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New online course ‘Questioning as we learn – An introduction to critical thinking’
New course starts on 16th June 2020
COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe; social construction of gender and the agonies of a graduate nursing mother of twins
Ruvarashe Chigiya-Mujeni is a social scientist pursuing PhD studies in peace, leadership and governance in Zimbabwe. She is also the mother of young twins. She shares her story of research …
The perks of remote documentation
In the latest in our series of blog posts from researchers about the effects the COVID-19 pandemic is having on their research, Sairana Ahsan, a public health professional in Bangladesh, discusses the …
Things to think about if you are invited to join a journal editorial board
Recently a member of the AuthorAID community asked INASP's Sian Harris for advice about responding to an invitation to join the editorial board of a journal. She shares her response here.
Fake news and misinformation in the COVID-19 era
Adaora C. Obuezie from Nigeria is a Librarian, an Educator and a PhD student of Library and Information Science. She is concerned with the indiscriminate peddling of fake news and misinformation …
A Congratulations—and a Reminder of a Resource
Greetings again. Some of you may know AuthorAID community member Thomas Annesley. Dr. Annesley is now professor emeritus of clinical chemistry at the University of Michigan, USA. Since 2007 …
From fighting misinformation to self-improvement during COVID-19
Umar Faruk Apord Karim is a nutritionist from Ghana. He discusses the importance of fighting misinformation in the COVID-19 pandemic. He also writes about taking the opportunity to learn new …
Impacts of COVID-19 economically, emotionally and socially
Florence Mwaba is a lecturer at the University of Zambia and a PhD student researching hematology and infectious diseases of humans and animals. She shares her experiences of research during …
Researchers during COVID-19, ‘fall forward’ and not ‘fall back’
Eric Ngang is a social environmentalist from Cameroon, currently pursuing a PhD in law at the University of Birmingham, UK. His research area is environmental law with a special interest …
COVID-19 with many puzzles
Oswald Zion is a Community Health Professional from Nigeria. He reveals some of the questions that the COVID-19 is bringing to his research and discusses the importance of social science …