Coloniality, Epistemic Injustice and Development Studies
Following on from the well-attended webinar in May on 'Decolonising Development Studies', PARC's Research Associate Dr Eyob Balcha Gebremariam chaired three sessions at a panel as part of the recent Development Studies Association (DSA) 2024 conference. Professor...
Framing impact in global South contexts
Together with the School of Policy Studies (SPS) and the Division of Research, Enterprise and Innovation (DREI), PARC co-hosted a workshop on 20th June that brought together around 35 University of Bristol researchers working with arts, humanities and social science...
Structural and operational challenges – reviewing Africa-facing projects at the University of Bristol
As part of a project to find the best ways of reviewing the University’s Africa-facing collaborations, on 2nd May we held the first of two hybrid workshops to gather learning from a range of research partners. The workshop was a great success in terms of creating a...
Decolonising international research collaborations – beyond a ‘Ts & Cs apply’ approach
by Eyob Balcha Gebremariam In February 2024, I found myself at a pivotal moment in the academic landscape, attending a regional network launching event of “Africanist researchers” at one of the UK universities. The room was a microcosm of diverse academic, cultural,...
A WUN-derful AGM in Pretoria
The Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) has been involved in conceptualising the Africa Charter from the beginning, so it felt very right to bring it back into focus at this key event. PARC's Director Professor Isabella Aboderin and Manager Dr Susan Jim joined...