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Mon 15 Jun
Molecular and Genomic Approaches: Bacterial Meningitis Diagnosis and Survelliance in Africa
Wellcome, GB and other funders
This week-long training course, led by a team from Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques (CSRS) en Côte d’Ivoire in collaboration with the Meningitis Research Foundation (MRF) and the Global Meningitis Genomic Partnership (GMGP) is funded by Wellcome, with support from the Wellcome Sanger Institute. The course will examine the impact of molecular and genomic approaches using regionally relevant clinical scenarios.
Participants will be guided through an intensive programme delivered by field experts providing a clear and comprehensive overview of the meningitis genomic workflow, with hands-on sequencing and data and bioinformatic analysis. They will also be introduced to different bioinformatic tools for sequence analysis including a new PUBMLST platform (AMERT) designed for African reference laboratories to store and analyse meningitis sequence data.
What will this course cover?
This course seeks to strengthen capacity by emphasising how techniques may be applied in different resourced settings and encouraging knowledge exchange through networking opportunities.
The programme will be delivered as a combination of lectures, interactive tutorials, and hands-on laboratory and computer practical sessions which cover approaches which are:
- currently applicable in clinical and diagnostic microbiology labs
- likely to be applicable in the foreseeable future, including whole genome sequencing (WGS) using portable devices
- of value to participants in interpreting the literature and assessing the likely utility of new technologies as they are developed
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TALK
Mon 22 Jun
Beyond Restitution: Reimagining Museum Practice in Africa - Dr. Iheanyi Onwuegbucha
Cambridge-Africa at Kings Seminar
Beyond Restitution: Reimagining Museum Practice in Africa
Dr. Iheanyi OnwuegbuchaAssistant (Professor of African and Caribbean Modern and Contemporary Art, University of Cambridge)
Recent debates on decolonizing museums have focused largely on Western colonial institutions, restitution, and the repatriation of looted objects. At the same time, a wave of new museum initiatives across Africa, together with renewed interest in African collections globally, has raised urgent questions about the future of museums on the continent. As new institutions emerge and returned objects re-enter African museums, there is a need to rethink the African museum itself.
Drawing on Dr. Onwuegbucha’s ongoing study of new private museum initiatives and existing national museums in Nigeria, this seminar shifts attention from restitution as an endpoint to the broader question of how museums in Africa might become genuinely postcolonial institutions. It asks how existing and new museums can be restructured to respect and reflect the cultural diversity, interests, and preferences of African publics. The seminar offers a starting point for wider conversations about the role and function of African museums in the twenty-first century. It considers how museum practice might be reimagined to create institutions that are more inclusive, participatory, and relevant to the communities they serve.
Venue: The Audit Room, Kings College, Cambridge
Time: 5pm-7pm
Date: Monday, 22 June 2026
Join us for Drinks Reception after the Talk
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