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...
From Côte d’Ivoire to the UK – joining Bristol’s research community
The first scholar on PARC’s PhD student mobility scheme, in collaboration with the Partnership for Skills in Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology - Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund (PASET-RSIF) and the Cabot Institute, has arrived in Bristol and met...
A view from the Global East
A visit to Bangkok Valuing Voices is an equitable research partnerships tool that was developed jointly by Mahidol University and the University of York with funding from the Wellcome Trust. In early December, PARC Manager Susan Jim was at the “Valuing Voices for...