Research Week 2017

10^th Edition of the UoM Research Week

“Connecting Research to the Industry and Community”
18 – 22 September 2017

The 10th edition of the UoM Research Week mirrors a fruitful research culture that has kept on developing towards new heights. In accordance with turning into a more research-oriented University, the UoM tries to support this culture over its talented academics who are urged to extend their engagement in different research attempts. The Research Week remains a noteworthy platform which takes into consideration more prominent commitment and collaboration of academics over the different faculties and centres on campus.

In addition to extending its research horizon to include centres falling under the purview of the UoM, this 10^th edition of the Research Week encompasses other local and regional universities as well. Such expansion in the UoM’s frontiers will breed more interaction among local and regional institutions of teaching and research thus providing potential avenues for future collaboration among different groups of researchers.

The 10^th Edition of the UoM Research Week was organised by the University of Mauritius from 18 to 22 September 2017. This year the Research Week Theme retained is “Connecting Research to the Industry and Community”.

The Research Week aims at providing a platform for staff, students and researchers to interact and carry out peer discussions on ongoing or emerging research. The main objective of the Research Week is therefore to showcase research being undertaken in the country.

Academic Staff members, Students, Researchers from other Tertiary Education Institutions both local and regional as well as other Participants was invited to submit extended abstracts for oral presentations and poster sessions. Stakeholders from private and public sectors including alumni were welcomed to participate.

Registered MPhil/PhD Students at UoM were required to make a presentation of their Research Work/Work in Progress/ Proposal.

Faculty, students, and affiliated researchers were invited to submit up to five (5) abstracts inclusive of oral presentations and poster sessions (either as author or co-author). However, only up to two (2) oral presentations were allowed per presenter. Oral presentations will be of 20 minutes duration (including question time). Poster presentations was in A1 format.