Restoring Africa’s knowledge sovereignty is key to sustainable development
by Eyob Balcha Gebremariam | This piece first appeared on the United Nations website. Epistemic injustice is one of the systemic causes of Africa’s present-day disadvantaged position in pursuing socio-economic justice for sustainable development. Efforts to address...
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...
Getting to know our new Academic Director – Leon Tikly
We have recently welcomed Professor Leon Tikly to the PARC team as our Academic Director, and asked him a few questions about his new role. Welcome to PARC! How has your first month been? It’s been a whirlwind, really exciting. I was delighted to take on this role,...