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Capacity Building - In Africa with Africa
HEARD aims to seek more substantive links between research and its longstanding ethos of knowledge sharing and transferring skills.
PhD Programme
The organisation manages a PhD programme with students from African universities across the region. This programme contributes to the body of knowledge on health and HIV in Africa, for Africa.
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Young Researchers' Initiative
This initiative links emerging academics in health and HIV-related fields in a scholarship network that supports publication and career development. It does this by building young researchers' capacity in the region through exposure to the latest research on HIV/AIDS. Underlying this is the growing recognition that HIV/AIDS is best tackled through African research, African priorities and African understandings.
- To read more about the Young Researchers Initiative, click here.
- Read more about the Young Researchers Initiative (YRI) at the 4th SA AIDS Conference here
Knowledge sharing
Topical issues and evidence on African health and HIV are shared with leaders from the region.
Internships
HEARD introduced internships in 2008. Appointment is on merit, for one year. The focus is on recruiting recently graduated Master's students at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. We also accommodate interns from elsewhere, including countries beyond South Africa, subject to feasibility of establishing a link with the university of the applicant. Preference is given to applicants who have conducted HIV/AIDS-related research on topics in line with HEARD's research agenda and programmes. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to send through your application.
Dissertation and Financial Support
HEARD also provides financial support for the research dissertation work of Honours and Master's students in the School of Economics, University of KwaZulu-Natal. This support is for projects on HIV/AIDS-related topics and is subject to approval of the School. Enquiries: Prof. G. Harris, School of Economics.
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