Blog: reflections on our UK Launch Conference
12th February 2018
In a new blog, Hayley Shaw, Manager of the University of Bristol’s Cabot Institute, and an advisor to the CONNECTED Network, reflects on the network’s UK Launch Conference, which took place in Bristol from 29 – 31 January 2018. She outlines some of…
Technology interventions & the private sector’s role in agriculture
15th January 2018
Prof. Emmanuel Okogbenin’s presentation to UK Launch Conference The fourth presentation at the CONNECTED UK Launch Conference on Tuesday 30 January will be delivered by Prof. Emmanuel Okogbenin, Director of Technical Operations at the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF), Kenya A CONNECTED Management…
Cassava, sweet potato & yam research presentation
15th January 2018
Researcher presentation to UK Launch Conference confirmed Dr Titus Alicai will address the CONNECTED UK Launch Conference on Tuesday 30 January. The plant virologist from Uganda’s National Crops Research Research Institute, is a CONNECTED Management Board member. The focus of his presentation will…
Maize research & outreach materials for crop protection
11th January 2018
Dr Anne Wangai’s presentation to UK Launch Conference Details of a second researcher presentation for the CONNECTED UK Launch Conference in Bristol later this month have been confirmed. Dr Anne Wangai, a Chief Research Officer at the Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organisation…
Diagnosis, surveillance & control of plant viruses
11th January 2018
Prof. Lava Kumar’s presentation to UK Launch Conference As preparations for the UK Launch Conference of CONNECTED continue, details of the first researcher presentation has been confirmed. Prof. Lava Kumar, Head of the Germplasm Health, Virology and Molecular Diagnostics Units at the International…
Welcoming our new Executive Assistant to the team
18th December 2017
We are delighted to welcome Soňa Reale to the CONNECTED team as part-time Executive Assistant. Soňa has gained administrative experience working in a variety of sectors, for example financial services, and the NHS, and she has worked in higher education for the last…
Project launches with conference of world-class researchers
8th December 2017
A major new project aimed at tackling the devastation caused by plant disease in Africa will be launched when world-class scientists and researchers from across the UK and Africa visit Bristol for a three-day conference in the new year. It is the inaugural…
Research funding calls: timescales & processes
7th December 2017
One of CONNECTED’s key objectives is enabling members to successfully apply for research funding. To achieve this, we are providing pump-prime funding for a wide range of innovative, short-term research projects which can be used as the basis for future funding applications with…
New team members
17th November 2017
We’re delighted to welcome two new members to the CONNECTED team. Dr Nina Ockendon-Powell joins us as Network Manager, sharing the role with Dr Diane Hird. Richard Wyatt is our new Communications Officer. Nina has a PhD in comparative transcriptomics, and brings recent…
Review of cassava brown streak disease
7th November 2017
A new review of cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) has just been published – ‘Cassava brown streak disease: historical timeline, current knowledge and future prospects’ by Tomlinson et al. Cassava is the second most important staple food crop in Africa, however crop productivity…