Working with communities – engaged research
PARC's Leon Tikly has been working with researchers at the University of Cape Town (UCT) on how African universities can work in genuinely engaged ways with communities to address a range of community issues - from poverty to transport to gender-based violence. ...
A commitment to equitable research partnerships – GW4 signs Africa Charter
This week, Cardiff University signed the Africa Charter for Transformative Research Collaborations, meaning that all four GW4 Alliance universities (Bath, Bristol, Cardiff and Exeter) are now signatories. PARC Academic Director Leon Tikly said: 'This is a wonderful...
Road-testing resources: a workshop with Africa-based partners and Bristol researchers
Last month, a dedicated group of around 20 Africa-based partners, Bristol researchers and research professionals came together online for the launch of draft resources for equitable, transformative partnership working. The aim was to road-test the playbook for...
The Africa Charter in Morocco – AAU GenCon
In scorching July temperatures, the PARC team joined colleagues in Rabat, Morocco, for the 16th AAU general conference. It was a great opportunity to work with the tripartite facilitating group for the Africa Charter – PARC alongside the UNISA Chief Albert Luthuli...
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...