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RESEARCH LEADERSHIP FELLOWSHIP
The Future Africa Research Leadership Fellowship (FAR-LeaF) is an early career research fellowship program focused on developing transdisciplinary research and leadership skills.
ASA | Local knowledge corroborates local extinctions and shifting baselines in Kenya’s exploited reef fishes
CONFERENCE | Coral reef fisheries are vital for poverty reduction and economic development in Kenya, supporting over 1.5 million people....
Jul 1, 2024
Kenya | Local Knowledge Corroborates Local Extinctions and Shifting Baselines in Kenya’s Exploited Reef Fishes
The Second Aquatic Resources & Blue Economy Conference (ARBEC II) 2024 |  17–21 June 2024, Kisumu, Kenya Coral reef fisheries are vital...
Jun 21, 2024
British Academy Mentorship Program: Writing religion and social transformation in Africa
The British Academy grant is titled "Writing Religion and Social Transformation in Africa: Publishing and Mentoring Workshop for Early Caree
Jun 20, 2024
Hate speech | The role of multilingualism in navigating hate speech and fostering peace
Promoting and practising multilingualism can bridge cultural divides, enhance communication, and build a more inclusive and harmonious...
Jun 18, 2024
Tiny climate change ambassadors
Prolonged periods of excessive heat disproportionately affect Ghana's urban poor's well-being.
Jun 16, 2024
Canada | Transformational Leadership for Sustainable Productivity of Higher Education Institutions in Cameroon
Canadian Association for African Studies Annual Conference (CAAS ), 12-16 June 2024 at McGill University in Montreal, Canada Higher...
Jun 16, 2024
Netherlands | Building Climate Resilience in Northern Tanzania: A Participatory Action Research Approach to Enhancing Effective Early Warning Systems for Drought and Rain
3rd International Conference Natural Hazards and Risks in a Changing World Addressing Compound and Multi-Hazard Risk, 12-13 June 2024,...
Jun 13, 2024
Open toolBOX for safe food monitoring
Adressing obesity and Non-Communicable Disease risk factors, especially in children and adolescents.
Jun 7, 2024
Enhancing capacity and resilience to climate change
LISTEN TO THE ZET TV RECORDING When asked about the role of government in building resilience to climate-induced disasters, I emphasized...
Jun 7, 2024
Debating the connections between climate change and land politics
Debating the connections between climate change and land politics
Jun 5, 2024
GHANA | Transdisciplinarity in collaboration for Early Career Researcher development in Africa
Transdisciplinarity in collaboration for Early Career Researcher development in Africa, 26-28 June 2024 in Kumasi, Ghana Call for...
Jun 3, 2024
Research | From Imagination to Reality on Child Spaces for Recreation: Insights and Foresights on Zimbabwe
Abstract Much research on the importance of physical and recreational activities and play among children exists globally, though little...
Jun 1, 2024
Prototype | Pyrolytic conversion of plastic waste to energy
Plastic waste management has emerged as a critical global challenge due to its environmental impact and persistence. Pyrolysis offers a...
May 31, 2024
Sani | Promoted to Deputy Director
Dr Hauwa Mohammed Sani has been appointed Deputy Director of the Institute for Development Research and Training (IDRT) at the Ahmadu Bello
May 30, 2024
NIGERIA | Fostering Research Excellence and Leadership in Social Sciences
The workshop contributed to the academic and research community by elevating the status of Ahmadu Bello University and Future Africa in...
May 23, 2024
NIGERIA | Fostering Research Excellence and Leadership in Social Sciences and Humanities
Fostering Research Excellence and Leadership in Social Sciences and Humanities The Social Science Cluster Regional Workshop, organized...
May 22, 2024
South Africa | Fellows present at SRI Africa Sattelite, Durban 2024
The discussion advocated a coordinated, comprehensive, multi-sector, and systemic approach to climate-resilient development in Africa’s heal
May 21, 2024
South Africa | Transformational Leadership for Sustainable Productivity of Higher Education: Relevant for Developing Economies
The Inaugural Africa Month Symposium. Educate an African Fit for the 21st Century  – Building Resilient Education Systems for Increased...
May 20, 2024
Business and management graduates can become climate change and sustainability champions – lessons from Uganda and Tanzania on how universities can support this
There is no doubt about it: the world is in the grips of a climate crisis . The headlines are full of reports about extreme weather...
Apr 30, 2024
My experience at the UNILEAD programme
Dr Sophie Etomes has been selected for the 2024 UNILEAD Programme. UNILEAD is a short, practice-orientated learning programme for young...
Apr 30, 2024
The programme seeks to build a network of emerging African scientists with the skills needed to apply transformative research methods and approaches in addressing complex sustainability challenges in Africa, including inter- and transdisciplinarity, systems thinking, and futures literacy.
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