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Adolescent obesity in Nigeria: an epidemic with minimal response
March 4, 2021Background There has been a steady rise in the prevalence of overweight and obese children in all regions of the world. In very extreme cases,......
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Prof. Agbor calls for more Investment on Science and Technology in Africa
February 26, 2021The 8th Public Lecture of the Joint Advanced Seminar 3 was delivered by Prof. Sarah Anyang Agbor, the Honourable Commissioner for Human Resources, Science, Technology,......
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Virtual Joint Advanced Seminar 3: A Fellow’s Experience
February 26, 2021Lindiwe Farlane shares her experience of the just concluded Joint Advanced Seminar 3 What opportunities emerged from the virtual JAS 3 sessions and what are......
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CARTA, a multidisciplinary driving force leading the way on COVID-19
February 18, 2021This blog post was first published on the AAS blog as part of a series that explored how the eleven DELTAS Africa-funded consortia were able......
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CARTA’s Newsletter is out! Check it out today
February 18, 2021In this issue, we celebrate ten years of CARTA’s contribution to the development of a vibrant African academy. Who else to reflect on the decade......
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Virtual seminars: An opportunity or a challenge?
January 29, 2021We had a chance to speak with Akinyinka Omigbodun, former chairman of the management board of CARTA and a coordinator and facilitator of the ongoing......
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Enhancing Fellows’ Research Process through Joint Advanced Seminar 3
January 29, 2021Central to the training program for CARTA Fellows is a series of residential Joint Advanced Seminars (JAS), designed to enhance their skills and knowledge, guide......
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Researchers Learn to Communicate their Research for better Public Engagement
January 12, 2021For ages, scientists have dutifully undertaken the task of solving the problems facing humanity through research. However, to no small extent, their findings do not......
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CARTA’s Joint Advanced Seminars Integral in Training Researchers
January 12, 2021The CARTA program was developed to address the training and retention of the next generation of academics at African academic institutions. Our fellows—staff of partner......
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CARTA in the Media 2020
December 24, 2020CARTA has contributed to the development of a vibrant African academy capable of leading world-class multidisciplinary research that positively impacts on public and population health.......
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CARTA’s retreat initiative critical to academic writing for researchers
December 24, 2020Alexander Kagaha (Cohort Seven Fellow, University of the Witwatersrand) recently completed a writing retreat at a resort and retreat center in Uganda where he had......
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What it takes to plan a Joint Advanced Seminar (JAS2): A fellow’s perspective
December 22, 2020Justin Kumala, a CARTA fellow at the University of the Witwatersrand was involved in organizing the recent Joint Advanced Seminar (JAS) 2. He talks to......
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