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...
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...