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25/07/2024
Centre of African Studies

SPS academic awarded UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship

School of Social and Political Science (SPS) academic Dr Mohammad Amir Anwar has received a prestigious Future Leaders Fellowship (FLF) from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).

CAS - Call for papers
02/07/2024
Centre of African Studies

2025 Centre of African Studies Annual Conference - Call for Papers

Call for papers now closed.
Theme: Climate Dynamics and the Politics of a Post-Carbon Africa.
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21/06/2024
Centre of African Studies

SPS conference provides latest insight on security in Africa

The School of Social and Political Science (SPS) hosted a conference that provided new insights on security in Africa, focusing on the relationships between everyday actors and state-driven violence. 

CAS & CeSeR Annual Conference Poster
22/01/2024
Centre of African Studies

2024 CAS/CeSeR Annual Conference University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK April 23-24, 2024

Theme: Security in Africa: Actors, logics and futures

Registrations are now closed
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A new doctoral programme will enhance interdisciplinary sustainability research and teaching capacity across Africa

A new collaboration between the universities of Edinburgh and Witwatersrand (South Africa) aims to support academics to complete interdisciplinary doctoral research on areas related to sustainability on the African continent.

14/09/2023
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25/07/2023
Centre of African Studies

SPS student named Global Student Prize finalist for work with Ghanaian small businesses 

School of Social and Political Science (SPS) student Mohammed Hafiz Musah is one of only 50 students worldwide to become a Global Student Prize 2023 finalist, for his work supporting small businesses in Ghana. 
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Publishing for Academics - Event Series

Come and meet an exciting range of external speakers involved in writing and publishing academic material incuding books, journal articles and monographs.

25/01/2023
PhD Fellow Albert Sharra becomes International Press Institute mentor

Centre of African Studies PhD Fellow becomes mentor to international journalists

Centre of African Studies Commonwealth PhD Fellow Albert Sharra has been appointed as a mentor for international journalists and media owners by the International Press Institute.

19/12/2022
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CAS promotes reasons to learn Swahili

The Centre of African Studies is helping promote the University's Swahili courses. Find out from the University's Teaching Fellow in Swahili, Seline Okeno, why you should study Swahili, for research, work, travel or entertainment.

16/12/2022
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Alan Barnard FBA (1949-2022)

11/10/2022

New book on transport corridors in Africa edited by SPS colleagues

Hugh Lamarque and Paul Nugent in the School of Social and Political Science’s Centre of African Studies have co-edited a new book exploring the inherent tensions and dynamics of transport corridors in Africa.

15/09/2022

CAS graduates awarded top prize for doctoral theses

Dr Simeon Koroma and Dr Patrick Wahome Mutahi have been recognised by the African Studies Association of the UK (ASAUK) for their outstanding doctoral theses.

15/09/2022