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The following presents some of the ongoing and recent projects at UoB that relates to or focuses on the Nile area. If you have any further questions regarding the specific research projects, please contact the contact persons directly.

 

Project title Abstract Duration Relevant partners Contact persons / co-ordinators
AIDS and culture in a Tanzanian context Ab19 2002-2005 Centre for International Health, University of Bergen
and
Department of History, University of Dar es Salaam
Ole Rekdal
ole.rekdal@cih.uib.no
A Muslim intellectual elite: Innovation and leadership in the Sudanese tradition see web page for description n.a. University of Bergen Prof. Knut Vikør
knut.vikor@smi.uib.no
'Al-Daylami's treatise on mystical love (text and translation) n.a. n.a University of Bergen Prof. Joseph N. Bell
joseph.bell@msk.uib.no
Hassan Abdel Latif el-Shafei
Aquatic adaptation along the Nile and Atbara, 9-6000 years ago Ab18 1985- University of Bergen Prof. Randi Håland
randi.haland@ark.uib.no
Arabic Literature of Africa Ab11 n.a. University of Bergen
and
Northwestern University		 Prof. Rex Séan O'Fahey
ofahey@hi.uib.no
Bioprospecting and strategies for industrial utilization of anthocyanins and other flavonoids from plants n.a. 2003-2006 University of Bergen,
Rowett Research Institute,
Makerere University
and
Norwegian Food Research Institute		 Prof. Øyvind M. Andersen Oyvind.Andersen@kj.uib.no
Burden of disease among the poor in Tanzania. Consequences for priorities in preventive and curative health services Ab8 1998-2004 Centre for International Health, University of Bergen
and University of Dar es Salaam		 Prof. Gunnar Kvåle
(project manager)
gunnar.kvale@cih.uib.no
Challenging the State: Transmutations of Power in Contemporary Global Realities Ab12 2004-2008 University of Bergen Prof. Bruce Kapferer
Bruce.Kapferer@sosantr.uib.no
(project co-ordinator)
and
Prof. Leif Manger
Leif.Manger@sosantr.uib.no
(Sudan research component)
Comparative Research Programme on NGOs Ab17 2000- University of Bergen

Researcher Paul Opoku-Mensah
ngo@uib.no
(co-ordinator)
Ethical and religious motifs in Egyptian sung narratives n.a. n.a. University of Bergen
and
University of Oslo		 Prof. Joseph N. Bell
joseph.bell@msk.uib.no
East African Drylands Ab13 n.a. University of Bergen Prof. Leif Manger
Leif.Manger@sosantr.uib.no
(co-ordinator)
Ecological and socio-economic implications of harmful algal blooms in Ugandan lakes, and possible solutions n.a. 2004-2006 NIVA,
NIBR,
Norwegian Centre for Soil and Environmental Research
and
University of Bergen		 Prof. Petter Larsson
Petter.larsson@zoo.uib.no
(UiB contact person)
Essential Nutrition and Child Health in Uganda: A Research Project to Promote Innovative Community-based and Clinical Actions Ab5 2002 -2006 Makerere University
and
University of Bergen

James K Tumwine
(e-mail n.a.)
and
Thorkild Tylleskär
Thorkild.Tylleskar@cih.uib.no
Fontes Historiae Nubiorum (FHN) Ab10 1991- University of Bergen
and
Archaeological Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest		 Prof. Richard Holton Pierce
Pierce@krr.uib.no
Gender,Generation and Communication in Times of AIDS: The Potential for 'modern' and 'traditional' institutions Ab3 2002 - 2006 University of Bergen,
University College Bergen,
University of Dar es Salaam
and
Muhimbili University College of Health
Sciences		 Astrid Blystad
astrid.blystad@isf.uib.no
and
Karen Marie Moland
kmm@hib.no
Health Systems Research and Health Promotion in Relation to Reproductive Health in Tanzania Ab2 2002 - 2006 University of Dar-es-Salaam
and
University of Bergen		 K.S Nyika kmnyika@muchs.ac.tz
and
Rolv Terje Lie Rolv.Lie@smis.uib.no
The Indian Ocean Programme Ab14 n.a. University of Bergen Prof. Leif Manger
Leif.Manger@sosantr.uib.no
(co-ordinator)
'Integration or cosmpolitication? Family history and identity in East Africa and South Arabia c. 1850-1945 n.a. n.a. University of Bergen Anne Bang
anne.bang@smi.uib.no
Islamic Hegemonies in the Sudan n.a. n.a. University of Bergen Prof. Rex Séan O'Fahey
ofahey@hi.uib.no
Islamization, Arabization and modernization as factors in socio-cultural change in Liri, the southern Nuba mountains of the Sudan n.a. n.a. University of Bergen Prof. Leif Manger
Leif.Manger@sosantr.uib.no
Graduate Studies in Science, Mathematics and Technology Education - GRASSMATE Ab9 2002 -2006 University of the Western Cape
and
University of Bergen		 Cyril Julie
cjulie@uwc.ac.za
and
Øyvind Mikalsen
oyvind.mikalsen@psych.uib.no
Lake Victoria and Kampala - History of man and water See web page for details 2000-2004 University of Bergen
and
University of Makerere		 Prof. Petter Larsson
Petter.Larsson@zoo.uib.no
(co-ordinator)
Nature, Society and Water See web page for details 1998- University of Bergen Alv Terje Fotland
Alv.Fotland@sfu.uib.no
(co-ordinator)
Nile Basin Research Programme See web page for details 2004-2008 University of Bergen
and
Nile-SEC

Kjell Pettersen
Kjell.Pettersen@ua.uib.no
(temp. co-ordinator)
Norway East Africa Trading Company in Zanzibar and East Africa, 1894-ca. 1930. Timber, Matches and Rowing oars bound for British East Africa. Ab15 n.a. University of Bergen Anne Bang
anne.bang@smi.uib.no
Occupational respiratory diseases among male and female workers in dusty industries in Tanzania Ab6 2003 - 2006 Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences
and
University of Bergen		 Mashalla, Yohana J.S.ymashalla@muchs.sc.tz
and
Bente E. Moen bente.moen@isf.uib.no
Promoting Sexual and Reproductive Health -
School-based HIV/AIDS Prevention in Sub-Saharan Africa		 Ab16 2002-2006

University of Bergen
and
University of Dar es Salaam
Muhimbili University College
of Health Sciences

Prof. Leif Aarø leif.aaro@psych.uib.no (co-ordinator)
Research and Training Network in Pathology Ab7 2003 - 2007 Makerere University
and
University of Bergen		 Henry Wabinga Rcancer_reg@softhome.net
and
Lars Akslen lars.akslen@gades.uib.no
The principles of native administration in the Sudan n.a. n.a. University of Bergen Prof. Anders Bjørkelo
Anders.Bjorkelo@hi.uib.no
Research in Basic Sciences at Makerere and Collaborating Universities to Promote Technological Development Ab4 2002 - 2006 Makerere University
and
University of Bergen

Livingstone Luboobi
luboobi@math.mu.ac.ug
and
Andreas Steigen andreas.steigen@smr.uib.no
State and Land in Africa, with special reference to Darfur and Kanem-Borno n.a. n.a. University of Bergen,
Northwestern University
and
Kaduna University

Prof. Rex Séan O'Fahey, UiB
ofahey@hi.uib.no
Prof. J. O. Hunswick, Northwestern University
and
Prof. H. Bobboyi, Kaduna University
The Sufi heritage of Ahmad b. Idris and his students see web page for description n.a. University of Bergen Prof. Knut Vikør
knut.vikor@smi.uib.no
UiB/UDSM Counselling, Education and Health Promotion: A Research and Competence Building Programme Ab1 2002-2006 University of Dar-es-Salaam and University of Bergen Wycliffe Lugoe, University of Dar-es-Salaam
and
Gro Lie, Univ. of Bergen gro.lie@psych.uib.no

Is your project not listed here and you are related to UiB? Any dead links or other problems? Please let us know. Contact either the webmaster at nile@uib.no or the NAP portal editor Kjell Pettersen.

 
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