Awards Made 2026
No. |
Category |
Project Title |
Cambridge & African Collaborators |
African Country |
| 1 | RCG | Exploring the role digital solutions can play in decarbonising health care pathways through optimisation of chronic respiratory diseases management | Dr Gabriel Okello (IMS Epidemiology) & Dr Rebecca Nantanda (Makerere University) | Uganda |
| 2 | RCG | Temperature-driven biofilm formation and antimicrobial resistance associated with Klebsiella pneumoniae colonisation of hospital surfaces in low-resource settings | Professor Martin Welch (Biochemistry) & Dr Torkwase Janet Aondofa (Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University) | Nigeria |
| 3 | RCG | Weaving Indigenous and Scientific Knowledge Systems for Phenology and Climate Research in Congo Basin Rainforests | Dr Adriane Esquiel Muelbert (Plant Sciences) & Dr Evariste Fongnzossie (University of Douala) | Cameroon |
| 4 | RCG | Climate Education in Ethiopia: Comparing the Contributions of Teacher Education and Theological Colleges to Building Climate Resilience | Professor Jörg Haustein (Faculty of Divinity) & Professor Aklilu Dalelo (Addis Ababa University) | Ethiopia |
| 5 | RCG | Indigenous Knowledge Systems as Pedagogical Drivers for Climate Change Education in South African Science Classrooms | Professors Yusuf Sayed (Faculty of Education) & Professor Melanie Luckay (University of the Western Cape) | South Africa |
| 6 | RCG | Enhancing Carbon Sequestration and Biodiversity Co-Benefits for Climate Resilience through Natural Forest Regeneration in the Cameroonian Highlands Biodiversity Hotspot | Professor David Edwards (Plant Sciences) & Dr Georges Ndzana (University of DSCHANG) | Cameroon |
| 7 | RCG | Climate-Resilient Drug Discovery from Indigenous African Medicinal Plants: Mapping Ecological Threats, Identifying Neuroactive Compounds, and Establishing a Sustainable Africa – Cambridge Natural Product Library | Dr Angeleen Fleming (Physiology, Development and Neuroscience) & Dr Benjamin Kingsley Harley (University of Health and Allied Sciences), UHAS | Ghana |
| 8 | RCG | Planetary Cityscapes: A Counter-Visual Inquiry to Climate-Just Urban Transitions in Uganda | Dr Prince Guma (Center of African Studies) & Professor Amanda Tumusiime (Makerere University) | Uganda |
| 9 | RCG | Exploring the transformative potential of sociobioeconomies in the Guinean Forests of West Africa: evidence from cocoa communities in Ghana | Professor Rachael Garrett (Geography) & Professor Emmanuel Acheampong (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology), KNUST | Ghana |
| 10 | RCG | Passive fog water harvesting and solar stills for freshwater generation in the Namib Desert | Professor Chiara Giorio (Chemistry) & Dr Hupenyu Allan Mupambwa (University of Namibia) | Namibia |
| 11 | RCG | Single-Atom Photocatalysts for Visible Light-Driven CO? Conversion to Liquid Fuels: A Sustainable Strategy for Climate Change Mitigation | Professor Andrew Wheatley (Chemistry) & Dr Adewale Adewuyi (Redeemer's University) | Nigeria |
| 12 | RCG | Cichlid conservation in Tanzania's Rungwe crater lakes and river systems | Dr Emília Santos (Zoology) & Dr Asilatu Shechonge (Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute) | Tanzania |
| 13 | W | Building Capacity in Tropical Forest Ecology for Climate Resilience and Sustainability in Central Africa | Dr Adriane Esquivel Muelbert (Plant Sciences) & Dr Moses Libalah (University of Yaounde) | Cameroon |
| 14 | W | Histories of Climate and Migration in Uganda | Dr Samuel Ethan Meyerson (Faculty of History) & Dr Pamela Khanakwa (Makerere University) | Uganda |
| 15 | W | Climate Resilience and Sustainability Workshop for Namibia – CRS Namib | Professor Dr Ulf Buentgen (Geography) & Dr Rosemary Shikangala (University of Namibia) | Namibia |
| 16 | W | Strengthening Capacity for Genomic Surveillance in Climate Resilience and Food Security | Dr Andries van Tonder (Genetics) & Dr Prince Asare (University of Ghana) | Ghana |
| 17 | W | From Ideas to Impact: An African-Led Workshop on Designing Fundable Climate-Resilient Crop Research | Professor Uta Paszkowski (Plant Sciences) & Professor Justin Pita (Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny) | Côte d’Ivoire |
| 18 | W | Climate Resilience and Cultural Knowledge | Professor Harri Englund (Social Anthropology) & Professor Grivas Muchineripi Kayange (University of Malawi) | Malawi |
| 19 | W | Building Capacity for the Assessment and Management of Marine Invasive Alien Species in North Africa | Dr Nigel Taylor (Zoology) & Dr Mouna Rifi (Institut National Agronomique de Tunisie) | Tunisia |
| 20 | W | Strengthening disability inclusion for climate justice and resilient futures in Nigeria | Professor Nidhi Singal (Faculty of Education) & Professor Tajudeen Akanji (University of Ibadan) | Nigeria |
RCG: Research Catalyst Grant
W: Workshop