Life of a schooling mum

Three-year doctoral training in insect sciences for development The International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology  ( icipe ) , Kenya, in partnership with the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD ) In-Country/In-Region Scholarships Programme and African university partners, invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for PhD scholarships in the African Regional Postgraduate Programme in Insect Sciences (ARPPIS). Eligibility criteria A national of a country in sub-Sahara Africa. A Bachelor’s degree with a minimum pass of second-class, upper division. A Master’s degree taken with both coursework and research in the field of natural sciences or another field relevant to the PhD project. The Master’s degree must have been completed less than six years ago at the time of application. Qualified female candidates and candidates from less privileged regions or groups as well as candidates with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply. Qualifi...

Taiwan International Graduate Program (TIGP) is now accepting applications for the 2017 fall semester. You are most welcomed to apply via  TIGP Online Application System  before  March 31, 2017 .   Why TIGP? ·    TIGP is under the supervision of Academia Sinica, a government-funded foremost research institution with a proud tradition and international recognition ·    TIGP, in cooperation with top research universities in Taiwan, offers highly specialized, interdisciplinary Ph.D. programs at the cutting edge of science and technology ·    TIGP offers all-English tutoring and research environment and world-class faculty and state-of-the-art facilities ·    TIGP offers graduate fellowships of NTD34,000/month (about USD1,130/month) to ALL admitted students for up to 3 years   TIGP is currently offering twelve interdisciplinary Ph.D. programs. To learn more about a specific option, please select from the f...

I recently saw the movie Hidden Figures. I do not consider myself a movie buff but I thought to see this after I saw Taraji P. Henson's interview on Your View tv show.  It was indeed a good movie and a quality use of my time. It is a story of three black American women- Katherine Johnson and her colleagues, whose expertise in Mathematics and Physics provided NASA the support needed for the first successful space mission in 1959. Considering that it was based on a true life story, I realized that there are so much life lessons in there and I thought to share what I learned with you. 1. Prepare for your opportunity: There will be no story to tell if Katherine and her colleagues were uneducated, uninformed, unavailable etc. There's the saying about opportunity meeting preparation and I consider that the case with these women. They got an education when they needed to and kept on working diligently until the opportunity for a more relevant posting within the organization s...

At the beginning of the year 2015, one of the goals I had written was to be a research associate/member of a body/institute where I could apply myself as a researcher/trainer asides my day job. When I wrote this down, I had only a vague idea what type of research institute I was looking to plug myself into (this was a 5-year plan by the way). A few weeks after the year kicked off, I got an email from one of my mentors inviting me to join a research body that he had started years back. The first major training event was to take place and he wanted me as one of the resource persons. Oh wow!!! The thing is at this time, I had just had a baby and I really wasn't up for the rigors of traveling because the research center was outside my city. So this was way outside my comfort zone and I was really going to decline the offer even though it was all expense paid. I shared with my DH and he reminded me of the goal I had written down earlier in the year. Even though it was a 5 ...

Post by Dinah Ekundayo 2016 is the year I grew up!!!In my 34years of living, I have never seen a year this tough. Wow, what a year. Personally, it’s been filled with wheat and tares for me, I have laughed loads and cried a river. This year I saw people who are usually strong feel so helpless, I saw faith thin fast and prayers go unanswered[Or so it seemed for a lot of people]Doors closed and more opened in uncertain ways. I saw Nations shake and the World stunned!!!I woke up to a lot of amazing news and terrible sad ones. It is one year I am just so extremely grateful to have outlived. I can almost say the feeling must be same for so many. Some of us may have pulled through with a feeling of despair, disappointment, fear of the unknown, regrets, bitterness, loss name it. I have had my own fair share of 2016 dramas and trust me it’s been one hard long year but through it all I count my blessings and stay grateful for life, for good health, for the most amazing Husband...