Mr Olulesi said the town and gown relationship can attain the desired objectives, especially when the media also plays the role of collaboration through training and mentorship.
Two Nigerian lecturers win UNICEF global research grant
The sponsored projects are expected to run from April to September, 2021.
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The university’s publicist, Wale Adekoya,
said the announcementwas contained in a letter from Elske Van de Fliert, the Director, Centre for Communication and Social Change, School of Communication and Arts, University of Queensland, Australia, on behalf of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR).
“Their winning proposal, titled “Trust and Mistrust in a Pandemic: Evaluation of Acceptance of COVID-19 Communication Tools in Use in Nigeria”, was adjudged among the best two from all entries received by the international body from communication scholars across the globe,” Mr Adekoya said.