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...
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,...
A land of opportunities not challenges
As part of the continuing evolution of the Africa Charter, we are mapping the existing landscape of equitable research partnerships networks, frameworks, and good practice. Last week I joined colleagues at the University of Cambridge to learn more about the first...
Launch of TEPSO toolkits to improve equity in global North-South partnerships
Today the PARC team were at the launch of two fantastic toolkits designed to improve equity in research partnerships with the global South. The TEPSO (Towards Equitable Partnerships with Global SOuth) project is funded by Research Culture within the University of...
Connecting the Dots – a UCT fellowship
by Eyob Balcha Gebremariam I’m one of the fellows in the University of Cape Town (UCT) - University of Bristol fellowship program, and I’m sharing the overall orientation of the research I’m doing as part of my fellowship. In my research, I focus on health-related...