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21 Feb 2011
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is pleased to have received a $2 million donation from Dr Hari N. Harilela for the establishment of the "Padma and Hari Harilela Scholarship" at its School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM).
21 Feb 2011
Waseda University
By Hatsuko Kawana, Associate Professor, School of Human Sciences, Waseda University
It started with the news that on Christmas Day in 2010, ten school bags were delivered to a child guidance center in Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture, along with a card signed by Mr. Naoto Date, the hero of the cartoon “Tiger Mask.”
17 Feb 2011
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
With a decade of providing executive training to hospitality professionals, PolyU has already formed a firm foothold in establishing a well-respected programme.
14 Feb 2011
Waseda University
The Waseda University Institute of e-Government has released the 2011 Waseda University World e-Government Ranking, marking its seventh consecutive year of monitoring the development of e-Government worldwide.
14 Feb 2011
Waseda University
The exhibition project “Build a Square, Move a Square―A Half Century of Temporary Theatres in Japan―Exhibition”, which started on January 11, is a display looking back at the history of temporary theatres from the 1960s to the present day.
10 Feb 2011
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
by Conny Banji.
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) Faculty of Engineering under its Micro Hydro Group is working on a micro hydro project to bring electricity to rural areas.
10 Feb 2011
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
By CHERYL POO
To keep traditional songket weaving alive, Royal Terengganu Songket strives to empower artistically inclined rural young women.
08 Feb 2011
The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
Romain Murenzi, a key architect of Rwanda's efforts to devise a successful blueprint for science-based sustainable development after years of civil war and genocide, has been appointed the new executive director of TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world. He replaces long-time executive director, Mohamed H.A. Hassan.
08 Feb 2011
RIKEN
The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science has announced that Dr. Hiroki R. Ueda will be awarded the JSPS Prize for his work on the understanding of design principles in mammalian circadian clocks.
02 Feb 2011
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
In each month of 2010, IDRC launched a 'Lasting Impacts' minisite to look back at some examples of how research that IDRC has funded has had long term impacts. Links to the minisites can be found in this announcement.
02 Feb 2011
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
By Hélène Mayrand et Edgard Rodriguez
In today’s globalized world, exporting is one of the key policy strategies to promote employment and higher wages in developing countries.
02 Feb 2011
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
By Louise Guénette
Three IDRC regional directors retired in the fall of 2010 after heading offices in Cairo, Nairobi, and Singapore. Eglal Rached, Constance Freeman, and Richard Fuchs look back at some significant moments during their careers at IDRC.
02 Feb 2011
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
With over 2,000 dead and more than 6,500,000 at risk from cholera, urgent measures are being implemented to contain the cholera outbreak in Haiti, which is present in all ten of Haiti's departments.
02 Feb 2011
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Once, GDP was the established benchmark of a country’s progress. Now, new and sophisticated indexes offer a more rounded picture of the condition of society — and IDRC is helping develop them.
01 Feb 2011
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
The IDRC-funded project Trade, Gender and Equity in Latin America assessed the impact of trade patterns on female labour. The research revealed that, overall, trade has not resulted in more jobs for women, nor has it narrowed the income gap between men and women.
01 Feb 2011
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
IDRC is pleased to announce the 2011 Call for Concept Notes as part of the Canadian International Food Security Research Fund.
01 Feb 2011
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
Organized by the Troels H. Povlsen Care Apparel Centre under the aegis of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)’s Institute of Textiles and Clothing, the "DesignPlus Fashion Competition 2011" has come to a fruitful close.
01 Feb 2011
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Innovation has a crucial role to play as economies recover from the current financial crisis. This book examines the role of innovation in developing countries, with a focus on Africa.
01 Feb 2011
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Dr Durga Datt Joshi is the recipient of the prestigious Birendra Scientific Award from the Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) in recognition for his work on animal-transmitted diseases and viral encephalitis and for helping examine, control, and treat the diseases.
25 Jan 2011
Asia Research News
The UN have declared 2011 the International Year of Chemistry (IYC 2011). Throughout the year a wide range of activities will be taking place as part of IYC 2011, starting with the Official International Launch Ceremony being held at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris on 27-28 January. Below is a list of experts available for comment on the IYC 2011.
24 Jan 2011
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University has further extended its collaboration with the Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital (HKSH) in providing the highly popular Master of Nursing Programme for degree holders of other disciplines to join the profession. HKSH will also introduce new scholarship and bursary for students.
17 Jan 2011
Asia Research News
Major floods in many parts of the world have been reported in the international news. Alongside the devastation in Australia and South America, both Sri Lanka and the Philippines have experienced flash flooding after intense rainfall. Experts in floods who are available for comment are listed in this article.
17 Jan 2011
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is pleased to announce the first projects to be supported under the Canadian International Food Security Research Fund.
17 Jan 2011
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
As food prices rise around the globe, Africa faces increased challenges to feed its citizens. IDRC’s grant will support AGRA’S innovative research to improve agricultural productivity and access to markets.
14 Jan 2011
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
Researchers from Hong Kong Polytechnic University have carried out a pioneering study on the factors behind motorcycle accidents.
14 Jan 2011
Universiti Sains Malaysia
In November last year, the UN reported that there are many more people with cellphones in the Indian population than those with access to a toilet.
12 Jan 2011
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
PUTRAJAYA, 21 July – The Ministry of Higher Education has announced Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) as one of the top four public institutes of higher learning (IPTA) to retain the Research University (RU) title.
12 Jan 2011
University of the Philippines Diliman
Dean Michael Tan of the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (CSSP), University of the Philippines Diliman, sums up the projects and priorities of his administration in one word: space, referring to several meanings of the word in his plans for the college.
07 Jan 2011
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University will, through its partnership with Sichuan University in establishing China's first Training Institute on Disaster Management and Reconstruction, bring in its programmes and expertise to support the reconstruction and sustainable development of Sichuan province.
07 Jan 2011
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) School of Accounting and Finance hosted on 4-5 January the JCAE (Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics) Symposium 2011.
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Giants in history
Vietnamese surgeon Tôn Thất Tùng (10 May 1912 – 7 May 1982) developed a pioneering technique that reduced the risks and mortality rate of liver operations.
Michiaki Takahashi (17 February 1928 – 16 December 2013) was a Japanese virologist who developed the first chickenpox vaccine.
Maggie Lim (5 January 1913 – November 1995) was a Singaporean physician who promoted family planning and expanded the access to clinics to improve the quality of life for mothers and children in Singapore’s early days.
The founder of the Adyar Cancer Institute in India, Muthulakshmi Reddy (30 July 1886 – 22 July 1968), fought to uplift women and girls from impoverished situations.
Through her iconic stories featuring fictional scenes from the history of the Philippines, language teacher and academic Genoveva Matute (3 January 1915 – 21 March 2009) helped strengthen the Filipino identity.
Rajeshwari Chatterjee (24 January 1922 – 3 September 2010) was the first female engineer from Karnataka in India.
U Hla Myint (1920 – 2017) was a celebrated economist from Myanmar. Considered a prodigy, he was admitted to Rangoon University to study economics when he was just 14 years old. He went on to earn a Ph.D. at the London School of Economics (LSE).
Little is known about Ali, a teenager from Sarawak, Malaysia, who was chief assistant to the famous naturalist Alfred Wallace. Most of what is known comes from Wallace’s writings. Ali accompanied Wallace on expeditions throughout the Malay Archipelago from December 1855 to February 1862.
Indian scientist and physician Upendranath Brahmachari (19 December 1873–6 February 1946) is best known for creating a drug called Urea Stibamine, used to safely and reliably treat visceral leishmaniasis (or Kala-azar), a severe infection caused by the Leishmania parasite.
Sir Mokshagundam Srinivasa Shastry Vishveshwarayya (15 September 1860 – 14 April 1962) is widely regarded as India’s most outstanding engineer. In a career that spanned almost his entire life, Vishveshwarayya played a pivotal role in several engineering projects, including designing the Krishnarajasagara dam that is still the source of irrigation and drinking water for parts of Karnataka today.
Tsuneko (7 June 1933) and Reiji Okazaki (8 October 1930 – 1 August 1975) were a Japanese couple who discovered Okazaki fragments – short sequences of DNA that are synthesized during DNA replication and linked together to form a continuous strand.