Improving Health Systems: Adjusting to COVID-19
LSTM researchers, led by Professors Sally Theobald, Miriam Taegtmeyer, Imelda Bates and Dr Laura Dean and partner organisations (University of Liverpool & Ministry of Health, Liberia, and Liverpool Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)
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How GIS Helped Kenya Respond Better to COVID-19
The value and potential of geographic information system – or GIS, “the science of where” – has become even more obvious this year as the world responds to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Merging open health facility data sets – Part 1
This blog post first appeared on the afrimapr website and is a shorter version of the full report that includes R code, readme files, data descriptions and much more.
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Talarify joins the international afrimapr team
In 2019 we applied for the Wellcome Open Research Fund grants and was delighted to learn in October that our application was successful.
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Seven ways scientists handle technology challenges in resource-poor settings
The computers that scientists use are growing increasingly more powerful. But in many parts of the world, reliable electricity and Internet access, much less supercomputing power, remain elusive. There are things that researchers can do, however. Some scientists with experience in resource-limited areas share their tips.
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2017 Community Service Award winner: Anelda van der Walt
The Carpentries are happy to honor Anelda van der Walt as our 2017 Community Service Award winner. We received seven independent nominations for Anelda this year, which is a testament to her commitment to both individual people and the broader community. Starting from scratch, Anelda planted the tiny seed that has now become the phenomenal growth of […]
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Supporting Research Software in South Africa and Africa
Last week the Institute in collaboration with the North West University, Cape Town University and Talarify helped run the first face-to-face Software and Data Carpentry Instructor Training. 23 new instructors from South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Kenya attended the event. After the workshop the Institute’s work was also presented at the Association of South African University Directors of Information Technology (ASAUDIT) Autumn General Institutional Meeting.
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Software and Data Carpentry Instructor Training Comes to Africa
North-West University eResearch, UCT eResearch, and Talarify are excited to announce that a Software & Data Carpentry Instructor Training event will take place in Potchefstroom, North-West Province, South Africa from 17 – 20 April 2016. The lead trainer will be Aleksandra Pawlik, a Data Carpentry Steering Committee member. She will be joined by several of […]
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