Referring to its role a meeting point for cultures and civilizations, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) has established an African Research portal to improve research publications for professors and students as well as raising the digital challenge in order to develop African innovation through the use of science and technology in networks that extend throughout Africa. The new goal set by the BA is to connect those with common interests and expertise to hasten the development of knowledge and enable immediate sharing of knowledge and contributions.

For more information: http://afn.bibalex.org/GeneralPortal.aspx

The Library just produced a wonderful video on BA Africa which describe our efforts to build research capacity in Africa. Please review this at: https://www.facebook.com/1712811632308154/videos/1746414095614574/. It is this backbone we are using to build statistical capacity in Africa and Arab countries.

The British Council announces that a new round of Institutional Links funding call under the Newton Mosharafa Fund is now available for application in the field of Cultural Heritage. Unlike other Newton Mosharafa calls this one has specific focus on Archaeology and Cultural Heritage only.

Cultural Heritage Institutional Links offers grants of up to £300,000 to set up joint partnership between institutions in Egypt and the UK for up to 2 years in the field of Archaeology and Cultural Heritage.

Please note that this call is not in partnership with the Science and Technology Development Fund (STDF) and hence it is not co-funded in country; Egyptian applicants will need to provide evidence of matched funding contributions. These contributions can be in-kind or cash.

Deadline: 19 September 2016 16:00 UK time.

Guidelines and application via: https://www.britishcouncil.org/education/science/current-opportunities/newton-institutional-links-july-2016.

The Faculty of Science, Tanta University is very pleased to invite you to take part in the Ninth International Symposium on Geophysics (ISG-9) which will be held in the duration from 21 to 22 November, 2016 under the title of “Geophysical Advances in Prospection for Conventional and Unconventional Economic Resources”. It is worth mentioning that the Symposium will be held under the auspices of Prof. Ashraf El Shihy, the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research.