MUST BIODIVERSITY-MSc in Biodiversity Informatics

The 2023 Call for applications to the Master of Science in Biodiversity Informatics is out. Click on the link below for more details and to download the application form

Call for Applications: PG and short courses – Malawi University of Science and Technology Call for Applications: PG and short courses Posted by James Mphande Categories Announcements,downloads Date 2 March 2023 Applications are called for two masters programmes and several short courses. For more information, find attached a full advert: Call-for-Applications-PG-programmes-and-short-cour...

This week the MSc BI cohort 2 was in Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve collecting data that featured Insects, herbs, aquatic macro-invertebrates & microbes! This year's Ecosystem Ecology module was delivered by our elite female team Dr. Tiwonge Gawa, Ms. Priya Samson, and Ms. Thoko Mtewa. It was a Affair!

We are constantly thrilled to see our students succeeding in many fields. Our second-year MSc student, Dickson Mbeya made it to the finals of the Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development - RCMRD competition with his entry, "Status of Malawi's Protected Areas." The winner will be announced at the 12th RCMRD Conference for Ministers and 56th Governing Council meeting, which he will be attending in Uganda.

Congratulations Dickson Mbeya!!!

"Manasseh Samantha Matemba's winning of a research grant demonstrates the quality and relevance of the programme beyond Malawi’s borders."_Coordinator of the MSc in Biodiversity Informatics at MUST, Dr Tiwonge Gawa .Read More: https://www.must.ac.mw/must-student-wins-us5000/

MSc Biodiversity Informatics Students out in the field! The cohort appreciates the program's hands-on training, which allows them to learn a lot.

Another heartfelt congrats to Ms Manasseh Samantha Matemba, MSc B.I. Candidate, who was selected for The African AI Research 2022 Innovation Funding Call for Junior Researchers.Her research project titled Investigating riverine flow regimes and aquatic biodiversity: A case study of the Ruo River, an Afromontane ecosystem in Mulanje Malawi, will receive USD 5,000 in funding.

Congratulations to Ms Rosina Phiri and Mr Frank Kanyamula, 2 of our MSc Biodiversity Informatics students who have been selected to attend a Tropical Biology Association course on Designing Research Projects in Kenya in October at Mpala Research Centre.

Deadline Extended!

Excited to share that the deadline for receiving applications for the MSc Biodiversity Informatics at MUST has been extended. Applications close 19th May 2022 http://biodiversity.must.ac.mw/admissions/portal

10 Days left to apply for the Malawi University Of Science and Technology MSc in Biodiversity Informatics. Deadline 13 May 2022 http://biodiversity.must.ac.mw/admissions/portal

As we wrap up lets remember it is our responsible to and stop the from reacting in fury. As Tionge Blesings Chingagwe says "The selfless earth is a victim of selfish human decisions. Reacting in fury, she brings floods, droughts, exorbitant heat and we are baffled."

PS: Applications for the MSc in Biodiversity Informatics the Malawi University of Science and Technology are open. Follow the link to submit your application; http://biodiversity.must.ac.mw/admissions/portal

Applications are now open for the MSc in Biodiversity Informatics at the Malawi University of Science and Technology (Ndata) . Deadline 13 May 2022. https://t.co/UsjTzCYZWe

Our MSc Candidate Linda Mchawi participated in the Lilongwe River Cleanup, which was organized by WESM-Wildlife Environment Society of Malawi Lilongwe Wildlife Trust, Lilongwe City Council to commemorate . necessitates a collaborative effort on our part.