Qatar’s quest for food security and sustainability has received much attention since the blockade and all the sectors in the country have shown the ability to prioritize it and align actions for its realization. Local food production has boomed over the past four years, and farming activities have increased across Qatar. Several market and governmental incentives were put in place to facilitate producers and consumers in supporting local products. 

Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI), part of Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), continues to establish itself as a leading service provider for market-driven research needs in Qatar, and has earned its place as a valuable testing services provider for local and international stakeholders.

The College of Islamic Studies at Hamad Bin Khalifa University will host a series of Shari’a workshops titled Shari’a Objectives for Civil Society. The workshops, to be held separately for men and women, will focus on the impact of Islamic law and how it helps in building a just society. 

In its efforts to help address health challenges at the personalized medicine level, the College of Health and Life Sciences (CHLS), part of Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), is participating as a partner in Sidra Medicine’s flagship Precision Medicine and Functional Genomics Conference from December 4-6.

Clean energy and eco-friendly transportation are key elements to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under the Paris Agreement. At the recently concluded COP26 in Glasgow, a new set of pledges is set to accelerate the transition to zero emissions transportation.   

Introducing low carbon or carbon-free fuels such as hydrogen can significantly reduce emissions. In fact, if clean fuels or electrified vehicles are not used, the transportation sector’s energy demand is expected to rise by 54% by 2035, which would considerably elevate global demand for fossil fuels. 

Joining efforts to accelerate research and discoveries in the genomic medicine field, Qatar Genome and the College of Health and Life Sciences (CHLS), part of Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), have established competitive scholarships in the Genomics and Precision Medicine (GPM) program at CHLS. 

The College of Law at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) and the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC), a leading onshore financial and business center in the region, jointly held a conference on November 17 to discuss proposed changes to international tax rules and address taxation challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy.

An interview with Dr. Mohammad Farhan

Generally, when we talk about mental health, we think only about the brain. However, mental health does not only involve the brain. The gut (or intestine) also plays a significant role in mental health. Multiple studies have found an association between brain diseases, including depression, anxiety, autism, and disturbance in gut microbiota — the depletion of friendly bacteria and proliferation of pro-inflammatory bacteria.

A multidisciplinary team of researchers at the Qatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI), part of Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), has demonstrated that an innovative eye gaze-based screening tool is successful in diagnosing autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in young children, according to new findings that were published in Autism Research.

Dr. Diane Stone, Chair of Global Policy at the School of Transnational Governance, part of the European Union Institute (EUI), lectured students in the Specialization Lab course in the Master’s of Public Policy (MPP) program.