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Thursday, December 6, 2018
Wednesday, December 5, 2018
One Day Seminar
One Day Seminar on
HAND WASHING PRACTICES FOR YOUNG LABORATORY PROFESSIONALS
Speaker: Dr. Sikandar K. Sherwani
When: 11 am, Dec 06, 2018
Where: Department of Biotechnology, AWKUM
Who can Attend: All Research Students of BS 7th Semester, MPhil and PhD Students
Organizers: Dr. Ayaz Ahmad, Dr. Muhammad Arif, Prof. Dr. Raham Sher Khan, Biotechnology Society AWKUM (BSA) and ORIC AWKUM
Registration: Not Required
About the Speaker:
Dr. Sikandar K. Sherwani, Faculty at Department of Microbiology, Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology
Chair by Laws- Medical Microbiology Association of Pakistan
International Certified Biosafety Trainer – USA
International Certified Clinical Biosafety Trainer – Thailand
Member of World JI Scientist List 2012
United Nations Appreciation Award
Mr. Hussain Ahmad Lecturer of Microbiology, Published a Research Article
Mr. Hussain
Ahmad, Lecturer, Department of Microbiology has published research article in
Impact factor journal with Topic “Serodiagnosis and early detection of
Strongyloides stercoralis infection”
Tuesday, December 4, 2018
Dr. Hussain Ali Lecturer of Sociology, AWKUM Presentation in International Conference
Dr. Hussain Ali
Lecturer Department of Sociology Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan presented a
research paper in International
Conference on Gender Studies “Gender Misrepresentations” in Lucy Cavendish
College, University of Cambridge United Kingdom (1-2, December 2018).
The research
paper “Men’s Decision Making: The
Determinant of Home Delivery among Women in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan” mainly focused to study the men’s
decision making and its influence on choice of delivery place among Pakhtun
Women in the study area (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa).
The researcher presented the poor maternal health
condition in Pakistan and particularly in the study area. The presentation
covered the Three Delay (3D) model and conceptual framework to state the
various men’s dominant factors and their significant association with poor
maternal health.
The major findings show the highly significant correlation
between men’s decision making and women’s restriction from accessibility and
utilization of maternal health care in the study area. Similarly due to women
subordinate position they are confined to domestic sphere for antenatal care
and child delivery. Dr. Olena Lytovka & Anastasya Manuilova, London Center
for Interdisciplinary Research, United Kingdom chair the session. The chair
appreciated the work focused on one of the important gender issue and shared in
their views that women in Pakistan especially in the study area in the worse
health condition which need to addressed by the involvement of government
functionaries and civil society organizations. At the end of conference certificate
was presented to researcher by the chair.
Monday, December 3, 2018
Department of Environmental Sciences’ project stood second in the Regional Science Olympiad, Organized by DOST
Directorate of Science and Technology (DOST),
Government of KPK under its program “Promotion and Support of Scientific
Innovation” organized one day open competition for science based innovative
ideas, projects and prototypes among universities in KPK. Department of
Environmental Sciences, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan (AWKUM) participated
in the event and displayed the findings and product of Mr. Sajjad Ali (MS
scholar) project on “Integrated bio-briquetting technology and energy efficient
stove for sustainable fuel supply and environment protection”. The project is
supervised by Dr. Shams Ali Baig. It is worthy to mention here that the field based
project activities are also in progress under the AWKUM-HEC joint Social
Integration Outreach Program (SIOP-2018). Over 1000 local community members
have been trained; several orientation activities have been organized in
Schools and Colleges in Mardan District to disseminate knowledge and hands-on
skills on bio-briquetting. In addition, one day workshop for Government Line
Departments, NGOs, private companies and entrepreneurs was organized to
strengthen networking and promotion of the scientific innovation (i.e.
bio-briquette). So, the underprivileged communities get benefits of such
prototype and it helps them to improve their livelihoods and promote
environmentally sustainable living.
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