Wits University, Johannesburg, has become the newest signatory of the Africa Charter for Transformative Research Collaborations. Read more: www.wits.ac.za/news/latest-... #AfricaCharter

🎧 Listen to the DSA Australia webinar on Decolonial Reflections on the Future of African Development where DSA council member Eyob Balcha Gebremariam argues that development has historically been defined for Africans, not by Africans. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjKJ...

'Tackling the World-Wide Gambling Epidemic. What Can We Learn from Africa?' If you're in Bristol, come along to this free public lecture chaired by PARC's Isabella Aboderin ➡️ 15th October, 6.00-7.30 PM, Wills Memorial Building. Register here: www.bristol.ac.uk/research/gro... #AfricaResearch

🌍 The Global Social Challenges Development Fund is here! Help us support #GlobalSouth scholars, #ECRs & #OpenAccess research that drives real change. 📚 Make research accessible. Fight misinformation. #SDGs #EquitablePublishing 👉 Donate:

🚨WEBINAR: How to Turn the Tide on the Racial Backlash Against #EDI. Amid rising culture wars, equity, diversity, and inclusion face pushback. Join us to explore ways to counter resistance and keep inclusion moving forward. ➡️Thurs, 25 Sep, 4:00 pm: buff.ly/GBeVp1s

"For me personally, the most enjoyable aspect was actually the collaboration itself" - Dr Vicky Sharley 📢 We interview the researchers behind the Perivoli Schools Trust Research Project in Namibia 👇 parc.bristol.ac.uk/2025/08/29/i... #AfricaCharter #PerivoliFoundation

📢 Call for Panels: @eadi.bsky.social / IOB 2026: Shaping Sustainable Futures: Global Challenges, (G)local solutions? 📅 29 June – 2 July 2026 📍 @iobua.bsky.social , University of Antwerp, Belgium ⏰ Deadline for submissions: 7 September 2025 www.eadi.org/eadi-events/...

If you're interested in #InclusiveResearch, take a look at @bristoluni.bsky.social's new Inclusive Research Hub (the Africa Charter features under 'Equitable Partnerships') inclusive-research.org/section/equi... #EquitablePartnerships #ResearchCulture

Newly launched! 🙌 The Inclusive Research Hub has been launched by @bristoluni.bsky.social‬'s Inclusive Research Collective, with the Africa Charter featured under 'Equitable Partnerships' ⬇️ inclusive-research.org/section/equi... #EquitablePartnerships #ResearchCulture

What an interesting time we've had interviewing the co-principal investigators of the Perivoli Schools Trust Research Project! 🌍 Interview coming soon, but in the meantime you can find out more on their website: pstproject.blogs.bristol.ac.uk #AfricaResearch #PerivoliFoundation

🚨WEBINAR: How to Turn the Tide on the Racial Backlash Against #EDI. Amid rising culture wars, equity, diversity, and inclusion face pushback. Join us to explore ways to counter resistance and keep inclusion moving forward. ➡️Thurs, 25 Sep, 4:00 pm: buff.ly/GBeVp1s

🚀 The University of Bristol has been named Research University of the Year 2026! 🎓 We’ve also jumped to 8th in the overall league table! Learn more about the Daily Mail University Guide 👉 brnw.ch/21wUUUA

Reflecting on some highlights of the 16th AAU general conference in Morocco, a great opportunity to work closely with #AfricaCharter partners, UCT & UNISA. More on our blog 👇 #gencon2025 #PerivoliFoundation parc.bristol.ac.uk/2025/08/01/t...

Some relief for medical researchers hit by US federal funding cuts in South Africa: South Africa unveils funds for research hit by US cuts www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-afri...

Plenty of food for thought on this @bristoluni.bsky.social Reparative Futures panel last month. More on our blog: parc.bristol.ac.uk/2025/08/01/r... #ReparativeFutures

Exciting step towards greater global engagement in South Asia and across the global South 🙌

New interview - our Chair Isabella Aboderin talks with CISPA 👇

Construction is underway... on the Africa Charter independent website, managed by UCT, UNISA and PARC. Want to know when it will go live? Sign up here: africacharter.org 🌍 #AfricaCharter

Today PARC, UCT & UNISA are co-hosting a side session at AAU #GENCON25 on being a Charter signatory - what it means and a roadmap of actions #AfricaCharter 🌍

Together with the University of Cape Town and UNISA, we'll be co-hosting three events on the Africa Charter at the Association of African Universities (AAU) General Conference in Morocco this week. Look forward to seeing friends and colleagues there! #GENCON25

Next week the PARC team will be joining African partners, colleagues and friends at #GENCON25, the AAU 16th General Conference, 'Shaping the Future of Higher Education for Innovation and Sustainable Development of Africa' #AfricaCharter #PerivoliFoundation events.aau.org/gencon/index...

Our new Faraday Discovery Fellowships Accelerated International Route provides a fast-track option for international mid-career researchers looking to relocate to the UK, providing up to £4m over a five-year period. Find out more: #RSGrants royalsociety.org/grants/farad...

"The three hurdles I’m navigating as a UK-based Ethiopian academic" read the latest blog by our research associate @eyobbalcha.bsky.social 👇 #PerivoliFoundation #EpistemicInjustice #AfricaCharter parc.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2025/07/10/e...

ICYMI - DSA Ireland signs the Africa Charter for Transformative Research Collaborations. Read their announcement here 👇 #AfricaCharter

ICYMI - "Africa’s present-day challenges in pursuing socio-economic justice in the context of sustainable development are manifestations of epistemic injustice" Our latest blog by @eyobbalcha.bsky.social #AfricaResearch #PerivoliFoundation

Climate change has doubled the number of heatwaves in the world, based on research by @wwattribution.bsky.social, Climate Central & Red Cross Red Crescent Climate. To learn more about the impact of heatwaves & climate change on Africa, @theconversation.com spoke to Imperial's Dr Joyce Kimutai 🧵

We are delighted to welcome DSA Ireland as a signatory to the Africa Charter. Read their announcement here 👇 #AfricaCharter www.dsaireland.org/updates/late...

Epistemic injustice... and three interrelated problems. Read our latest blog by @eyobbalcha.bsky.social #Epistemology #AfricaResearch #PerivoliFoundation 🌍

Another nice photo from the launch of 'Can Higher Education be Decolonised?' last week. More on our blog... 📚https://parc.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2025/06/20/can-higher-education-be-decolonised/

One month to go until we join the AAU 16th General Conference, 'Shaping the Future of Higher Education for Innovation and Sustainable Development of Africa' - bring your questions about the Africa Charter! #AfricaCharter #PerivoliFoundation events.aau.org/gencon/index...

"Whose knowledge - whose ways of knowing the world - are validated?" Read more about Leon Tikly's and Eyob Gebremariam's contributions to this fascinating open access book 📕 #AfricaCharter #Decolonisation

🌍✨ Calling all scholars! If you're exploring the African and Black diaspora, we want your voices in our journal this conference season. Share your insights and join a vibrant community of thinkers. Submit your work today! 🔗 More Info: www.tandfonline.com/journals/rab... #CallForPapers

"The Africa Charter provides a framework for talking about research critically through a decolonial lens" - PARC's Leon Tikly talks about his chapter on decolonising research at the launch of this great new open access book. #AfricaCharter @soebristol.bsky.social

TODAY! If you're joining online, the seminar starts at 12.30pm UK time 📚

A look back at last year, and to the future - the PARC Annual Report for 2024 is now available to download 👇 parc.bristol.ac.uk/about-parc/a... #PerivoliFoundation #AfricaResearch #AfricaCharter ‪@bristoluni.bsky.social‬

PARC's @LeonTikly and Eyob Balcha Gebremariam contributed to this fascinating open access book: 'Can Higher Education be Decolonised: A Case Study of an Elite British University' Join us online or in person for the launch on 20 June! 📢shorturl.at/p9rWs #AfricaCharter

The @eadi.bsky.social Group on Decolonising Knowledge for Development has 🎙️ 9 stories, podcasts, a 🎥 video & a 📄 reflection paper. Latest podcast: Navigating Technocratic Governance & the Problematic Label of “Experts” with Marine Gauthier, @gvagrad.bsky.social 🔗 www.eadi.org/development-...

In this piece, link.springer.com/article/10.1..., I argued that decolonisation is primarily about epistemic justice @odi.global @eadi.bsky.social @globaldevinst.bsky.social @iobua.bsky.social @devcomms.bsky.social @ecdpm.org @perivoliarc.bsky.social sky.social @decolonialmatters.bsky.social

Research, activism and activist research: Reflections, contestations and contexts - interesting @ucl seminar coming up on 11 June 2025 (2-4 pm), with Professor Saleem Badat from @UFSweb www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...

Three interrelated problems... that add up to epistemic injustice. Interesting article by PARC's Eyob Balcha Gebremariam 👇#AfricaResearch @bristoluni.bsky.social www.un.org/osaa/news/ep...

Planning new Africa-led research: a trip to Nairobi. Read our latest blog here 👉https://parc.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2025/05/23/laying-the-groundwork-for-new-africa-led-research/ #AfricaCharter #AfricaResearch #PerivoliFoundation

The rationale for a transformative agenda in Africa–North research collaborations - read more about our recent panel discussion with UCT, Unisa and @bristoluni.bsky.social (and watch on youtube!) 🎞️ parc.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2025/06/05/r...

“We want to set an example for equal, transformative scientific cooperation" - @uni-freiburg.de signs the Africa Charter 🌍 #AfricaCharter #AfricaResearch uni-freiburg.de/en/strengthe...

Last year we announced a partnership collaboration with @ukri.org to host a collection of #OAbooks they've supported. 6 months later we're happy to share the collection is now live! 46 books and 5 chapters have been added so far, with more to come. Browse the collection: oapen.org/funders/ukri

Congratulations to the University of Freiburg on being the latest signatory to the #AfricaCharter 🎉

Delighted to welcome @uni-freiburg.de as our newest signatory to the Africa Charter! 🎉

Some interesting research in this British Council study on the dynamics of equity, mutual benefit, and sustainability in higher education partnerships. #EquitablePartnerships opportunities-insight.britishcouncil.org/short-articl... (register or log in to read)

A new toolkit from @igdc.bsky.social aims to help researchers to address decolonisation in research partnerships, methods, and impact. www.york.ac.uk/igdc/news/20...

Working on a research grant? Need help with budgeting or navigating ethics & regulations? Join our session to: ✅ Build funder-ready budgets ✅ Understand donor rules ✅ Ensure ethical & regulatory compliance 🗓️May 16 | 🕑2–3:30 PM EAT 🔗https://buff.ly/hFMhGCF #APHRCResearch #WeAreAfrica

Just a reminder about these great open-access TEPSO Toolkits on budget allocations and visa/passport equity for Global N-S research partnerships: parc.bristol.ac.uk/2025/03/11/l... #AfricaResearch #PerivoliFoundation #AfricaCharter