Funded Projects 2024/25
Research/Initiative Title |
Cambridge & African Collaborators |
African Country |
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| 1 | Towards understanding long-term ecological changes in Gashaka-Gumpti National Park for effective biodiversity conservation and management | Dr Matthew Adeleye (Geography) & Dr Peter Adeonipekun (Department of Botany University of Lagos) | Nigeria |
| 2 | Developing Molecular Imaging Chemistry and Radiopharmaceuticals for wider availability in Nigeria | Professor Franklin I Aigbirhio (Clinical Neuroscience)s & Professor Ganiyat Kehinde Oloyede (Department of Chemistry University of Ibadan) | Nigeria |
| 3 | Tree Ring Exploration for Namib Desertification – TREND | Professor Dr Ulf Büntgen (Geography) & Associate Professor Dr Rosemary Shikangalah (Department of Environmental Science, Faculty: Agriculture, Engineering and Natural Sciences University of Namibia) | Namibia |
| 4 | Establishing Sustainable Centre of Excellence in Bioinformatics Training at ILRI | Dr Matt Castle (Genetics) & Dr Samuel O. Oyola (International Livestock Research Institute, ILRI) | Kenya |
| 5 | Genomic analysis of Strongyloides stercoralis seasonality: implications for diagnosis and control | Dr Stephen R. Doyle (Wellcome Trust - Sanger Institute) & Professor Wendemagegn Enbiale (College of Medicine and Health Sciences Bahir Dar University) | Ethiopia |
| 6 | The Impact of Volcanoes on the Grassland Ecosystems of the Great Rift Valley, Ethiopia: Towards Environmental Sustainability | Professor Marie Edmonds (Earth Sciences) & Dr Wakshuma Yadesa Mergo (Environmental Science and Natural Resources Management Dilla) University | Ethiopia |
| 7 | Expansion of the East AFRIcan CANcer Network (AFRI-CANN) for childhood cancer to Tanzania | Professor Suzanne Turner (Pathology) & Dr Advera Ngaiza (Muhimbili National Hospital) | Tanzania |
| 8 | Do invasive Aedes aegypti aegypti mosquitoes underpin the emergence of vector-borne viral disease in Tanzania? | Professor Chris Jiggins (Genetics) & Dr Arnold Mmbando (Ifakara Health Institute, IHI) | Tanzania |
| 9 | Collaborative research to boost understanding of insect pests of pulses in Benin | Professor Christine W. Miller (Zoology) & Dr Manuele Tamo (International Institute of Tropical Agriculture) | Benin |
| 10 | Assessing biodiversity and ecosystem health of critical aquatic ecosystems in Côte d'Ivoire | Dr Nigel Taylor (Zoology) & Dr Kamelan Tanoh Marius (UFR Biosciences Felix Houphouet Boigny University) | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 11 | POLLEN: Pollinator Observations Linked to Environmental DNA in Mango and Avocado Agro-ecosytems in Kenya | Dr Francis Wamonje (NIAB) & Dr Rebecca Karanja (Department of Plant Sciences Kenyatta University) | Kenya |
| 12 | Whole Genome Sequencing of Biocide Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Healthcare Facilities in Cameroon | Professor Martin Welch Biochemistry & Dr Raspail Carrel Founou Research Institute of Centre of Expertise and Biological Diagnostic of Cameroon (CEDBCAM-RI) | Cameroon |
| 13 | Preparation of CO2 photoreduction catalysts in monolithic nanoreactors | Professor Andrew Wheatley (Chemistry) & Dr Gift Mehlana (Midlands State University) | Zimbabwe |
| 14 | Faith-based and off-grid: How do monastic-missionary communities power healthcare services in rural Tanzania? | Dr Michael Degani (Department of Social Anthropology) & Dr Vendelin Simon (University of Dar es Salaam) | Tanzania |
| 15 | Developing a research agenda for bereavement support in Africa | Dr Simon Noah Etkind (Public Health & Primary Care) & Dr Elizabeth Namukwaya (Department of Medicine Makere University) | Uganda |
| 16 | Enhancing Science Education Through Contextualised Learning: Examining Curricular and Instructional Practices in Ethiopian Secondary Schools | Professor Pauline Rose (Faculty of Education) & Dr Dawit Asrat Getahun (College of Education Bahir Dar University) | Ethiopia |
| 17 | Providing a bespoke cancer research workshop for students at the Uganda Cancer Institute and Makerere University | Dr Maike de la Roche (Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute) & Dr Nixon Niyonzima (Uganda Cancer Institute) | Uganda |
| 18 | Cambridge Africa Literary Studies Network Phase One: Research Summer School at Blida 2 | Dr Sura Qadiri (Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages & Linguistics) & Dr Safa Oulad-Heddar (Faculty of Arts and Languages Blida 2 University) | Algeria |
| 19 | Understanding Knowledge Generation from secondary data (and Use) using (from) UWEZO Assessments (Data) |
Professor Ricardo Sabates Aysa (Faculty of Education) & Dr Joyce Ayikoru Asiimwe (School of Education Kyambogo University) | Uganda |
| 20 | Using light, electron and Raman microscopy to identify and characterise secretion processes in Phoenicean juniper | Dr Raymond Wightman (Sainsbury Laboratory) & Professor Nargis Sahib (Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences Mohammed The First University) | Morocco |
| 21 | Research Training and writing workshop at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria | Dr Matthew Davies (McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research) & Dr Emuobosa Orijemie (Department of Archaeology & Anthropology University of Ibadan, Nigeria) | Nigeria |
| 22 | Incorporation of Hydrochar/FeOOH/Zeolite in a 3D-Printed Cap for Multifunctional Water Purification System | Professor Stuart M. Clarke (Chemistry) & Dr Bankole (Department of Chemical Sciences Adekunle Ajasin University) | Nigeria |
| 23 | Anticancer potential of Ghanaian medicinal plants against rare cancers | Professor Melinda J Duer (Chemistry) & Dr Mary Anti Chama (Department of Chemistry University of Ghana) | Ghana |
| 24 | Investigation of Antimicrobial mechanisms of Novel Mechano-bactericidal surfaces | Prof Alexandre Kabla (Department of Engineering) & Dr Henry Agbe (Department of Materials Engineering, KNUST) | Ghana |
| 25 | Assessing and Mapping Nutrients Distribution for Soil fertility monitoring in Agricultural zones of Cameroon: An Approach for addressing soil health crisis and strengthening conservation agriculture |
Professor Adam Pellegrini (Plant Sciences) & Professor Ndzana (Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Sciences University of Dschang) | Cameroon |
| 26 | Landslide detection and multi-hazard risk management in the Rwenzori mountains (RwenLand) | Dr Maximillian Samuel Van Wyk de Vries (Earth Sciences) & Dr John Sekajugo (Department of Environment, Natural resources and Tourism Mountains of the Moon University) | Uganda |
| 27 | A process-based understanding of the critical metal endowment of West Africa | Dr Owen Michael Weller (Earth Sciences) & Dr Wiledio Marc-Emile Bonzi (Training and Research Unit, Applied Sciences and Techniques (UFR/SAT) University of Dedougou) | Burkina Faso |
| 28 | How is the Endangered Language Mauritian Bhojpuri Maintained in the Home? A Family Language Policy Study in Mauritius. |
Dr Hannah Davidson (Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages & Linguistics) & (Dr Tejshree Auckle Department of English Studies University of Mauritius) | Mauritius |
| 29 | Establishing regional collaboration and capacity in malaria genomic surveillance for National Malaria Control Programmes in West Africa | Dr Shavanthi Rajatileka (Wellcome Trust - Sanger Institute) & Dr Lucas Amenga (West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogen University of Ghana) | Ghana |
| 30 | Characterizing Ghanaian Klebsiella pneumoniae to Understand AMR Mechanisms and Transmission Dynamics | Professor Julian Parkhill (Department of Veterinary Medicine) & Dr Abiola Isawumi (West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens University of Ghana) | Ghana |
| 31 | Bacterial Genomics Training in Ghana | Dr Andries van Tonder (Department of Veterinary Medicine) & Dr Prince Asare (Bacteriology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research University of Ghana) | Ghana |
| 32 | Cowpea breeding for future climate conditions | Dr Johannes Kromdijk (Plant Sciences) & Dr Olakunle Opeyemi Sansa (Genetic Resources Center International Institute of Tropical Agriculture) | Nigeria |
| 33 | Towards the sustainable production of Mesembrine: a traditional South African medicine for the treatment of depression and addiction | Dr Samuel Fraser Brockington (Plant Sciences) & Dr Nokwanda Pearl Makunga ( Stellenbosch University) | South Africa |
| 34 | Symbiosis interplay of drought stress and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in mungbean germplasm to improve food security in Nigeria | Dr Leonie Luginbuehl (Plant Sciences) & Dr Emmanuel Iwuala (Department of Plant Science Federal University Oye Ekiti) | Nigeria |