Forum Research Coordinators and Collaboration in Africa are Recognised

Researchers at Uppsala University, together with their African partners, lead four of these research clusters and are involved in three more. Uppsala University is supporting the initiative with funding as well as administrative support. For example, the clusters receive a certain amount of funding for travel and exchanges with the African partner universities. The four clusters at Uppsala University also share the equivalent of one full-time position as coordinator.

“It’s inspiring collaborating with universities in Africa. I’ve always had PhD students from African countries,” says David Sumpter, professor at the Department of Information Technology. “I think the future lies in Africa with its many young people, great diversity, and a range of individuals and talents.”

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“Within the cluster, we all agree that the focus must be on scaling up the pilot programmes and reaching more young African female students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics,” says Kajsa Hallberg Adu.

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