Visiting Fellows Research Showcase Event

Duration: 2 hours 35 mins
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Description: This event brought together CAPREx and THRiVE visiting fellows from African universities belonging to the Cambridge-Africa Programme. Each presented their research project to a university-wide audience at Hughes Hall, Cambridge on 9th May 2014.
 
Created: 2014-06-20 13:49
Collection: Cambridge-Africa Programme
Publisher: University of Cambridge
Copyright: Cambridge-Africa Programme
Language: eng (English)
Distribution: World     (downloadable)
Keywords: Africa; African; Cambridge-Africa; CAPREx; THRiVE; Fellows Research Showcase;
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Abstract: 00:00:00
Introduction by Professor James Wood

00:02:53
Dr Amos Deogratius Mwaka - THRiVE Fellow (Makerere University, Uganda)
Collaborator: Prof Martin Roland & Dr Georgios Lyratzopoulos (Public Health)
Preventing Deaths From Cervical Cancer in Uganda: Cultural Perspectives

00:29:40
Dr Patrick Kobina Arthur – CAPREx Fellow (University of Ghana, Legon)
Collaborator: Dr Finian Leeper (Chemistry)
Structural Characterization of Antimycobaterial Compounds Isolated from Wood Decaying Fungi found in Ghana

00:50:40
Prof Ernest Okello Ogwang - CAPREx Fellow (Makerere University, Uganda)
Collaborator: Dr Chris Warnes (English)
The East African Literature Bureau (EALB) and the making of modern East African Literature

01:15:24
Mr Ronald Kiguba - THRiVE Fellow (Makerere University, Uganda)
Mentor: Prof Shiela Bird, OBE (Public Health)
Pharmacoepidemiologic Assessment and Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Interventions aimed at Preventing Medication Errors and Adverse Drug Reactions
among Inpatients in Uganda

01:40:23
Dr Euzobia M. Mugisha Baine - THRiVE Fellow (Makerere University, Uganda)
Collaborators: Dr David Good (University Council) & Prof Maurice Galton (Education)
From Entry to Exit: A comparative study on Internal Quality Assurance Systems in Graduate Training in Makerere University, University of Ghana and
Cambridge University

02:07:04
Dr Ferdinand Apietu Katsriku - CAPREx Fellows (University of Ghana, Legon)
Collaborators: Prof.s Ian White & Richard Penty (Engineering)
Generation of Ultra Short Optical Pulses using Graphene as Saturable Absorber

02:32:34
Closing remarks
Professor James Wood
Dr Pauline Essah (Manager of the Cambridge-Africa Programme and Senior Member of Hughes Hall, Cambridge)
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