Understanding the lay of the land: the DHCSSza Stakeholder Map Project
ESCALATOR is one of Talarify’s capacity and community building programmes that kicked off in 2020. The programme is co-developed and funded by SADiLaR. On 28 April 2022 we launched the South African Digital Humanities and Computational Social Sciences (DH & CSS) Stakeholder Map project as part of ESCALATOR. This article was first published in April […]
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Finding Where Population Health Studies Have Been Conducted To Inform Climate-health Research
A new research project is setting out to unlock the potential of combining health monitoring data with climate datasets that cover the same times and regions to improve our understanding of the impact of climate on human health. With funding from the Wellcome Trust, this 12-month project brings together expertise from afrimapr (Liverpool School of […]
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Ten simple rules for establishing a mentorship programme
We are excited to announce the publication of our peer-reviewed article ‘Ten simple rules for establishing a mentorship programme’. In the paper, we present a concise summary of recommendations that outline key elements to consider when designing and establishing mentorship programmes. These recommendations are drawn from the collective experiences of four different emerging and established […]
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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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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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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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