ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, February 5, 2014 / PRNewswire –Elsevier [http://www.elsevier.com ], a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced the results of its first “Quiz for Science [http://quizforscience.com/(S(
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“Quiz for Science” was designed as an innovative and interactive way for researchers to enhance their scientific knowledge through exposure to world-class and internationally peer-reviewed research available online on ScienceDirect, Elsevier’s database of almost a quarter of the world’s peer-reviewed full-text scientific, technical and medical content.
All Pakistani students, researchers, university faculty and institutions that are a part of the digital library program [http://www.digitallibrary.
The three winners were recognized at an award ceremony which took place at the Higher Education Commission (HEC) office in Islamabad; winners were announced by the Chairman HEC, Engr. Syed Imtiaz Hussain Gilani, Chief Guest at the ceremony.
The winners are:
– Muhammad Nouman Aslam Khan, Lecturer, National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST)
– Sajida Noureen, Lecturer, Islamia University Bahawalpur
– Syed Hani Abidi, PHD Student, Aga Khan University, Karachi
Said Dr Tariq Mehmood, Advisor R&D of HEC and, “For an emerging research market such as Pakistan, it’s important that the scholarly community leverage all the opportunities and resources available to them in order to advance their work. With “Quiz for Science”, Elsevier has certainly helped expose our researchers to world-class research materials and enhance their scientific knowledge.”
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“We are encouraged by the academic community’s overwhelming response to our first “Quiz for Science”, which aims to showcase Pakistan’s research capabilities,” said Saurabh Sharma, Elsevier’s Regional Director for its Science & Technology division in South Asia. “This is a great way to promote local research as well as bring world-class scholarly content to Pakistan through access to ScienceDirect.”
For the official results and more information, go to: http://www.QuizforScience.com/
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