In the Media

Two research proposals on cyber security were awarded yesterday as part of a joint initiative between the Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) and Turkey’s leading research agency. 

The SAFE-Q researchers conducted a detailed analysis of the causes of food waste occurring during the handling, distribution, transportation, and storage of food.

Qatar University College of Engineering (QU-CENG) organised its “Academic-Industry Networking Forum”, to identify opportunities for collaboration between academia and stakeholders.

The larger legacy of American Studies is a critique which is always about challenging and de-centring received wisdom, a prominent scholar told yesterday the opening session of the conference ‘From Tahrir Square to Zuccotti Park: The Arab Spring and the De-Centering of American Studies’ organised by the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies.

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar (WCM-Q) and Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) have received a top international award for their work on cardiovascular metabolism.

The Qur’anic Botanic Garden (QBG), a member of Qatar Foundation (QF), will host its third consecutive environmental research contest for secondary school students in Qatar.
The competition, which will see 20 high schools in Qatar participate in a variety of environmental research projects, aims to build a generation of students dedicated to exploring, researching and conserving natural resources, specifically plants.

نظم الصندوق القطري لرعاية البحث العلمي عضو مؤسسة قطر للتربية والعلوم وتنمية المجتمع، ندوة لعرض مجموعة من المشاريع البحثية التي يمولها والهادفة إلى دعم جهود الدولة في بناء سلسلة إمدادات غذائية مستدامة، بحضور سعادة السيد محمد بن عبدالله الرميحي وزير البلدية والبيئة، ومجموعة من كبار الشخصيات والمسؤولين الحكوميين، وأعضاء مجتمع البحوث في الدولة.

The importance of homegrown scientists who are capable of steering the continuous development of Qatar’s research agenda was highlighted yesterday during the Annual Gathering of Qatar Research Leadership Program (QRLP). 

QNRF has launched a re-engineered version of the National Priorities Research Program (NPRP), as an enhanced two-track model designed to address Qatar’s research priorities.