INAUGURAL CONNECTED WEBINAR
16th February 2021
We are delighted to announce that we will have presentations from two speakers at the CONNECTED Webinar on Thursday 18 February. This event is free to attend for network members. The first speaker will be Dr Cathrine Ziyomo, Director of Biosciences eastern and central…
‘Exploring the role of Ham1 in Cassava Brown Streak Disease’: CONNECTED Online Seminar
4th February 2021
An online presentation made by Dr. Andy Bailey (University of Bristol, UK) on 17 June 2021 to the third in the CONNECTED Online Seminar Series is now available for Network members to watch on the CONNECTED Vimeo channel. Dr Bailey’s presentation, ‘Exploring the…
CONNECTED Training Grants: applications now open
1st February 2021
Opportunities for lab visits, work shadowing, courses / workshops Applications are now open CONNECTED network members for a grant up to the value of £3,000 for training and learning activities, such as: attending courses or workshops providing knowledge and skills in plant virology…
Looking ahead to new member opportunities in 2021
14th December 2020
The CONNECTED Network has announced some of the new opportunities, resources and activities that will become available to its network members in 2021. They include: New CONNECTED Webinars A new Training Grant scheme A new online conference, in late 2021 Infographics and a…
Reflections on an extraordinary 2020
10th December 2020
Many network achievements, despite COVID-19 impact As we head towards the end of 2020, the CONNECTED Network is reflecting on some of the highlights of an extraordinary year. Despite the restriction imposed by the global pandemic, here are a few of our network’s 2020…
New opportunity to deliver a CONNECTED webinar
1st December 2020
From early 2021 we will be running a new series of CONNECTED Webinars, open to all network members. Each webinar will feature two different people, giving a presentation of approximately 20 minutes, followed by a 20-30 minute Question and Answer and networking session.…
Cathrine Ziyomo joins Management Board
23rd November 2020
We are delighted to welcome Cathrine Ziyomo as a new member of the CONNECTED Management Board. Cathrine is Program Lead at the Biosciences eastern and central Africa (BecA)-ILRI Hub, Kenya, a shared agricultural research and biosciences platform that provides and increases access to…
Apply to attend an exciting new series of virology webinars
2nd November 2020
The CONNECTED Network has been offered a limited number of spaces on an exciting new series of virology webinars which begins this month and runs through until April 2021. Organised by Innovative Network for Next Generation Training and Sequencing of Virome (INEXTVIR), these…
New online learning community for African researchers
2nd November 2020
Introducing The Mawazo Learning Exchange Before the COVID-19 pandemic turned virtual learning into a near-necessity, Mawazo Institute was working behind the scenes to develop an e-learning platform for African researchers. The aim was to build a platform with empathy and flexibility that could…
New Crop Science Centre opens with aim to bring global impact
19th October 2020
The Crop Science Centre in Cambridge, UK, designed to fast-track technologies to sustainably improve farmers’ yields worldwide, has been launched. It is formed of a coalition between the University of Cambridge Department of Plant Sciences and NIAB, which focuses on translational research in crops…