Can Higher Education Be Decolonised?
A new open access book - Can Higher Education Be Decolonised? A situated case study of an elite university in the global north - was launched today, with contributions from the PARC team. The chapter on decolonising research was written by Leon Tikly, with a case...
Resetting Africa–global North research collaborations: a tripartite gathering in Bristol
On Tuesday 27 May, the University of Bristol invited Vice-Chancellors Professor Puleng LenkaBula, from the University of South Africa, and Professor Mosa Moshabela, from the University of Cape Town, to join Professor Evelyn Welch for a powerful and timely discussion...
Laying the groundwork for new Africa-led research
The PARC team were in Nairobi, Kenya, last month, bringing together teams of University of Bristol and Africa-based researchers, mostly those who worked on projects funded by the Perivoli Foundation, to start developing an entirely new programme of research. This new...
Welcome to Professor Leon Tikly
The Perivoli Africa Research Centre (PARC) is delighted to announce that in February Professor Leon Tikly joined us as our new part-time Academic Director. Leon will work closely with the Chair in Africa Research and Partnerships, Professor Isabella Aboderin,...
What constitutes ‘excellent’ UK-Africa collaborative research?
As the new REF framework for 2029 is being articulated, with explicit attention given to lessons drawn from the previous round in 2021 and to implications for international research, it’s time to consider what constitutes ‘excellent’ UK-global South collaborative...