Links to more resources for scientists
This page is a collection of links to resources on the Internet which may
be of interest to our Grantees and other scientists working in developing
countries.
If you would like to recommend other resources for inclusion on this page,
please email our webmaster:
email IFS webmaster
Access to scientific journals and literature
- PERI Programme at INASP
[PERI - Programme for the Enhancement of Research Information
INASP - International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications]
If you are at an institution in a developing country your institution is eligible for free access to a very large number of scientific journals on the Internet - the normally high subscription costs have been waivered through this programme.
- African Journals Online (AJOL)
Free full-text articles for PERI-Programme eligible countries (see above).
Funding sources (other than IFS)
- SciDev.net links to Grants and Funding
sources
SciDev Net maintains a list of funding sources for research:
Funding
agencies/foundations
and a list of currently offered grants:
Grants - The Academy of Sciences for the Developing
World (TWAS)
TWAS gives Research Grants in scientific areas which are not covered by the IFS Granting Programme (such as basic sciences).
- Forestry funding database
FAO and other organisations have combined resources to produce a database of funding sources within forestry:
Research Methods Resources
- ICRAF-ILRI Research Methods Group (Nairobi)
A website with many resources on the different steps in a research project: initial problem analysis, current understanding and literature review, setting objectives and hypotheses, research designs, handling data, formal analysis, publication, etc.
- Free professional statistical software for researchers
The GenStat Discovery Edition is a free version of GenStat developed by VSN International. GenStat Discovery Edition 2 is available to non-commercial users throughout Africa and a range of developing countries outside Africa. Examples of users who qualify are students and lecturers of universities and staff of government research organisations or NGOs. The site contains user guides and documentation about the software and information how African users can pick up a free CDrom with the software.
- CAST - Computer-Assisted Statistics Teaching
CAST is a highly interactive electronic textbook that covers all topics from introductory statistical methods courses and many topics that are taught in more advanced courses. Its approach is data-focused, based on many real world datasets. This site links to a special version developed to teach statistics in Africa (containing African datasets). CAST is free to use for teaching statistics in Africa but is copyrighted. You have to apply for a (free) PIN code.
Resources for women scientists
- CGIAR'S Gender & Diversity Programme
This programme has many initiatives supporting women in science in developing countries and lots of relevant informatin and links.
- TWOWS - Third World Organization for
Women in Science
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