Covid-19
Researchers call for Afrocentric approach to boost vaccine uptake among Black communities
Researchers at the University of Toronto’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine say an Afrocentric approach centred
Engagement and Impact
University of Hong Kong
Distinguished Chemist Professor Vivian Wing-Wah YAM elected as next President of The International Organization for Chemical Sciences in Development (IOCD)
Renowned scholar Professor Vivian Wing-Wah YAM, Dean of Science (Interim) and Philip Wong Wilson Wong
Massey
New Adjunct Professor appointment at the Riddet Institute
This appointment is a continuation of her role at Massey University, moving from her adjunct
Royal University for Women
Professor Yusra Mouzughi Leads the Royal University for Women as the University’s President
18,May 2021 The Royal University for Women (RUW), the leading university dedicated to women empowerment
Barcelona
Núria Sara Miras: “Differences are a source of joy”
Núria Sara Miras has been appointed rector’s delegate for the management of the UB Equality
Cape Town
Full professorship for pioneering engineer Hamieda Parker
Professor Hamieda Parker remembers how she stood out in her first-year chemical engineering class. It
Chicago
Samira Ahmed, AB’93, MAT’93, named UChicago’s 2022 Class Day speaker
Bestselling author to address College students on June 3 during Convocation weekend New York Times bestselling
Covid-19
Two leading Doctors from Sudan and the UK honoured by the Faculty of Public Health UK
Congratulations to Dr. Sara Beleil and Dr. Sara Lavinia for being honoured during the 50th
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Annelien Bredenoord new Rector Magnificus Erasmus University Rotterdam
The Supervisory Board of Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) has appointed Prof. Annelien Bredenoord (1979) as
Effat
Dr. Haifa Jamal Al Lail Received the Medal of Leadership in Education and Science at the Arab Gulf Pioneers 2021
15 October 2021 Media Center Dr. Haifa Reda Jamal Al Lail, Effat University President, attended
University of Sussex
Twelve Women In Academia
A celebration of women working in higher education In celebration of women working in higher education,
WINNERS
Meet the winners of the WIPO Photography Prize for Indigenous Peoples and Local Community Youth 2021-2022
Young photographers from Brazil, the Philippines and Kenya are the three winners of the inaugural
IMO
International Day for Women in Maritime 2022
Symposium An international symposium with the theme: Training-Visibility-Recognition: Supporting a barrier-free working environment, will be held
Design & Arts
Professor Zhang Xin Won Two International Lighting Design Awards
On the evening of May 22, the IALD (International Association of Lighting Designers) Education Trust
Conferences
TEDx Sudan Conference Honors the Deanship of Student Affairs at the University
The TEDx Team Sudan group honored the Deanship of Student Affairs at Sudan University of