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The MRC research trainee programme places black postgraduates in its units and groups. Black candidates with a four-year degree or equivalent, or a Master's degree, can apply for a research training internship position with an MRC research unit or group. Research trainees who register for a masters or doctoral degree can renew their appointment for a second and third year, subject to their satisfactory performance.

For more information:
www.mrc.co.za

Organised by the Italian Society of Infectious and Tropical Diseases (SIMIT) and other prestigious international institutions, the 21 to 24 January 2004 conference in Florence, Italy, will provide an opportunity to discuss topical scientific issues, without overlooking the importance of the social impact of HIV/AIDS.

For more information:
www.promoleader.com

As part of its Country AIDS Policy Analysis Project, the AIDS Policy Research Centre at the University of California San Francisco has published a multidisciplinary, fully referenced, peer-reviewed analysis of HIV/AIDS in Uganda. The paper includes sections on epidemiology, political economy, sociobehavioral context, impact, and response - at household, sectoral, and macro levels.

For more information:
http://ari.ucsf.edu/

This unique charity, which supplies low-cost training and teaching materials to help raise standards of health care and reduce poverty in developing countries, has made available The Memory Book For Africa. Retailing at under US $5, the book is a tool for HIV-positive parents to leave behind recordings of their lives for their children when the parents have died of AIDS-related illnesses.

For more information:
www.talcuk.org