RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The MooSciTIC project: a booster shot of science for West African research and higher education actors
JF bioRxiv
FD Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
SP 504092
DO 10.1101/504092
A1 Ménonvè Atindehou
A1 Kifouli Adéoti
A1 Laura Estelle Yêyinou Loko
A1 Thierry Beulé
A1 Emmanuel Paradis
A1 Gustave Djedatin
A1 Christine Tranchant-Dubreuil
A1 François Sabot
A1 Latifou Lagnika
A1 Estelle Jaligot
YR 2018
UL http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2018/12/28/504092.abstract
AB In this paper, we describe the implementation of the MooSciTIC summer schools, a capacity-building initiative targeting West African research scientists and higher education teachers. Throughout the three years of the project, we provided on-site courses and practicals on cross-disciplinary aspects such as scientific writing, communication and integrity, in the aim of improving the self-reliance of researchers and upgrading research practices throughout the sub-region. We explain how the program was designed and implemented and we show the positive outcomes it generated for our former trainees within a relatively short period, hoping to inspire similar initiatives to follow our steps.Author contributionsConceptualization: all authors Funding Acquisition: all authors Project Administration: EJ Supervision: LL, EJ Resources: all authors Data analysis and visualization: MA, KA, EJ Writing – Original Draft Preparation: all authors