Deadline 28 February, 2015
Activity Report for 2014ISP-supported research groups and networks
Since last year the condensed and full activity report have been merged into this single activity report form. As the full activity report is no longer required, please develop your answers to the required extent in this form. Guidelines are incorporated in each section, please read them carefully.
The information you provide is crucial for ISP’s own reporting and for future evaluations. For any information given separately, please refer to a corresponding enclosure or web address. The completed form with enclosures must be emailed to the responsible program director, and must be sent as an MS Word file (not as converted to pdf).
1. Organization
Program (Physics / Chemistry / Mathematics) / Research Group code/ Network acronym
Leader(s) (Research Group leader/Network coordinator/Deputy leader: title, given name, family name)
Address
Department/unit:
University/institute:
Street (visiting address):
P.O Box number:
City: / Post/zip code:
Country:
E-mail address(es):
Website:
Telephone and telefax
Office / Home / Mobile / Fax
Full title of Research Group/Network
Report seen by Head of Department/Chairperson: ………………………………………………………………………………………………/
Signature/Name in printing
Network Structure (Networks only. E.g. list of participating nodes/countries)
The following enclosures are submitted
a) RBM log frame with follow-up[1]
b) Publications and theses (abstracts)
c) Certified/Audited[2] statement of accounts for 2014
d) Revised budget for 2015
e) Other (specify): / Yes / No / Date
Leader’s signature
2. Background
a) Describe the overall goals of the activity, and the strategy to achieve them.
b) Give a brief history of the project/network.
c) Give the scientific background, relevance and justification. Indicate how activities align with applicable policy/strategy (e.g. at University and National level).
3. Research Results
(NOTE that details of awarded degrees are to be listed in 5c and dissemination in sections 7-9)
a) Give an overall description of research activities carried out in 2014.
b) Give the main research results in 2014.
4. Overall Results Analysis
a) Relate all results in 2014 to the specific objectives of the research group/network.
If applicable, list the RBM log frame objectives, including overall objective and specific objectives. (See RBM guidelines). For each objective, write briefly about what was done to achieve it and which were the results – or whether results were not yet achieved.
b) Analyze why, or why not, results have been achieved. Comment on the (limiting or favorable) conditions for reaching the results.
c) Were the results in line with expected/planned outcomes? Motivate your answer.
d) Give an estimate of how far the group/network has come in the fulfillment of the stated objectives.
5. Staff and students
a) List all staff in the group/network working with research within the activities reported. Networks list members of Board or Management Committee, node coordinators, etc. Note that “support staff” (Supp.) comprises all non-academic and undergraduate staff, e.g. laboratory assistants, technicians, secretaries, etc. For each person listed, indicate gender (F = Female; M = Male). Staff members who also are active students must also be listed under 5b.
Gender (F/M) / Given name, family name / Position held/ Function[3] / Staff qualificationsPhD Other Ac. Supp.
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b) List all students in the group/network actively working with research within the activities reported. Students to be included should be both those who benefit directly from the ISP support (fellowships) and those who benefit indirectly by using consumables and equipment provided through the ISP grant. Indicate type of postgraduate programs for the students; i.e. Sandwich type (training at home institute alternating with training abroad) or Local (only at home institute). Staff members, who also are active students, must also be listed here. Please delete examples before entering own data.
Gender(F/M) / Full name and email / Target degree (PhD/
MPhil/
MSc) / Tentative title of thesis/ subject / Start. year / Grad.
year / Staff / Sandwich/local
(If sandwich: state period, place and supervisor of the abroad training in the reporting year
If local: state direct or indirect benefit of ISP grant)
M / José Karga,
/ PhD / Physical characterization of atmospheric aerosols: application to radiative forcing / 2010 / 2014 / Sandwich
March-May 2013,
Uppsala University
Sup. Prof Peter Andersson
F / Aida Solomon,
Aida. / PhD / Modelling thermal convection in solar tower systems / 2011 / 2015 / x / Local
Direct support
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c) List all students awarded degrees in 2014 (MSc/MPhil and PhD). Note that title of thesis should be listed under the table. (Full abstracts in Enclosure b). Please delete example before entering own data.
Gender(F/M) / Full name and email / Awarded
degree / Start. year / Grad.
date / University of graduation / Students have published results before graduating
(Yes/No) / Sandwich/
local
F / Betty Mamba,
/ PhD / 2009 / 4 April
2014 / University x / Yes / Sandwich
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List title of thesis as: Given name, Family name (Gender). Title of thesis.
1. Abdullah Al Imran (M). Analysis of residual amount of DDTs in different parts of Ruhi and Catla fish samples from Chalan Beel area and fatty acid composition of the fish oil.
d) Follow-up question: Is the number of yearly Master’s and Doctoral graduations over or under the expected number of graduations? Please comment and explain the reasons for any deviations.
e) List all students who left the program in 2014 without graduating. If known, state for what reasons, and details of their present position/situation. Please delete example before entering own data.
Gender(F/M) / Full name and e-mail / Target Degree
(PhD/
MPhil/MSc) / Start year / Reasons for leaving the studies, if known / New affiliation, if known
M / Joe Johnsson
/ PhD / 2013 / Got accepted for a PhD position in US, and left the group half a year after starting. / PhD student at University x in USA.
(Allow this and the following lists to expand over page boundaries as necessary)
f) Follow-up questions: Comment on any trend of leaving/staying students in perspective of previous years. Are there common reasons? Which? What strategy could be adopted to reduce any loss of students?
6. Gender distribution
a) Comment on the gender balance among staff and students in the group, compared to previous years. Has it changed? If so, how?
b) State what you believe is the reason for the gender distribution.
c) State your research group’s planned strategy to achieve gender balance (if not already the case). Could ISP be helpful for reaching this goal? How?
d) Does you university/institution/department have a documented gender policy?
7. Publications
List under the correct category publications that were published in 2014. Please list information in the order given in the tables, as it will be pasted into the ISP Annual Report for 2014. Do not list material published in 2013 or earlier, or submitted manuscripts even if accepted, only what was actually published in 2014.
a) Publications in scientific journals in 2014. (Provide full abstracts in Enclosure b). Please delete example before entering own data.
Author(s) (Year). Title. Journal, ISSN-number, Vol.: Pages. DOI[4]Indicate how large a part of the work was performed at home University (<25%, 25-50%, >50%) / Was ISP support acknowledged (Yes/No)
Information should be given in the following format:
B. Ngameni, V. Kuete, P. Ambassa, J. Kamga, LM. Moungang, A. Tchoukoua, R. Roy, BT. Ngadjui, M. Tetsuya (2013). Synthesis and evaluation of anticancer activity of Oallylchalcone derivatives. Med. Chem., 3(3): 233-237. DOI: 10.4172/2161-0444.100014 (25-50%) / No
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b) Publications in conference proceedings in 2014. (Provide full abstract in Enclosure b). Note that published abstracts of conference contributions in 2014 are given under 8b. Please delete example before entering own data.
Author(s) (Year). Title. Conference Name, Location, Date. Proceeding’s name, Pages. DOI[5]Indicate how large a part of the work was performed at home University (<25%, 25-50%, >50%) / Was ISP support acknowledged (Yes/No)
Information should be given in the following format:
G. Camara, S. Despres, R. Djedidi (2013). Design of schistosomiasis ontology (IDOSCHISTO) extending the Infectious Disease Ontology. The 14th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics, Copenhagen, Denmark, 19-23 August 2013. Proceedings of the 14th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics, pp 466-470. DOI: 10.3233/978-1-61499-289-9-466 (25%) / No
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c) Scientific books and book chapters, etc. published in 2014. (Provide full abstract in Enclosure b). Please delete example before entering own data.
Author(s) (Year). Title. Book Title, Editor(s), Pages. City of publication: name of publisher. ISBNIndicate how large a part of the work was performed at home University (<25%, 25-50%, >50%) / Was ISP support acknowledged (Yes/No)
Information should be given in the following format:
W. Mammo (2013). The role of IPICS in enhancing research on the synthesis and characterization of conducting polymers at Addis Ababa University. Chemistry for Sustainable Development in Africa, Ameenah Gurib Fakim, Jacobus Nicolaas Eloff (Eds.), pp. 195-213. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Verlag. ISBN 978-3-642-29642-0 (25-50%) / Yes
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d) Popular publications/technical reports in 2014.
Author, Title, Medium, DOI[6](Insert more rows as needed, or just write below the table)
e) Follow-up question: Is the number of publications in 2014 more or less than the expected? Please comment and explain.
8. List of contributions to conferences etc.
List all conferences, workshops, meetings, seminars and courses arranged or attended by staff and students in your group/network in 2014, and give data about contributions as applicable.
a) List conferences/workshops/courses/meetings organized by you in 2014. Please delete examples before entering own data.
Name of event, Venue, Dates (no of participants)Information should be given in the following format:
49th NITUB Training Program on HPLC, BCSIR, Dhaka, Bangladesh 24-29 Aug (19 part.)
Course on Insect Plant Interactions, Cochabamba, Bolivia, 10-12 Nov (25 part.)
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b) List all contributions by your group to conferences/workshops/courses/meetings in 2014, including invited lectures at external institutions/organizations. Please delete example before entering own data.
Author(s), Title of the presentation. (Oral or Poster), Name of event, Dates, Venue / Oral or Poster / Invited speakeryes/no
Information should be given in the following format:
D. Fuentes, S. Halldin, K.J. Beven, C.Y. Xu, Width Function for Flood Hydrograph Estimation at Ungauged Basin. (P), European Geosciences Union General Assembly, 7–12 April 2013, Vienna / Poster / No
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c) Follow-up question: Is the number of contributions from your group to conferences/workshops/courses and/or meetings 2014 over or under the expectation? Please comment and explain the reasons for any deviations.
d) List all conferences/workshops/courses/meetings attended by group/network members without scientific contributions in 2014.
Participant, Name of event, Venue, Dates(Insert more rows as needed, or just write below the table)
e) List all seminars/courses arranged by you on the MSc/PhD/other level in 2014.
Author, Title of presentation, Location, Date, Level, Number of attendees / Part of seminar series, Y/N(Insert more rows as needed, or just write below the table)
f) Follow-up question: If seminars are not part of an organized seminar series – what are the plans with regard to introducing such series?
9. Outreach activities, application of results, assignments and awards
Note! This section is just as important as the reporting of research results.
a) Outreach activities: Describe any interaction (meetings, participation in committees, etc.) with government/society/industry/NGOs in the country, in the region or in global conventions, etc., including unpublished reports to authorities, media exposure and public lectures etc. Were the outreach activities on your initiative or by invitation? Give account for any tangible or expected effects of outreach activities, including possibilities for policy influence.
b) Follow-up question: Can outreach activities be improved and, if so, how? Which additional outreach activities can be initiated to strengthen the activities?
c) Application and use of research results: are there research results that have come to use in practice or have influenced policy? Describe any documented use of research results, including in teaching, and any impact or possible influence on policy/practices, any results used in patents and/or in practical/industrial use, etc.
d) Follow-up question: Which results do you expect will be particularly useful? How can this best be realized?
e) Give examples on how activities and outcomes have strengthened and benefitted researchers and stakeholders nationally and regionally; including new assignments. E.g. List staff members who took new positions in 2014, received awards, were given other honors, or were appointed to boards, government committees, etc. For staff members, who took new positions, please give new affiliation and email address. How have stakeholders benefitted, for example the public, collaborators, and any group affected or concerned by the research activities?
f) Follow-up question: Have your activities and outcomes led to new strengths and benefits? Which? Please comment and motivate your answer.
10. Scientific contacts and cooperation
a) List external cooperating scientists (at your own university/institute, nationally, regionally, or internationally) that were engaged in active collaboration with your research group/network in 2014.
Gender(F/M / Title / Full name / Affiliation and country
b) Follow-up question: Would additional collaborators be needed? In which scientific specialties?
11. Scientific exchange
a) Specify all visitors from your group in 2014. Sandwich students already listed under 5b should be excluded here. Please delete example before entering own data.
Scientist/fellow name (Gender) purpose of visit, visited institute, host, country, period (yymm – yymm). Financial support.Dr. Betty Nanyonnga Kivumbi (F) paid a research visit to Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland, May-July 2014. The visit was funded by Lappeenranta University of Technology.
b) Specify all visitors to your group in 2014. Please delete example before entering own data.