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In October1984 a new course on apiculture is starting at the Bee Research Unit of University College Cordiff, UK, this one-year course is especially intended for beekeepers and bee scientists from tropical and subtropical
countries.
It will teach about fundamental honeybee biology and hopefully encourage the establishment of low cost, low technology village apiaries in tropical countries, and promote the fuller use and understanding of bees in world agriculture.
is suitavle for those with science deyrees or appropriate posts in government research or ths agricultural industry. iivery assistance will be given to obtain financial support for suitably qualified candidates who are unable to locate appropriate funding sources. ‘The subjects to be covered in the course are honeybee biology, honeybee managerient, and the marketing of bee products. Full use will be made of the Department of Zoology's extensive facilities which include three electron microscopesy. The course
nalytical laboratories, technical expertise in
and
s3ost
large self-teaching audiovisval laboratory, and branches of the biological sciences.
During the year Tiplomastudents will visit
in Europe,
farms, honey packers and fruit growers in the be able to work at the Bee Unit of Rothamsted
and commercial honey
students will Experimental Station with Dr. John B,Free
UK.
other centres of bee research
Some
who
is
Professor of
an Honorary
University Collerse, Cardiff.
Apicultural research
Universit: College, Cardiff also welcomes students from undertake apicultural research, If you aiready have a very
overseas
good
to
first degree
interested in carrying out further research, this could perhaps lead towards a higher degrec. and you are
For further information
on
the Diploma course
research opportunities Bee Research Unit, Department or
at Cardiff please write to Dr. 8.5. Pickard of Zoology, University College, Cardiff CFl 1XL, Wales, UK.
SOURCE MATISRIALG FOR APICULPURE
leaflets were first published by IBRA in 1961 under funding International Development Research Centre, to provide information often sought by beekeepers in developing countries. Demand for the leaflets has been so great that they are now almost out of “rinks and new editions are in preparation. If you bave inform bion: to add, please send it to IBRA as Soon as possible. The new editions of the leaflets will be available in French and Spanish. English, These ten
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