The University of the South Pacific (USP) will be hosting its 10th Research Excellence & Innovation Awards tomorrow night at the Laucala Campus, in Suva.
The event aims to recognize and reward researchers with high-ranked outputs in Books/Monographs, Journal Articles and Book Chapters only, published in the year 2020 and 2021.
USP is unique because it allows and facilitates research that can only be conducted in the Pacific, including research on climate change, cultural aspects, vulnerable coastal communities, and food security, to name a few.
As a leading research institute in the region, USP will tomorrow night reward its top researchers with funds that could be accessed by recipients through their respective Schools strictly for the purpose of supporting and enhancing the research interests of recipients.
USP will also be introducing another category of awards in this event, the Top Research Contributors for the years 2020 and year 2021.
Meanwhile, the top three researchers will be recognized from each of the 26 Subject Areas identified by SCOPUS.
SCOPUS is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature – scientific journals, books, and conference proceedings.
There are two types of recognition under these awards: Quantity of Research (by research volume) and Quality of Research (by most cited paper), for which recipients will receive a Certificate of Recognition.
A total of 133 eligible recipients who have produced A Star and A Ranked publications in 2020 and 2021 will be vying for the top award across the 26 categories.
Some of the renowned regional researchers eligible for the award include Professor Jito Vanualailai, Dr Matthew Hayward, Dr Rosiana Lagi, Salanieta Koro, Nasoni Roko, Dr Billy Fitoo and Zina Bird from the Solomon Islands, Dr Pierre-Jean Bordahandy and Jim Gure from Vanuatu, Dr Robin Havea from Tonga, Dr Seu’ula Johansson-Fua, Dr Siaka Diarra, and Dr Sonny Lameta from Samoa.
USP’s 10th Research Excellence & Innovation Awards will be held at the Japan ICT Lecture Theatre at 5 pm tomorrow.
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