What the centres are for
A centre differs from a department in what it is for. A department teaches a discipline and supervises its postgraduate students; a centre takes up a subject that cuts across disciplines, and brings the specialists together on it. The Computer and ICT Centre keeps the University’s network and registration portal running. The Centre for Instructional Technology keeps its teaching rooms working. The Centre for Arid Zone Studies studies the dry country immediately around the campus.
Each centre’s page below carries its own staff, its services and its programme of work.
The centres of the University
Eleven centres, each with its own page.
Centre for Instructional TechnologyTeaching rooms, teaching technology and lecture recording. Computer and ICT CentreThe campus network, the registration portal and e-mail. Centre for Distance LearningDistance programmes, study centres and course materials. Centre for Arid Zone StudiesResearch on the drylands of the Lake Chad basin. Centre for Research and Documentation in Trans-Sahara StudiesThe histories, languages and records of the trans-Sahara. Centre for Peace, Diplomatic and Development StudiesPeacebuilding, diplomacy, governance and development. Centre for Nuclear Energy Research and TrainingRadiation protection, dosimetry and isotope applications. Centre for Entrepreneurship and Enterprise DevelopmentEnterprise training, incubation and small business support. Centre for Disaster Risk Management and Development StudiesHazard mapping, early warning and resilient communities. Centre for the Study and Promotion of Cultural SustainabilityHeritage, documentation and cultural policy. Counselling and Human Development CentreCounselling, career guidance and psychosocial support.