Cambridge-Africa Day 2026
Every two years (2020 excepted) The Cambridge-Africa Programme organises a Cambridge-Africa Day celebrating the University of Cambridge's engagement with African researchers. The Day features a variety of these research collaborations as well as the research activities fostered by the Cambridge-Africa Programme. We celebrated Cambridge-Africa Day on 16 June 2026
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During the 2026 Cambridge-Africa Day we showcased a wide range of collaborative research projects between colleagues in African universities and research institutions and Cambridge academics.
The day presented lots of opportunities for networking.
The keynote speakers were
Rev. Prof. John Mulindwa Kitayimbwa who serves as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic Affairs) at Uganda Christian University, where he leads academic strategy and quality assurance across a multi-campus institution of over 15,000 students. Beyond the university, Prof. Kitayimbwa chairs the Board of the Research and Education Network for Uganda (RENU), overseeing a national infrastructure that connects more than 1,000 institutions and supports high-bandwidth collaboration in higher education and research across the country.
Professor Kevin Chika Urama who is Chief Economist/Vice President for the the African Development Bank Group. A globally recognized Development Economist, Professor Urama is an elected Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS); a Distinguished Professor of the University of Nigeria Nsukka; an Adjunct Professor at the Sir Walter Murdoch School of Public Policy and International Affairs, Murdoch University, Western Australia; and an honorary Professor of Practice at the University College London. He is currently a member of the Global Council on the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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