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  HIV and AIDS continues to be a major concern in the workplace as it robs organizations of skilled and productive health workers through deaths and absenteeism due to prolonged illnesses. It affects the organizations’ productivity and development in Malawi. This prompted the National Commission for Science and Technology to develop an HIV/AIDS workplace Policy which aims at supporting and assisting staff members and their families that are affected or infected by HIV and AIDS. Read more…

The overall objective of this project is to assess the feasibility of solar drying technologies for reducing post-harvest losses in maize in Malawi, Zambia and Mozambique. It is envisaged that the project can lead to reduced grain losses; improved grain quality; and improved farmers’ resilience to the negative effects of climate change. In order to achieve the objectives of the project, the following activities will be undertaken: adaptation of tunnel solar dryers; fabrication of the Read more…

In pursuit of its mission, the NCST is organizing the 2017 National Research Dissemination Conference (NRDC), whose theme is “Research and Innovation: a catalyst for sustainable development”. The conference aims at providing researchers and professionals a platform for disseminating their findings, exchanging contemporary knowledge and building partnerships and collaborations to advance research and innovation, thereby contributing to sustainable development. The conference will also provide an interactive opportunity among researchers, policy makers, industrial practitioners, state and Read more…

 African-German Network of Excellence in Science (AGNES) The African-German Network of Excellence in Science (AGNES) is pleased to announce that the call for applications for the next intake programme: the AGNES Intra-Africa Mobility Grant for Junior Researchers is now open. AGNES aims to strengthen the scientific capacity and networking in Africa through active co-operation of AGNES and potential AGNES members. The programme enables researchers studying towards a Masters or PhD from sub-Saharan African countries to spend Read more…

UNESCO Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science UNESCO calls for nominations for UNESCO Kalinga prize qualified candidates. our country is invited to nominate one candidate to be considered for the award. this year”s winner will be awarded by the Director-General during the world Science Forum to be held in Amman (Jordan) from 11 to 12 November 2017. the recipient will receive a monetary award of $20,000, a certificate, and the UNESCO Albert Einstein silver Read more…

The TWAS-DFG Cooperation Visits Programme provides postdoctoral researchers who have obtained their PhD not earlier than 2012 and are from sub-Saharan Africa, including South Africa, with the opportunity to make a ‘Cooperation Visit’ to an institute in Germany. Please find attached the relevant application form. Such visits will have a duration of no more than three months and must be undertaken within 12 months of the award. The deadline for submission is *31 March 2017*. Please see: http://twas.org/opportunity/twas-dfg-cooperation-visits-programme   Read more…