NISC News
NISC Publications now with ORCiD Integration
8 November 2016 •
Announcements & Notices
ORCiD is becoming an essential part of the academic ecosystem with numerous research funders, including the National Research Foundation, now integrating ORCiD functionality into their grant application process.
Just as DOIs (digital object identifiers) help to...
Musical arts-related essay competition
3 November 2016 •
Announcements & Notices
Undergraduate and Honours students conducting African musical arts-related research in music, dance, drama and visual arts are invited to submit an essay to be adjudicated by scholars from the relevant disciplines.
The competition is open to...
Expanded Aims and Scope for NISC Journal
24 October 2016 •
Announcements & Notices
“The Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health seeks to promote coverage, representation and dissemination of high quality work from around the world that traverses high-, middle- and low – income contexts”, says Editor-in-Chief, Professor Soraya...
Laurier professor builds African-led HIV and AIDS research capacity
28 September 2016 •
Announcements & Notices
Laurier professor Alan Whiteside is providing his extensive expertise in HIV and AIDS research to lead a training and mobilization project advocating for African-led scholarship. Whiteside will be the lead researcher on a grant to...
Significant Population of Egyptian Vultures Discovered
26 September 2016 •
Announcements & Notices
The Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus), a long-lived medium-sized scavenger population in Morocco has undergone a significant decline since the 1980s to the point of nearing local extinction in the twenty-first century. The observation of four...