Repoa's Grants for Researchers

REPOA is pleased to announce the 1st callfor proposals for the year 2013. 

REPOA research grants aim to develop a vibrant community of beginning and intermediate researchers capable of undertaking research that is credible and relevant to development challenges, with special attention to policy development issues. Support is provided to short term studies (up to one year) in areas that are relevant to REPOA’s overall research agenda. These studies aim to provide information that is relevant for the policy and practice of development that stakeholders can find useful in socioeconomic transformation for growth and poverty reduction initiatives, and offer beginning and intermediate researchers a platform to jump start and/or consolidate their research careers.

Focus Fields
Research proposals are invited on one of thebelow research themes

• Growth and Development
• Social Protection
• Governance and Service delivery
• Gender, Technology and Environment are cross-cutting in all the three themes.

The deadline for research proposals is Friday, January 11th 2013
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List of new books added at the Special Reserve Section, MUHAS Library - 11th December 2012

List of new books added at the Special Reserve Section, MUHAS Library - 11th December 2012

http://library.muhas.ac.tz/index.php/news/1-latest-news/162-list-of-new-books-at-muhas-library-11th-december-2012

Elsevier Foundation Awards 2012 Grants to strengthening evidenced based healthcare in Tanzania, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences Library

The Elsevier Foundation announced today the 2012 grant recipients for the Innovative Libraries in Developing Countries and New Scholars award programs. In total, $650,000 has been committed to eight institutions around the world.

The 2012 library grant recipients address real developing world issues through the use of STM information resources and include:

• E-Library Training Initiative in Latin America & Asia, MLA/Librarians Without Borders
• Enhancing Access to Research in Central and West Africa, Information Training & Outreach Centre for Africa, ITOCA
• Strengthening evidenced based healthcare in Tanzania, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Tanzania
• Nepal Knowledge Nexus, Dhulikhel Hospital

Click here for more details

Call for Joint Research Project Proposals-2012

15 November 2012 to 15 January 2013

In April 2011 an agreement on collaboration in Science and Technology between the governments of South Africa and Tanzania was signed. Towards implementat

ion of the signed agreement, the two countries developed a Plan of Action. The Plan of Action sought to facilitate scientific and technological cooperation between the two countries by supporting researchers from universities, universities of technology, science councils and public research institutes on an equal and mutually beneficial basis.

The Joint research project proposals shall be submitted to the relevant authorities in both countries for evaluation, being the Commission for Science and Technology in Tanzania and the National Research Foundation in South Africa (NRF).

For the purposes of this call, research projects falling within the following areas/disciplines will be considered:

Health
ICT
Palaeontology
Nano material (manufacturing)
Agricultural value addition (processing and packaging) and Animal embryo transplant

 

Click here to access the announcement

Scholarship opportunities in Sweden

The Swedish Institute announces scholarship opportunities for international students. The Swedish Institute Study Scholarships targets highly qualified students from Africa: Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. (The program is also open for applicants from Bangladesh, Bolivia and Cambodia)

About 140 scholarships altogether will be awarded for higher education studies in Sweden on Master’s level. The grants cover tuition fees, living costs and a one time travel grant.

Click here to access the website

5th African Conference for Digital Scholarship & Curation, Durban South Africa, 26-28 June 2013

Data collation, analysis and distribution are an integral part of digital scholarship and hence increasingly shape data management and curation activities in Africa and globally. Data infrastructures for advanced education, research and innovation are defined across a broad spectrum from virtual worlds and online gaming to laboratory instrumentation and large scale earth observations. This conference aims to surface the opportunities and challenges that data activities and infrastructures bring to current and future research.

The Planning Committee invites proposals to chair relevant sessions; or abstracts for papers, posters and workshops presented at the conference.

Deadline for submissions: 31 January 2013.

Details of the call are available online

List of new books added at the Special Reserve Section, MUHAS Library - 5th December 2012

List of new books added at the Special Reserve Section, MUHAS Library - 5th December 2012

Retrieve the list from MUHAS website

“ADVANCED ONLINE SEARCH TECHNIQUES WORKSHOP” FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS AT MUHAS (14 December 2012)

Target group: Postgraduate students at MUHAS
Date: Friday, 14th December 2012
Time: 2-4.30 pm
Venue: Undergraduate ICT Computer Lab, MUHAS
Programme of the workshop:
-  Advanced searching techniques – Googlelogy, and other techniques
- Library Online catalogue, Institutional repository, search e-resources tool
- Abstract and citation databases – Google scholar, sciencedirect, Scopus, Scirus
Note: interested participants are requested to submit their details at the Special Reserve Section, MUHAS library Or send emails to library@muhas.ac.tz

By MUHAS Library management

The First MUHAS Scientific Conference 2nd-4th, 2013

The Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) announces its first scientific conference that will be organized with support from Sida  and other development partners. We welcome all researchers, local and international, working in various areas of health to share their research findings with other stake holders in this conference.

The Conference will be held at the Kunduchi Beach Hotel, Dar es Salaam.

Conference Theme: Health Research Towards Poverty Alleviation.

Important Deadlines

• 15th February 2013: Deadline for Abstract submission
• 15th March 2013: Deadline for Early-registration
• 22nd March 2013: Notifications of Abstract Acceptance

Click here to access the website

The Essential Electronic Agricultural Library (TEEAL) for full-text searching in over 200 highly ranked journals is now available at MUHAS library

"Access Current Health Reserach" 
 
TEEAL - The Essential Electronic Agricultural Library (TEEAL) for local area networks is now available at MUHAS library

TEEAL is an offline full-text and searchable database of articles from 200 high-quality research journals in agriculture, health and other related disciplines.

Search and browse offline database of full-text articles from over 200 journals in Agriculture, Animal science, Biotechnology and microbiology, Chemistry and biochemistry, Economics and social science, Environment and natural resources,
Food science and nutrition, Forestry, Human medicine and physiology, and Plant and soil science

Please visit MUHAS library computer lab, first floor to access the offline database.

List of new books in health and allied sciences added at the Special Reserve Section, MUHAS Library - 27th November 2012

List of new books at the Special Reserve Section, MUHAS Library - 27th November 2012
TITLE	AUTHOR	COPY	YEAR
Nursing in contemporary healthcare practise	Jenkson, Tim	1	2008
Capital investment for health:case studies from  Europe	Rechel, Bernd	1	2009
Pathology review manual and workbook for  USMLE step 1	Baker, Peter	1	2002
Tanzania demographic and health sarvey 2010	WHO	3	2011
Get ahead! Specialties:250 SBA for finals	Bach, Fiona	1	2010
Reseach methodology in the medical and biological scieeences	Laake, Peter	1	2007
Aclinical guide to supportive and palliative care for HIV/AIDS	O'Neill, Joseph	1	2003
Tackling chronic disease in europe:strategies, interventions and challenges	Busse, Reinhard	1	2010
Skills for midwifery Practice	Jonhson, Ruth	2	2006
Pharmacology condensed	Dale, M.M	1	2009
Person- centred councelling in action	Mearns, DAVE	1	2008
Short answer questions and   MCQ in anaesthesia and intesive care	Dashfield, Adrian	1	2004
Who model formulary 2008	Stuart, marc C.	1	2009
Pediatric nutrition handbook	Kleinman, Ronald	1	2009
Social work and human  development	Crawford, Karin	1	2003
Social work practise:assesment, planning, interventon and  review	Parker, Jonathan	1	2003
Nursing and working with other people	Goodman, Benny	2	2008
Apley's consise systerm of orthopaedidics and therapy	Solomon, Louis	1	2005
Theory and practise of cousselling and therapy	Nelson-Jones, Richard	1	2006
BTEC first  health and social care	Hetherigton, Alison	1	2008
MRC Pych:passing the  CASC exam	Saver, Justin	1	2009
Berne& Levy Physiology	Koeppen, B.M	1	2008
Principles and Practice of infectious disease	Mandell, G.L	1	2005
Codex alimentarius:organically produced foods	FAO	1	2006
The renal system.- 2nd ed	Field, Michael	1	2010
One stop doc- respiratory system	Dartnell ,J	1	2005
Promoting Health	Ewles, L	1	2003
Phlebotomy:worktext&procedures manual.-2nd ed	Warekois, Robins	1	2007
Nursing practice hospital and home	Alexander Margaret F	1	2006
Harison's principle of internal medicine	Isselbacher, Kurt	1	2005
Brunner& Suddarth's textbook of medical surgical nursing	Smeltzer, Suzanne C	2	1996
Psychiatric &mental health nursing:the craft of caring	Barker Phil	1	2009
Poverty & human development	Mkukuta	1	2009
Revision exercise based on textbook of biochemistry	Vasodevan, D.M	1	2005
Providing support at home for children& young people who have complex health needs	Hewitt-Taylor, J	1	2008
Browse's introduction to the investigation and management of surgical disease	Browse, Norman L	1	2010
Harrison's principles of Internal medicine.-14th ed	Isselbacher, Kurt	1	2001

A Workshop on Online Reference Management and Advanced Searches for MUHAS Academic Staff (11th – 12th December 2012)

A Workshop on Online Reference Management and Advanced Searches 11th – 12th December 2012 - MUHAS

Once again, the Directorate of Library Services will organize a Two Days workshop on Online Reference Management and Advanced Searches. The workshop will be conducted at the MUHAS, Undergraduate Computer Lab from 10th – 11th December, 2012 (10 am to 3.30 pm).

The library is inviting Academic Staff

from MUHAS to attend the workshop by submitting their details to the undersigned by close of Friday 7th December 2012 business.

Kindly, circulate this announcement to all academic staff. 25 participants will be accepted for the workshop. Therefore, earlier registration for the workshop is encouraged.

Programme of the training
• Online reference and citation management by using free and open source software called Mendeley
• Search Magic: How to conduct advanced multilingual online searches
• Search abstract and citation databases including ScienceDirect, Scopus, Google scholar other academic databases: CABI, HINARI,
• Search Free Online journals, books, such as DOAJ, OpenDoar, Free medical journals etc

Entitlements: During the event, the organisers will provide out of pocket allowance, lunch and refreshments. Participation in the workshop is free of charge. 25 participants will be accepted for the event.

Deadline for application: Kindly submit your details to the undersigned by close of Friday 7th December 2012 business. Mr Julius Magess, Tel: 0784262888, Email: magessaj@yahoo.com. Also copy to: library@muhas.ac.tz, tlwoga@gmail.com, 022-2151462

“ADVANCED ONLINE SEARCH TECHNIQUES WORKSHOP” FOR POSTGRADIATE STUDENTS AT MUHAS - 30TH NOVEMBER 2012

Target group: Postgraduate students at MUHAS
Date: Friday, 30th November 2012
Time: 2-4.30 pm
Venue: Undergraduate ICT Computer Lab, MUHAS
Programme of the workshop:
-  Advanced searching techniques – Googlelogy, and other techniques
- Library Online catalogue, Institutional repository, search e-resources tool
- Abstract and citation databases – Google scholar, sciencedirect, Scopus, Scirus
Note: interested participants are requested to submit their details at the Special Reserve Section, MUHAS library Or send emails to library@muhas.ac.tz

By MUHAS Library management

Recruitment now open - Afya Bora Fellowship

The AFYA BORA CONSORTIUM is recruiting 20 highly qualified and goal-oriented health professionals for a 12-month fellowship (June 2013 – June 2014) in one of our African partner countries (Botswana, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda). There are 4 ope nings for applicants from each of the African countries, and 4 openings for US trainees. 

TO APPLY and obtain more information, click here  

Applications are due January 24th, 2013

ADVANCED ONLINE SEARCHES TECHNIQUES 16th NOV, 2012 EVALUATION FORM

ADVANCED ONLINE SEARCH TECHNIQUES WORKSHOP - 23RD NOVEMBER 2012

Invitation to attend the “ADVANCED ONLINE SEARCH TECHNIQUES ” workshop

Organized by the Directorate of Library Services (MUHAS)
Target group: Postgraduate students at MUHAS
Date: Friday, 23 November 2012
Time: 2-4.30 pm
Venue: Undergraduate ICT Computer Lab, MUHAS

Programme of the workshop:

- Abstract and citation databases - Scirus
- Use of HINARI & PUBMED
- Free online databases - AJOL, OPENDOAR, DOAJ, free medical journals etc

Note: interested participants are requested to submit their details at the Special Reserve Section, MUHAS library

Or send emails to library@muhas.ac.tz

By MUHAS Library management

ADVANCED ONLINE SEARCH TECHNIQUES FOR MUHAS POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS (16 November 2012)

Invitation to attend the “ADVANCED ONLINE SEARCH TECHNIQUES ” workshop

Organized by the Directorate of Library Services (MUHAS)
Target group: Postgraduate students at MUHAS
Date: Friday, 16 November 2012
Time: 2-4.30 pm
Venue: Undergraduate ICT Computer Lab, MUHAS
Programme of the workshop:
- Introduction to advanced search techniques: boolean operators, googlelogy, and other techniques
- Advanced searching techniques - Online Public Access Catalogue, repository and library website
- Use of HINARI & PUBMED
Note: interested participants are requested to submit their details at the Special Reserve Section, MUHAS library

Or send emails to library@muhas.ac.tz

By MUHAS Library management