14 April 2016
UNU-FTP fellow Ricardo Morris completes MSc in Biology at the University of Iceland
Last week, UNU-FTP fellow and scholarship recipient Ricardo Morris of Jamaica successfully completed his Master's of Science at the University of Iceland in marine biology. Mr. Morris was a fellow in the UNU-FTP six month programme in 2010, at which time he specialised in fisheries policy and planning. His thesis was entitled, "Distribution of Queen conch (Strombus gigas) on the Pedro Bank, Jamaica: Descriptive and Predictive distribution models"
8 March 2016
Congratulations UNU-FTP fellows 2015/16!
Yesterday, the 18th cohort of the United Nations University Fisheries Training Programme graduated from the six month training course with a ceremony held at the Marine Research Institute. This year, there were 20 fellows from 14 countries participating in the training. They specialized in Quality Management in Fish Handling and Processing, Stock Assessment, and Fisheries Policy and Management.
15 January 2016
Too Big to Ignore: UNU-FTP announces guest lecturer, Dr. Ratana Chuenpagdee
UNU-FTP is pleased to announce our distinguished guest lecturer Dr. Ratana Chuenpagdee, who will give a series of lectures at the Marine Research Institute February 1-3. The lectures are open to the public. Dr. Chunpagdee will focus on management issues in small scale fisheries, one of the most challenging "wicked problems" in our field.
3 November 2015
UNU-FTP and UNU-GEST present research on Gender Analysis at Social Science Conference
Joint research efforts of UNU-Gender Equality Studies Training Programme (GEST), UNU- Fisheries Training Programme (FTP) and Matís were presented at the Þjóðarspegillinn Conference in Social Sciences held at the University of Iceland on October 30th.
28 October 2015
Congratulations to UNU fellow, Dr. Cyprian Ogombe Odoli
On Thursday, October 22, UNU-FTP fellow and scholarship recipient Cyprian Ogombe Odoli successfully defended his doctoral thesis in food science at the University of Iceland. His project title was "Drying and smoking of capelin and sardine - the influence on physiochemical properties and consumer acceptance." Dr. Odoli did his doctoral work at Matis in Reykjavik and the Kenyan Marine & Fisheries Research Institute in Mombasa through support of the United Nations University.
12 October 2015
Welcome UNU-FTP fellows 2015
This fall, the United Nations University Fisheries Training Programme welcomed its 18th cohort to Iceland for the six month training programme.