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MRC join the
UNAM community
We are equally shifting
our gear and we in welcoming the
commit to focus on new PVC:RID
expanding our global
engagement and The Multidisciplinary Research Centre
further position UNAM (MRC), one of the Research Centers
at UNAM welcomed Prof Anicia Peters
on the global map. as Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research,
(PVC:
and
Development
Innovation
RID) for the University of UNAM. She is a
Computer Scientist who specializes in an
possible to bring calm among communities
and how to be resilient when faced with interdisciplinary field of Human-Computer
such natural disasters. Interactions (HCI).
The MRC, being the Centre responsible
UNAM is undergoing a major restructuring to promote and conduct research of
process to ensure effective and efficient national importance, pledges its support
service, and MRC is not spared from this to Prof Peters, noting her expertise and
exercise. We are equally shifting our gear enthusiasm to address both scientific
and we commit to focus on expanding our and social challenges in the 4th industrial
global engagement and further position world. MRC further recognises the wealth
UNAM on the global map. As we launch this of research experience and knowledge
edition, I take an opportunity to invite all our Prof Peters brings on board the potential to
partners, collaborators and stakeholders raise the research and innovation profile of
within and beyond Namibia to join us as we our university. Under her leadership, we are
host the 4th multi/interdisciplinary research hopeful that she will instill hope for success
conference virtually under the theme and empower researchers to accomplish
“Enduring Covid-19 pandemic: Towards their goals.
building an innovative and resilient Africa
we want” on 6-7 May 2021.
A huge thank you to all the persons who
contributed to this newsletter through
writing some wonderful and inspiring
articles, without which there wouldn’t have
been this newsletter issue.
Last but not least, I would like to thank our
research collaborators, partners and the
entire UNAM staff and management as
well as board members for their everlasting
support throughout the establishment of
the “Research Matter” newsletter.
Prof Anicia Peters
Happy reading! Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research, Innovation and Development
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