UNAM Multidisciplinary Research Services

Calling all researchers and related practitioners to submit their abstracts for the biennial National Research Symposium. See below for details:
https://ncrst.na/calls/

New publication alert!
This review paper of Robert Gordon’s SA dreams: Ethnologist and Apartheid in Namibia by Dr. Kletus Likuwa is a must-read:
https://namibian-studies.com/index.php/JNS/article/view/9674

Mushroom lovers! The latest publication by Mrs. Shivute focuses on the effect on yield, growing period, and fruiting body size of oyster mushrooms grown on composited substrate. Read all about it:
https://doi.org/10.24297/jbt.v10i.9212

Graduate students, check out this opportunity:
(Link to google form: https://forms.gle/9dma2u6HFsdtGcqT6)

Graduate students, check out this opportunity:
(Link to the google form: https://forms.gle/9dma2u6HFsdtGcqT6)

Recruitment of R & D Enumerators This form is to be filled out by candidates who would like to be recruited as enumerators for the Research and Development Survey to be conducted by CRS in collaboration with NCRST. Please answer the following questions to determine whether you meet the criteria for this position. (PLEASE NOTE, this...

MRS was well represented at the recently held workshop on Scientific Writing and Postgraduate Supervision hosted under the Emerging Scholars Initiative (ESI) at Stellenbosch University and its partnership with the Center for Research Services University of Namibia (UNAM). Read more about the 2-week event here:

UNAM Research partners with University of Stellenbosch - UNAM Forum Online The University of Namibia through its Centre for Research Services (CRS) and the University of...

We're making around ! here is a recap of where our researchers have been this past month:

MRS taking part in the Zambezi Indigenous Food Project focusing on waterlilies research, development and value addition towards community engagement and value chain development in Zambezi region.

Were making around Namibia. Here is a recap of where our researchers have been this past month:
MRS team travelled to Neudam, Ogongo, Hage Geingob, Main and Ongwediva Campuses as part of an initiative to establish world class lab facilities. This will be done by strengthening lab technical and human capacity to improve quality of results through ISO certification.

Were making around Namibia! Here is a recap of where our researchers have been this past month:

In partnership with the Academic Alliance on Anticipatory Action (AAAA), our own are making sure that Social Protection (SP) safety nets are in place in the drought and flood prone-communities in the Kunene Region. The trip observed active local initiatives from conservancies and other partners in addition to Government SP safety nets.

It's official! Immaculate Mogotsi has successfully defended her PhD titled: Inclusion of dry s*x and polygyny in HIV and AIDS behavior change programmes: case studies from selected NGO's in the Zambezi Region. Congratulations Dr. Mogotsi on your new title, very well deserved.

And that's a wrap! The first inter-campus writing for publication retreat was closed off with remarks from PVC RID Prof. Anicia Peters last week. The retreat in which researchers from Multidisciplinary Research Services, HP, Ogongo and Oshakati campuses yielded manuscripts ready to be published.

The Access to Biological and Genetic Resources and Association Traditional Knowledge (ABS) office for Namibia is officially open. University of Namibia was represented by Dr. Lydia Horn and Dr. Iwanette Dupreez who serve as expert resource persons on ABS.
https://bit.ly/39HQrDv