This year’s University of Ibadan Research and Development (UIRESDEV) Fair took place 8-9 November at the International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan. The theme of the fair was ‘Informing Policy with Evidence-Based Research and Innovation’. Faculties, institutes, and centres in the University of Ibadan community were all provided with display spaces where they could put up for the public materials exemplifying their contributions to policy development in Nigeria.
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The promotion of three members of academic staff in our Institute to the rank of Senior Research Fellow was ratified on Monday, 16 October, 2017 by the Central Appointments and Promotions (A&P) Committee of the University of Ibadan.
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We have received from the management of the University of Ibadan the plaque for taking the first prize in the humanities division at the 2016 University of Ibadan Research and Development Fair.
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On 27 September, 2017, the IAS family welcomed a new member into its fold, as Mrs V.M. Otolorin took over from Mrs Helen Ezekwem to run the specialized library of the Women’s Research and Documentation Centre (WORDOC), a key organ of our Institute.
IAS-UI received two visitors from the University of Venda, South Africa, on the 14th of September, 2017. Prof Ernest Klu and Dr M.T. Chauke met with IAS Director Dr O.I. Pogoson to discuss a wide range of issues pertaining to African Studies research and pedagogy on the continent, comparing notes on disciplinary structures and curricula.
The research on and manufacture of traditional medicinal products received a major boost on September 11, 2017 with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between PaxHerbals and the Nigerian Institute for Medical Research (NIMR).
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The current brochure of IAS-UI has arrived from press and is now available at the IAS Publications Office. It includes background information on the Institute, our mandate as one of the leading centres of research and pedagogy on African and Black cultural and social issues, detailed information on the courses and degree programmes we offer, as well as information on the admission process and other requirements for obtaining postgraduate degrees at IAS-UI.
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On Friday, 25 August, 2017 IAS-UI received three Lithuanian visitors who are researchers with a keen interest in African Studies as well as migration processes and their implication in the politics of identity formation and relations.
On the 17th of July, the Institute was the beneficiary of a donation of a metal gong by Prof M. Adebisi Sowunmi, lately of the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Ibadan. This is a welcome addition to the Institute’s collection of traditional African artefacts and artworks.
Read more: Prof M. Adebisi Sowunmi donates metal gong to IAS
On Wednesday 12th July, 2017, Ifeoma Fafunwa and her wonderful cast of actors brought Hear Word! Naija Women Talk to Drapers Hall.
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The Institute’s Abstract Committee is meeting this morning to consider the abstracts of PhD candidates who have successfully presented their post-field seminars.