New funding to support Research Leaders in sub-Saharan Africa

Published on 11 March 2010 in 'Announcements'

The Medical Research Council has launched a new scheme to support African Research Leaders. This is a highly prestigious award, jointly funded by the MRC and the UK’s Department for International Development (DfID), for non-clinical and clinical researchers of exceptional ability.

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EDCTP launches new calls for proposals

Published on 22 February 2010 in 'Announcements'

The European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) welcomes project proposals as a response to the following calls: Senior Fellowships,Senior Fellowships linked to regional networks of excellence (NoEs) and Establishment and Strengthening of African National Ethics Committees (NECs) or Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

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Connecting the Chain II: Linking Research and Development

Published on 19 February 2010 in 'Announcements'

EDCTP is holding a meeting with key representatives from European National Development agencies or their equivalent to explore pragmatic and workable strategies for collaborating together most effectively in line with the Declarations of Paris (2005) and Bamako (2007). The meeting will take place on 9 June 2010 at the University Foundation in Brussels, Belgium. The meeting will discuss how to better coordinate clinical research and health development agendas in Africa in order to facilitate effective delivery of interventions.

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Launch of the first Southern African Network of Excellence

Published on 19 February 2010 in 'Announcements'

The Trials of Excellence in Southern Africa (TESA), which is the first project of the Southern African Consortium, is the collaborative effort of ten southern African research institutes and universities involved in clinical trials of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.

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PhD-program opportunities at LMU

Published on 12 February 2010 in 'Announcements'

The Center for International Health (CIHLMU) at Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) in Munich will open applications for the PhD-Program in International Health starting in autumn 2010. Interested candidates from around the world will be able to apply; preference would be given to students coming from existing partnerships.

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