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  As so many of us are still working and studying from home and we are all adjusting to this new virtual world, you may find this new, freely available self-paced tutorial at  INASP  on  Facilitating Events and Courses in an Online World . The tutorial provides practical guidance on how to get started with online events and training activities and how to facilitate them.  The tutorial is free to users around the world but has a particular focus on the needs of those who are new to online facilitation and who are facilitating online activities and events with participants in low- and middle-income countries.   With a total learning time of 12 hours, the tutorial consists of four units: Introduction to online facilitation, including benefits and challenges Moving events online Facilitating online events, with some suggestions for activities Facilitating online courses.  The course draws on INASP’s experience in running and facilitating a wide r...

A Call for Applications is now open for the ARPPIS-DAAD PhD Scholarships at the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology ( icipe ) in Kenya. These scholarships are given in partnership by the African Regional Postgraduate Programme in Insect Sciences (ARPPIS) and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). The primary objective of this PhD Programme is to prepare young researchers from Africa to compete in internationally competitive research and development environments within national, regional and international research programmes. ARPPIS scholars are provided with excellent research facilities in an interdisciplinary environment within a structured, three-year PhD programme that includes research, training, developing research partnerships, publishing scientific articles, writing  grant proposals, and attending scientific meetings and international conferences. The programme cover all student costs, including travel, living expenses, medical insurance, universit...