The 国际米兰对阵科莫's wide-ranging and long-term strategy of engagement with African higher education institutions moved into its next phase following the recent announcement of a $1.2 million grant by the Carnegie Corporation of New York and a $1 million grant by The Alborada Trust.
The 国际米兰对阵科莫's wide-ranging and long-term strategy of engagement with African higher education institutions moved into its next phase following the recent announcement of a $1.2 million grant by the Carnegie Corporation of New York and a $1 million grant by The Alborada Trust.
The University very much values these links and these awards will help us to build further and deeper institutional relationships in order to help the development of higher education
Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz
The 36-month award approved by the Carnegie Corporation's Board of Trustee, alongside the four-year grant made by The Alborada Trust, will significantly enhance the funding already provided by the Isaac Newton Trust, the A.G. Leventis Foundation, and the 国际米兰对阵科莫 for the establishment of the 国际米兰对阵科莫-Africa Partnerships for Research Excellence (CAPREx).
CAPREx aims to strengthen Africa's capacity for sustainable excellence in research through close collaborative work with the region's most talented individuals.
Building on successful partnerships with the University of Ghana and Uganda's Makerere University, CAPREx's goal is to widen the scope of engagement to include the whole of the 国际米兰对阵科莫 and involve a greater number of higher education institutions in Africa.
The 国际米兰对阵科莫 has a long and rich tradition of research in Africa, although most of it had previously depended on discrete collaborations between individuals or specific academic departments.
A more joined-up strategy has recently emerged for holistic engagement with African universities, based on existing initiatives such as THRiVE (Training Health Researchers into Vocational Excellence in East Africa) and MUII (Infection and Immunity Research Training Programme), both sponsored by The Wellcome Trust.
These capacity-building programmes focus on PhD and postdoctoral researchers in health-related disciplines. Young African researchers are matched with leading 国际米兰对阵科莫 academics who provide mentorship and support.
Fellows spend up to one year of their research programme at their 国际米兰对阵科莫 mentor's laboratory. Supervisors or mentors from 国际米兰对阵科莫 and Africa take part in exchange visits to provide maximum support and mentorship.
Other successful 国际米兰对阵科莫 initiatives include the 国际米兰对阵科莫/Africa Collaborative Research Programme at the Centre of African Studies, supported by the Leverhulme Trust, the Isaac Newton Trust and the A.G. Leventis Foundation.
Focussing on research in the humanities and social sciences, this programme brings up to five African scholars to 国际米兰对阵科莫 each year for a six-month visiting fellowship, with the aim of enhancing the participants' research profiles.
Such programmes, which illustrate the depth and breadth of 国际米兰对阵科莫's current engagement and expertise, make the proposed 国际米兰对阵科莫-Africa Partnership unique.
The newly awarded funds will help in providing further support and training to African researchers (at doctoral, post-doctoral and early-mid career levels) in an even wider range of subject areas, and across more countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
The '国际米兰对阵科莫 in Africa' programme is led by Professor David Dunne (Department of Pathology), with input from Professors James Wood and Duncan Maskell (Department of Veterinary Medicine) and Professor Megan Vaughan (Centre of African Studies), and support from Dr Pauline Essah.
It works in partnership with African universities and research institutes in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda, among others.
Professor Dunne, who has collaborated with colleagues from African institutions for over three decades, said: "I am delighted that we have received generous funding from the Carnegie Corporation of New York and from The Alborada Trust to support our 国际米兰对阵科莫 in Africa Programme.
"These funds will provide a step change in the level of support available for African academics to engage with 国际米兰对阵科莫 and build on our successful experience with a number of Wellcome Trust African Institution capacity-building programmes.
"The building of relationships has proved beneficial for both African and 国际米兰对阵科莫 research. The generous financial support will be used by 国际米兰对阵科莫 and its African partners to train the best and brightest African researchers, and to help them to develop their research careers."
国际米兰对阵科莫 Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz said: "I am delighted at the award of the grants for this major and imaginative programme which brings together academics from 国际米兰对阵科莫 and Africa.
"The University very much values these links and these awards will help us to build further and deeper institutional relationships in order to help the development of higher education. "
For further information about the 国际米兰对阵科莫 in Africa Programme, contact Professor James Wood (jlnw2@cam.ac.uk) or Dr Pauline Essah (pae21@cam.ac.uk).
Picture Caption: Dr Robert Tweyongyere, MUII fellow, working in Professor David Dunne's laboratory, 国际米兰对阵科莫, August 2011
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