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Update of the list of IFRA fellows
We have update the list of junior and senior fellows. We demand all fellows to click on the following link and check their names and affiliation. All requests for change should be addressed to: fellows@ifra-nigeria.org
2012 IFRA-in-Ghana Call for Field Research Proposals
The French Embassy in GHANA & IFRA-Nigeria are giving out 10 grants for fieldwork in the Social Sciences and Humanities in Ghana. This is only for MA/MPhil Ghanaian students registered in any university in Ghana. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: APRIL 15, 2012 Small fieldwork grants aim at encouraging students to acquire field experience and collect original data supporting innovative research in the Social Sciences and Humanities in Ghana. The approach of the programme is (...)
Shayo Na ‘‘Slave Master’’
"Due to increase in road travels during the period of September-December (emba months) every year and coupled with the presence of so many bad roads in Nigeria, the rate of accidents are usually higher when compared to the preceding months. Conscious of this, members of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) do mount series of campaigns to save or ameliorate the situation. At this time, one of the regular jingles that we hear on different radio and television stations is, ‘’If you drink, (...)
Announcement : Update on IFRA-Nigeria 2012 International Conference, University of Ibadan
IFRA-Nigeria received 42 abstracts in response to the call issued in the framework of the forthcoming IFRA-Nigeria International Conference scheduled from July 3-5, 2012 on Patrimony, Memory and Identity in West Africa. A meeting between organizers is scheduled to take place November ending. We received 27 abstracts from Nigeria, 7 from France, 5 from Benin Republic, and 3 from Cameroon, Sweden and Romania respectively. Outcomes will be published on our website as soon as (...)
Announcement : IFRA-Nigeria/LSHTM Workshop of the History of Medical Research in Nigeria
Following our call for research proposals on the History of Medical Research in Nigeria, twelve (12) Nigerian scholars representing 7 different institutions were selected and participated in a 4-day workshop organized in IFRA’s premises within the Post Graduate School of Ahmadu Bello University at Zaria, from November 14-17, 2011. The lead discussant was Dr. John Manton from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, a leading expert in the field, accompanied by Dr. Gérard Chouin, (...)
IFRA-Nigeria gets a grant from the British Academy to strengthen scholarship in the history of medical research in Nigeria
In September 2011, IFRA-Nigeria together with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) were awarded close to a 30,000£ research grant by the British Academy in the framework of the 2011 International Partnership Scheme to start a 3-year scholarly programme in the history of medical Research in Nigeria. The project is led by Dr. John Manton (LSHTM) and Gérard Chouin (IFRA-Nigeria). The project is entitled: “Medical Research, Development and Memory in Colonial and Postcolonial (...)
IFRA-Nigeria gets a Grant to analyse Risks in Niger Republic
In July 2011, IFRA-Nigeria was awarded a 100,000 euros research grant by the Conseil Supérieur de la Formation et de la Recherche Stratégique (CSFRS) and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) to analyse socio-political Risks in Niger. In order to respond ton the call for project, IFRA-Nigeria formed a consortium with the Laboratoire d’Etudes et de Recherche sur les Dynamiques Sociales et le Développement Local (LASDEL) in Niamey. The project ‘PERILA N-N’ aims at assessing different (...)
What is IFRA?
IFRA-Nigeria
IFRA-Nigeria is a non profit Institute set up to promote research in the social sciences and the humanities, as well as enhance collaborative work between scholars in France and West Africa. First established in 1990 and financed by the French Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Institute has now been operating from the Universities of Ibadan (Institute of African Studies) and Zaria (Institute for Development Research) since 2006. IFRA’s mandate includes subsidizing research programs, (...)
IFRA Nigeria Research Fellows
IFRA Research Fellows
The Body: IFRA Research Fellows is a group of Junior and Senior scholars affiliated to the (...)
Application for membership as Ifra-Nigeria Research Fellow
Membership is free. Application submitted will be reviewed by peers. Senior as well as Junior (...)
