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COVID-19 and fragile countries
The fifth in our series of researcher challenges with the COVID-19 pandemic comes from Courage C Dzvukamanja in Zimbabwe, a PhD Student at Africa University College of Business, Peace, Leadership and ...
Read more... | CommentsCOVID-19, a double-edged sword!
In our fourth post in the series of the impact of COVID-19 on researchers, Chiedza Angela Hari, an environmental management researcher from Zimbabwe, shares the positives and negatives of the ...
Read more... | CommentsWhither to with COVID-19? The agony of a Zimbabwean graduate candidate
More Panganayi is a graduate candidate at the Centre for Peace, Business and Leadership at Africa University, Zimbabwe, with research interests in peace, human security, good governance, African politics and ...
Read more... | CommentsFieldwork paused but opportunities for online learning
The second post in our series about researcher experiences in light of COVID-19 comes from Mildred Zulu, a lecturer, researcher and PhD student from the University of Zambia with research ...
Read more... | CommentsNew norms, long lockdown
In this series, postgraduate students and researchers from around the world share the new challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic is bringing for their research and give advice to other researchers ...
Read more... | Comments7 tips for writing an introduction to a paper
You have done all your background reading and identified some interesting past research to set the context for your research but how do you present it? Writing an introduction to ...
Read more... | CommentsA Time for Some of Us to Catch Up on Writing—and Use AuthorAID Resources
Greetings again. Two years have passed since my previous AuthorAID blog post. These years have been busy and have gone fast for me. I hope they have been good years ...
Read more... | CommentsRoundup of upcoming online opportunities to strengthen research and knowledge
In the current climate where face-to-face meetings and training activities are cancelled worldwide, we are aware that many people will be looking for alternative ways to stay connected and develop ...
Read more... | CommentsEnrolment open: “Research Writing in the Social Sciences” online course (2020)
We are now pleased to announce that our latest online course starts 6 April 2020
Read more... | CommentsThe story behind this year's winning Capture your Research photo
This year’s winner of the AuthorAID Capture your Research competition is Olajumoke Olufemi of the University of Ibadan in Nigeria. She is a pharmaceutical microbiologist who is passionate about curbing ...
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