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FREE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COURSE

Dear All,

Please could you help making announcement to relevant parties about our IDRC supported free Internet course “Do-It-Yourself: Essential Epidemiological Data Analysis”. I will start on 6th February 2012 at .

This course is suitable for researchers who want to learn Epidemiology, Medical Statistics and Data Analysis at the same time. The course is based on the open-source software R and the downloadable free book “Analysis of Epidemiological Data Using R and Epicalc“. The datasets and handout notes are freely downloadable from the class. Participants can select their own free time to lean the lesson and complete their homework. Active discussion is encouraged and all timely submitted assignment will be marked and discussed by the tutors.

The course takes a continuation of 9 weeks. Each week will require a total of about 15-20 hours for the participants to work. Certain public health background is useful but not absolutely necessary. Neither any particular prerequisite nor endorsement is needed. Determination and self-discipline are however very necessary.

Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong
Professor of Epidemiology
Faculty of Medicine
Prince of Songkla University
Hatyai, 90110, Thailand

Gates Foundation Grant Opportunities

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is seeking letters of inquiry in the following areas as part of the Grand Challenges in Global Health program:

Achieving Healthy Growth Grant Opportunity

Grand Challenges in Global Health is seeking letters of inquiry for the new grant program Discover New Ways to Achieve Healthy Growth. This program will invest US $15 million in research to discover the causes of growth faltering during the first 1000 days of life and to identify effective and affordable interventions to promote healthy growth. For more information, please visit http://www.grandchallenges.org/GrantOpportunities/Pages/healthygrowth.aspx

This grant opportunity is open until January 25, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time.

Gut Function Biomarkers Grant Opportunity

Grand Challenges in Global Health is seeking letters of inquiry for the new grant program Biomarkers of Gastrointestinal (Gut) Function and Health. The program is committing $9 million to develop non-invasive measures of intestinal functioning as a way to assess infant health and development . For more information, please visit http://www.grandchallenges.org/biomarkers/Pages/Gut_Function_Biomarkers.aspx

This grant opportunity is open until January 11, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time.

Preventing Preterm Birth Grant Opportunity

Grand Challenges in Global Health, in coordination with the Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth (GAPPS), is seeking letters of inquiry for the new grant program Preventing Preterm Birth. The program will invest US $20 million in the discovery and development of interventions to prevent preterm birth and stillbirth by limiting infection and improving nutrition. For more information, please visit http://gappsseattle.org/index.php/research/healthy_birth/

This grant opportunity is open until January 31, 2012.

RELATED OPPORTUNITY FROM OUR PARTNER:

Rising Stars in Global Health

Grand Challenges Canada is seeking emerging innovators (within 10 years of graduation from a Masters level or Phd) from developing countries. The program is looking for innovative ideas to address complex real world challenges that involve a scientific or technological solution (new or existing) alone or in combination with social and/or business innovations. For more information, please visit http://bit.ly/sFPYsT

This grant opportunity is open until March 23, 2012.

We look forward to receiving applications from around the world.

The Grand Challenges Team

IASSCS-FORD FOUNDATION SEXUALITIES RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAM

Introduction
IASSCS seeks to strengthen the field of social and cultural research on sexuality globally, including the development of research capacity, giving priority to the crucial need for diversity in this field of inquiry. Its mission is informed by the principles of social justice and human rights, with a focus on sexual rights and gender equality, as expressed in documents such as the Cairo Programme of Action, CEDAW and the UNGASS Declaration on HIV/AIDS.

IASSCS is pleased to announce a small research grants competition for researchers, with the objective to promote research capacity development and research dissemination during 2012. This new initiative is in line with IASSCS’ mission to strengthen research and research capacity globally in socio-cultural dimensions of sexuality, with special attention to countries where sexuality research is not well-developed. With financial support from the Ford Foundation, this initiative represents an important opportunity to strengthen IASSCS’ role and presence as an international research capacity-building institution.

The IASSCS Research Grant Program
A total of 10 small grants will be offered to early career researchers in each of the five regions constituting the Association (two per region, see regions below). These grants are intended to develop research in, or related to, the Global South and to encourage diverse methodological approaches to understanding sexuality. The newly formed IASSCS Research Development and Training Committee will oversee the program.

For the purposes of this program, early career researchers refers to graduate students within academic institutions, or to individuals based within organisations that have existing research capacity. Each applicant is required to demonstrate that her/his submitted proposal will either result in the completion of a Ph.D. degree, a peer-reviewed journal publication, or (for non-academically based applicants) is likely to contribute to strengthening sexuality research capacity in the host institution.

This research grants program will:
· Assist early career researchers in the:
o Completion of a graduate degree, the subject of which focuses on sexuality-related issues, or
o Undertaking of research that contributes to the strengthening of research capacity within their organisation
· Support and encourage early career researchers to share their research results, and broaden knowledge on sexuality issues at an international level.
· Support the development of social and cultural approaches to sexuality research in the five regions constituting the Association, prioritizing the Global South.
· Promote the development of diverse methodological and theoretical approaches to understanding sexuality.
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