NARO’s strategic contribution to agro-industrialisation and implications for plant health (CONNECTED Seminar One)
22nd March 2021
A re-focusing of the work of Uganda’s national agricultural research organisation (NARO) was the subject of a presentation by Dr Sylvester Dickson Baguma, Director of NARO-Bulindi Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute, at the inaugural CONNECTED Seminar. NARO undertakes research in all aspects…
Repositioning the BecA – ILRI hub into a One CGIAR Biosciences for Africa (CONNECTED Seminar One)
13th March 2021
One CGIAR was the focus of a presentation by Dr. Cathrine Ziyomo, Director of Biosciences eastern and central Africa (BecA)–ILRI Hub, in the inaugural CONNECTED Seminar. One CGIAR is a dynamic reformulation of CGIAR’s partnerships, knowledge and physical assets. It aims to drive…
Innovative Scientific Publication Mentoring scheme
1st March 2021
The CONNECTED Network is excited to unveil an innovative scientific publication mentoring scheme, which opens for applications on 1 March, and which will run from late May 2021 through to the end of the year. The aim is to match together senior researchers,…
INEXTVIR virology webinar successful applicants
11th February 2021
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laces have been awarded to 12 CONNECTED Network members to attend a new series of virology webinars running through until April 2021.
‘Exploring the role of Ham1 in Cassava Brown Streak Disease’: CONNECTED Online Seminar
4th February 2021
An online presentation made by Dr. Andy Bailey (University of Bristol, UK) on 17 June 2021 to the third in the CONNECTED Online Seminar Series is now available for Network members to watch on the CONNECTED Vimeo channel. Dr Bailey’s presentation, ‘Exploring the…
Looking ahead to new member opportunities in 2021
14th December 2020
The CONNECTED Network has announced some of the new opportunities, resources and activities that will become available to its network members in 2021. They include: New CONNECTED Webinars A new Training Grant scheme A new online conference, in late 2021 Infographics and a…
Reflections on an extraordinary 2020
10th December 2020
Many network achievements, despite COVID-19 impact As we head towards the end of 2020, the CONNECTED Network is reflecting on some of the highlights of an extraordinary year. Despite the restriction imposed by the global pandemic, here are a few of our network’s 2020…
New opportunity to deliver a CONNECTED webinar
1st December 2020
From early 2021 we will be running a new series of CONNECTED Webinars, open to all network members. Each webinar will feature two different people, giving a presentation of approximately 20 minutes, followed by a 20-30 minute Question and Answer and networking session.…
Cathrine Ziyomo joins Management Board
23rd November 2020
We are delighted to welcome Cathrine Ziyomo as a new member of the CONNECTED Management Board. Cathrine is Program Lead at the Biosciences eastern and central Africa (BecA)-ILRI Hub, Kenya, a shared agricultural research and biosciences platform that provides and increases access to…
Apply to attend an exciting new series of virology webinars
2nd November 2020
The CONNECTED Network has been offered a limited number of spaces on an exciting new series of virology webinars which begins this month and runs through until April 2021. Organised by Innovative Network for Next Generation Training and Sequencing of Virome (INEXTVIR), these…