Dear colleagues,
First, I wanted to share three developments which are directly linked to universities. One is Bill Gates' acceptance speech given in July 2014 at Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia. Notable keywords: "the countries of Africa are learning from each other", "support programs developed by Africans, for Africans", "emphasize two things: health and agricultural development", "modernized approach to development finance"... Well, an optimistic and insightful speech. You can read it here.
Another are my 'Reflections on RUFORUM 10th Anniversary Biennial Celebrations'. My reflections led me to consider four critical issues and pose four direct responses/conclusions. In doing so, I approached the reflections through the lens of my collaborations with RUFORUM over the past 10 years - (i) CTA as a RUFORUM partner connecting RUFORUM within the continent, across the other CTA regions (Caribbean and the Pacific) and in Europe; (ii) as a member of the International Advisory Panel of RUFORUM; (iii) as Executive Secretary of the European Forum for Agricultural Research for Development and (iv) in my own professional and personal capacity. During my speech, which you can download at the end this post, I talked about the lack of 'hardware' and infrastructure in university labs and why African universities must be more responsive to societal challenges and more accountable for Africa’s progress.
Finally, this publication by EADI, "North-South Research Partnership. Academia Meets Development?" is a great read. Find it here (PDF).
The funding and event season is in full swing: here's a list of upcoming events and deadlines for calls.
EVENTS
Second Ministerial Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation
Dates: 14-17 October 2014
Venue: Rabat, Morocco
Conference on policies for competitive smallholder livestock production
Dates: 26-28 November 2014
Venue: Gaborone, Botswana
Send abstracts by 15 August 2014
5th YOUMARES convention for young marine scientists and engineers
Dates: 10-12 September 2014
Venue: Stralsund, Germany
http://www.youmares.net/ym5.html
Information for Meeting Africa's Agricultural Transformation and Food Security Goals (IMAAFS)
Dates: 1-3 October 2014
Venue: Addis Abeba, Ethiopia
http://mars.jrc.ec.europa.eu/News-Events/IMAAFS
Agriculture and Climate Change: Adapting Crops to Increased Uncertainty
Dates: 15-17 February 2015
Venue: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Send abstracts by 17 October 2014
http://www.agricultureandclimatechange.com/index.html
International Symposium on Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition
Dates: 18-19 September 2014
Venue: Rome, Italy
http://www.agriculturesnetwork.org/get-involved/events/2014/fao-syposium-agroecology
International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI)
Dates: 17-19 November 2014
Venue: Seville, Spain
http://iated.org/iceri/announcement
3rd UNCCD international scientific conference
Dates: 9-12 march 2015
Venue: Cancun, Mexico
http://www.agropolis.fr/actualites/2015-unccd.php
West African Workshop on Research by and with Smallholders / West Africa Farmer Innovation Fair
Dates: 25-27 November & 28-29 November 2014
Venue: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
CALLS
AWARD fellowships 2015
Apply before 8 August 2014.
http://www.awardfellowships.org/the-award-fellowship/applicants/faq
First call: Africa Climate Change Fund
Apply before 8 August 2014.
http://www.acp-st.eu/content/africa-climate-change-fund-launches-first-call-proposals
Call for abstracts: Conference on policies for competitive smallholder livestock production
Send abstracts by 15 August 2014.
CTA: Call for 'Agricultural Value Chain Training Material'
Send before 31 august 2014.
http://caast-net-plus.org/object/link/911
PhD Fellowship: Ecological and socio-economic impacts of exotic plant invasions in the Dutch Caribbean
Deadline: 1 September 2014.
http://www.earth-observation-directory.com/jobs/details.php?id=51524&repeter=1
Call for abstracts: 3rd UNCCD international scientific conference
Deadline: 15 September 2014.
http://3sc.unccd.int/participants/submit-an-abstract
Call for abstracts: Agriculture and Climate Change: Adapting Crops to Increased Uncertainty
Send abstracts by 17 October 2014
http://www.agricultureandclimatechange.com/index.html
Kwame Kruma 2014 Scientifc Awards
Deadlines: Regional Award for Women – 30 October 2014. Continental Award – 15 November 2014.
http://www.acp-st.eu/content/kwame-nkrumah-2014-scientific-awards-launched
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