In 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 better than a funder who has been with us all along? Besides, we delve into the aspect of going virtual...
We had a chance to speak with Akinyinka Omigbodun, former chairman of the management board of CARTA and a coordinator and facilitator of the ongoing Joint Advanced Seminar 3. He weighed in on the benefits and gaps of virtual meetings and shared his opinion on ...
Central to the training program for CARTA Fellows is a series of residential Joint Advanced Seminars (JAS), designed to enhance their skills and knowledge, guide and propel them through the research process, and provide a foundation for building networks of researchers, peers, and mentors. This year,...
For ages, scientists have dutifully undertaken the task of solving the problems facing humanity through research. However, to no small extent, their findings do not always reach the wider public to which the problem-solving endeavor is intended to benefit. This could be partly due to...
The 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 institutions—who come from various disciplines, such as public health, demography, anthropology, communication, and economics, among others, are bound by research...
CARTA 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. Its work has been highlighted on various media platforms over the years. This past year, CARTA fellows, graduates, and focal persons...
Alexander Kagaha (Cohort Seven Fellow, University of the Witwatersrand) recently completed a writing retreat at a resort and retreat center in Uganda where he had been for one and a half months. The academic writing retreat offers researchers time to finalize their PhD dissertations, write...
Justin Kumala, a CARTA fellow at the University of the Witwatersrand was involved in organizing the recent Joint Advanced Seminar (JAS) 2. He talks to us about the planning process, what is expected by and of the fellows, and what it took to organize it...
AS CARTA @ 10 Scientific Conference draws near, we caught up with one of the presenters, Catherine Musyoka. Here, she shares her thoughts on Scientific Conferences and what a participant should look forward to. How do Scientific Conferences help researchers to advance their work? And why...
Henry Zakumumpa, CARTA graduate of Makerere University, led a community and public engagement (CPE) project- a multi-stakeholder data validation workshop- involving 44 participants on 3rd September 2020. Henry's research focuses on the uptake of new HIV treatment delivery models in Uganda. The workshop, held in Fort...
Following a long and successful partnership with CARTA, the Obafemi Awolowo University’s postgraduate college leadership has expressed interest in increasing the scope of the CARTA curriculum. The Nigerian University is a beneficiary of a project to strengthen the research capacity of doctoral students and supervisors. The...
The Covid-19 pandemic has seen CARTA fellows utilize their programme-acquired skills in grant management and adopting to virtual teaching. We caught up with Dr. Nkosiyazi Dube, a CARTA Graduate, recipient of a CARTA re-entry grant, and lecturer at the Social Work unit at the University...