QNRF AWARDS GRANTS TO TWO CLUSTER RESEARCH PROJECTS QNRF AWARDS GRANTS TO TWO CLUSTER RESEARCH PROJECTS Selected proposals receive funding after a competitive vetting process QNRF PR / Sunday, February 10, 2019 0 4823 Article rating: No rating Doha, Qatar, February 10, 2019: Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF), a member of Qatar Foundation (QF), has announced the outcome of the first Clusters Track of the 11th cycle of its main funding program, the National Priorities Research Program (NPRP). Read more
QNRF sessions shed light on student research initiatives QNRF sessions shed light on student research initiatives QNRF PR / Friday, February 8, 2019 0 3239 Article rating: 5.0 Students from local universities participated in two information sessions held jointly by Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) – a member of Qatar Foundation (QF) – and Qatar Shell to learn about funding opportunities and new initiatives designed to support the next generation of researchers and scientists. The sessions outlined the aims of the recently announced partnership between QF and Qatar Shell to co-fund the Undergraduate Research Experience Programme (UREP), QNRF’s flagship programme for developing research infrastructure in Qatar by establishing the basis of scientific research at undergraduate level. More than 3,700 undergraduate students have participated in the 23 cycles of UREP, with more than 1,000 projects being awarded funding. Read more
QNRF AND TAMUQ LAUNCH STEM HUB QNRF AND TAMUQ LAUNCH STEM HUB Collaboration between QF member and partner university provides a state-of-the-art learning laboratory for STEM education QNRF PR / Tuesday, January 29, 2019 0 4443 Article rating: No rating Doha, Qatar, January 29, 2019: Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF), in collaboration with Texas A&M University at Qatar (TAMUQ), today launched the STEM Hub, a facility that aims to promote creative applications of engineering and science. Read more
QNRF, TUBITAK workshop promotes smart manufacturing QNRF, TUBITAK workshop promotes smart manufacturing QNRF PR / Tuesday, December 25, 2018 0 3390 Article rating: No rating The collaboration will see QNRF and TÜBİTAK combine their resources and insights to drive innovation and development of new smart manufacturing technologies. The joint initiative aims to foster public-private partnerships and pool the knowledge, expertise, and resources of Qatar and Turkey to address the two countries’ shared priorities. Read more
Qatar National Research Fund awards 11 projects to Tamuq Qatar National Research Fund awards 11 projects to Tamuq QNRF PR / Saturday, December 22, 2018 0 2929 Article rating: 3.0 Texas A&M University at Qatar was awarded 11 projects from the Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) in Cycle 11 of the National Priorities Research Programme, and its research office was named the ‘Best Research Office of the Year’. Read more
Texas A&M at Qatar awarded 11 grants by QNRF that address Qatar’s needs Texas A&M at Qatar awarded 11 grants by QNRF that address Qatar’s needs Wael Khedr / Thursday, December 20, 2018 0 3431 Article rating: No rating Texas A&M University at Qatar was awarded 11 projects from the Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) in Cycle 11 of the National Priorities Research Program, and its research office was named the Best Research Office of the Year. This is the for the fourth year in a row the research office has been recognized by QNRF and the sixth time in the past seven years. The research office is responsible for vetting research proposals that are submitted to QNRF for funding and managing the awarded research projects. Read more
QNRF hosts annual forum, to fund new research initiatives QNRF hosts annual forum, to fund new research initiatives QNRF PR / Wednesday, November 21, 2018 0 2809 Article rating: No rating Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) will launch new programmes as well as funding for a number of programmes related to the grand challenges of the country within the first quarter of next year. This was announced yesterday at QNRF’s 10th Annual Forum, attended by HE Sheikha Hind bint Hamad al-Thani, Vice Chairperson and CEO of Qatar Foundation (QF). Read more
WCM-Q Research Reveals Secrets of the Cell WCM-Q Research Reveals Secrets of the Cell Research by Dr. Nancy Nader of WCM-Q showed for the first time that a protein involved in brain development and cholesterol uptake also plays a role in reproduction. Wael Khedr / Sunday, July 8, 2018 0 3637 Article rating: 4.0 WCM-Q researchers have discovered that a protein known to play a key role in cholesterol uptake and brain development is also crucial to the process of reproduction. Discovered in 1922, the Very Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor (VLDLR) protein, has long been known to facilitate the migration of neurons in the developing brain and to play a role in cholesterol uptake. Up until now its role as a chaperone protein for membrane receptor trafficking was unknown. Read more
Texas A&M at Qatar partners with QCRI and QNRF to offer programming workshop for school students Texas A&M at Qatar partners with QCRI and QNRF to offer programming workshop for school students Twenty-one students in grades 7, 8, 9 and 10 from schools around Qatar designed their own Android mobile app Wael Khedr / Tuesday, June 26, 2018 0 6686 Article rating: No rating Twenty-one students in grades 7, 8, 9 and 10 from schools around Qatar designed their own Android mobile app game as part of a recent two-day workshop on mobile app development. The workshop was organized and offered by Dr. Eman A. Fituri from the Qatar Computing Research Institute in Texas A&M University at Qatar’s STEM Hub, a joint initiative of Texas A&M at Qatar and the QNRF that aims to support science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) learning in students across Qatar. Read more