The first scholar on PARC’s PhD student mobility scheme, in collaboration with the Partnership for Skills in Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology – Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund (PASET-RSIF) and the Cabot Institute, has arrived in Bristol and met her hosts at the University’s Department of Engineering.
On the coldest day of the year (so far) Ma-Lyse Nema arrived in Bristol, joining us from the Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny in Côte d’Ivoire.
She will be at the University for six months, hosted by Liz Holcombe, Senior Lecturer at the School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering. Ma-Lyse will be continuing her PhD research on landslide hazards and risks in the Kivu catchment of Rwanda.
The second student, due to join us shortly, is Birki Gurmessa, who will be hosted by Katerina Michaelides, Professor of Dryland Hydrology at the School of Geographical Sciences. Birki will progress her PhD at the Dryland Research Group, which conducts research into different aspects of dryland responses to climate change within East Africa.
The aim of this initiative with PASET-RSIF is to establish and strengthen collaborations between the University of Bristol and African institutions, specifically in the areas of climate change, Big Data and agribusiness. Our longer-term goal is to equip the next generation of scholars to lead transformative research collaborations.
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