required to send a copy of the receipt detailing the appropriate fund transfer by e-mail to umuniversity@yahoo.com with a copy to warimaoffice@yahoo.com

Workshops: Workshops on Grant proposal Writing, Basic research Principles, Ethics IP and Contracts will be held on Wednesday 1 December, 2010.
The Annual Carnegie Meeting 2010 will be held on Friday, 3 December, 2010 in Liberia.

For more information, please contact:
Ms Teju Ajao
WARIMA Administrator
1st Floor University Advancement Centre
University of Ibadan
Phone: +234 80 55 30 20 49
E-mail: warimaoffice@yahoo.com

2011 COMMONWEALTH ACADEMIC STAFF FELLOWSHIPS

The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom invites eligible candidates to apply for the 2011/2012 Commonwealth fellowships. These awards help individuals to pursue advanced academic study in other Commonwealth countries and consequently allow them to make significant contributions to their home countries when they return. These fellowships are available to academic staff in all disciplines.

Eligibility

To apply for these awards, candidates should:
i) Be Commonwealth citizens, refugees, or British protected persons
ii) Be permanently resident in a developing Commonwealth country
iii) Be available to commence their Fellowships in the United Kingdom on 1October, 2011. Any other start date will only be permitted in exceptional cases.
iv) Have been employed for at least five years as an academic staff member of a University in a developing Commonwealth country
v) Be in the employment of the nominating university

AND

vi) Hold a doctorate

OR

vii) In the fields of medicine and dentistry, have qualified as a doctor or dentist before 1 October, 2001.

Awards are tenable at any approved UK University or higher education institution for a specific programme of academic collaboration, skills updating, and networking designed to enhance teaching and future research capabilities and are not restricted to specific subject areas. Candidates are expected in advance of any fellowship application to the Commission to have made contact with up to three potential host universities in the United Kingdom and to have secured the agreement of an academic at each to act as a host for the Fellowship.

Submission of applications

Interested candidates are expected to complete Electronic Application System (EAS) and submit copies to the Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), University of Ibadan on or before Wednesday 30, September, 2010.

Full details are obtainable in the Commonwealth 2011 Prospectus which can be found at: http:www.csuk.org.uk/apply/academic_fellowships.asp.

For further information, please contact

Secretariat:

c/o The Association of Commonwealth Universities, Woburn House, 20-24 Tavistock Square, London WCIH (HF, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44(0)20 7380 6700, Fax: +44(0)20 7387 2655, website: www.cscuk.org.uk

OR

Office of International Programmes, University Advancement Center Complex, Off Obong Road, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Telephone: + 234(0) 2874 1045, e-mail: oip@mail.ui.edu.ng, Blog Address: www.oipibadan.blogspot.com , website: www.oip.ui.edu.ng

2011 COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIPS

The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom invites candidates to apply for the 2011/2012 Commonwealth scholarships. These awards help individuals to pursue advanced academic study in other Commonwealth countries and consequently allow them to make significant contributions to their home countries when they return. These scholarships are open to all disciplines.

Eligibility

To apply for the awards, candidates should:

i) Be Commonwealth citizens, refugees, or British protected persons.
ii) Be permanently resident in a Commonwealth country other than the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, and Isle of Man.
iii) Be available to commence academic studies in the UK by September/October 2011iv) Hold, by October 2011, a first degree of upper second class Honors standard or a second class degree and a relevant postgraduate qualification, which will normally be a Master’s degree.

AND

v) In the fields of Medicine and Dentistry, you must have qualified as a doctor or dentist between October 2001 and 30 September, 2006.
Candidates may apply through their Nomination Institution for the following categories

a) 12-36 months’ support towards completion of either a full-time taught or a doctoral postgraduate qualification at an eligible UK institution.
b) 12 months’ non-degree study in the United Kingdom on a Split-Site basis to aid the completion of a doctoral degree undertaken at a University in the candidate’s home country.
c) 6 months’ Clinical training in Medicine or Dentistry ( Only for candidates in developing Countries)

Candidates are encouraged to explore research areas that develop the priorities of their countries, institution and the Department For International Development (DFID) such as concerning: Climate change, global economic growth, fragile and conflict affected State, international institutional reform and building our common future.

Submission of applications

Interested candidates are expected to complete Electronic Application System (EAS) and submit copies to the Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), University of Ibadan, on or before Wednesday 30, September, 2010. Candidates should note that the Commission does not accept direct applications.
Full details are obtainable in the Commonwealth 2011 Prospectus which can be found at: www.cscuk/apply/developingcommonwealthscholarships.asp

For further information, please contact

Secretariat:

c/o The Association of Commonwealth Universities, Woburn House, 20-24 Tavistock Square, London WCIH (HF, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44(0)20 7380 6700, Fax: +44(0)20 7387 2655, website: www.cscuk.org.uk

OR

Office of International Programmes, University Advancement Center Complex. University of Ibadan. Nigeria. Telephone: + 234(0) 2874 1045, e-mail: oip@mail.ui.edu.ng, Blog Address: www.oipibadan.blogspot.com , website: www.oip.ui.edu.ng

University of Ibadan Honours Winner of the 2010 Commonwealth Regional Prize In Literature.

Notable for producing people of distinction, the University of Ibadan on Thursday, 15 July, 2010 hosted Miss Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, winner of the 2010 Commonwealth Regional Prize in Literature at an event organized by the Department of English in honour of a distinguished alumna.


Miss Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, who started writing at the age of 13, obtained a bachelor’s degree in Psychology in 1998. Her novel ‘I DO NOT COME TO YOU BY CHANCE’ has won a Betty Trask award, the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First Book in Africa, and was a Finalist for the Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa. The book was also named one of the Best Books of 2009 in Washington, USA.


The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Prof. Adigun Agbaje who chaired the event stated that the University is proud of Adaobi for all she has accomplished and that the University will continue to produce great men and women in the literary field. Also in attendance were Prof P.A. Ogundeji Dean of Arts, Prof Helen Osinowo, HOD of Psychology, Dr Remi Raji-Oyelade, HOD of English, Dr. Bola Udegbe Director, Office of International Programmes and a host of others.

Opportunities for Women

1) LOREAL FELLOWSHIP AWARDS
For PH.D Candidates to study or carry out their experimental for their PH.D. (Grants - $20, 000 USD)

2) LOREAL /UNESCO AWARDS for Outstanding Women of Science, Professors who have distinguish themselves and clearly contributed to Science( Awards - $100,000 USD)

3) Fellows of the Nigerian Academy of Science. Aggressive search for Outstanding, young, female Scientists to bring up the women proportion in the academy. Nigeria is at 5.6% while South Africa is at 24.5% of Female in their academy.


For more information please contact:


Prof. A.G. Falusi
Director, IAMRAT
College of Medical Sciences,
University of Ibadan.