Ending inequalities – PARC joins UNFPA for SWP 2024 launch at House of Commons
PARC Manager Dr Susan Jim was at the House of Commons last week with Dr Tigist Grieve, Lecturer in Social Policy, School for Policy Studies, attending the launch of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)’s 2024 State of World Population (SWP) report “Interwoven...
A community of practice: next steps planned by steering group
In March 2024 the Africa Charter Steering Group came together at the Institute for Humanities in Africa (HUMA) at the University of Cape Town to plan the next stage of the Africa Charter's development. The Steering Committee for the Africa Charter (SCAC)* set out a...
Economics and the Africa Charter: a trip to the CSAE Conference
The Centre for the Study of African Economics (CSAE) Conference 2024 at St. Catherine's College, University of Oxford, was a vibrant hub of knowledge exchange on economic development in Africa. PARC Manager Dr Susan Jim joined colleagues from CSAE and The Centre for...
Working groups to drive meaningful, collaborative, motivated change
To truly address the imbalances in the global research ecosystem, the Africa Charter must translate into bespoke action plans for the groups that most powerfully influence what kind of research collaborations are valued and pursued. As part of the next stage of the...
Knowledge exchange and new research: a fellowship at UCT
PARC's Research Associate Dr Eyob Balcha Gebremariam is one of six academic staff at the University of Bristol who have been awarded joint Fellowships and Professorships at the University of Cape Town (UCT). This is a wonderful partnership opportunity, facilitating...