Previously Funded Projects (2013-2017)
Research/ Initiative Title |
Cambridge & African Collaborators |
African Country |
Year |
|
| 1 | Establishment of tissue culture and genetic transformation for scalable cowpea improvement in sub-Saharan Africa | Dr Alison Bentley (Genetics & Breeding, NIAB) and Dr John Saviour Yaw Eleblu (University of Ghana) | Ghana | 2017/18 |
| 2 | Re-Collecting the Missionary Road: Fieldwork at the Kuruman Moffat Mission | Dr Chris Wingfield (Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology) and Dr Jesmael Mataga (Sol Plaatje University) | South Africa | 2017/18 |
| 3 | The conservation and livelihood impacts of Uganda's Sawlog Production Grant Scheme | Dr Chris Sandbrook (Geography) and Dr David Mwesigye Tumusiime (Makerere University) |
Uganda |
2017/18 |
| 4 | Conservancies and Pastoralists in Northern Kenya: Land and Livelihoods in Transition | Dr Elizabeth Emma Watson (Geography) and Dr Hussein Abdullahi Mahmoud (Technical University of Mombasa) | Kenya | 2017/18 |
| 5 | Self-employment and family life: A study of workers in Ghana's informal sector | Dr Brendan J Burchell (Sociology) and Dr Francis Annor (University of Ghana) | Ghana | 2017/18 |
| 6 | Computational Linguistic skills training at Makerere University | Dr Andrew Caines (Department of Theoretical & Applied Linguistics) and Dr Fridah Katushemererwe (Makerere University) | Uganda | 2017/18 |
| 7 | Identity dilemma of the Rwandan-Kenyan or Kenyan-Rwandan community in Kericho, Kenya | Dr Andrea Grant (Centre of African Studies) and Dr David Mwambari (United States International University-Africa-Kenya) | Kenya | 2017/18 |
| 8 | Expansion of Teachers' Roles and Responsibilities in Inclusive Primary Schools in Kenya | Dr Nidhi Singal (Education) and Dr Pamela Buhere (MMUST, Kenya) | Kenya | 2017/18 |
| 9 | Epigenetic regulation of sex ratio and variant antigen expression in clinical isolates of Plasmodium falciparum | Dr Oliver Billker (Wellcome Trust-Sanger Institute) and Dr Bismarck Dinko (University of Health and Allied Sciences) | Ghana | 2017/18 |
| 10 | Pilot-analysis of Uganda's National Pharmacovigilance database and test-use of the Yellow Card Smartphone app of the UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency | Professor Sheila M. Bird (Cambridge Institute of Public Health) and Dr Ronald Kiguba (Makerere University) | Uganda | 2017/18 |
| 11 | Targeting Theileria: Identification of novel drug targets against East Coast Fever | Dr Paula MacGregor (Biochemistry) and Professor Luis Neves (University of Pretoria) | South Africa | 2017/18 |
| 12 | Unravelling P. falciparum invasion of Red Blood Cells: Assay optimization and application workshop | Dr Alejandro Marin-Menendez (Wellcome Trust-Sanger Institute) and Dr Silvia Njeri Kariuki (KEMRI) | Kenya | 2017/18 |
| 13 | Training workshop on nutrition | Dr Dora I.A. Pereira (Pathology) and Dr Mohammad Ilias Hossain (MRC Gambia) | The Gambia | 2017/18 |
| 14 | Introductory course in next generation sequencing data analysis and machine learning | Dr Sudhakaran Prabakaran (Genetics) and Dr Bridget P. Bannerman (University of Sierra Leone) | Sierra Leone | 2017/18 |
| 15 | Functional studies of a potential blood stage malaria vaccine candidate | Dr Julian C. Rayner (Wellcome Trust-Sanger Institute) and Dr Jerome Nyhalah Dinga (University of Buea) | Cameroon | 2017/18 |
| 16 | 7th TReND course on insect neuroscience and neurogenetics | Professor Steven Russell (Genetics) and Yunusa Mohammed Garba (Gombe State University) | Nigeria | 2017/18 |
| 17 | Is biofilm formation correlated with antibiotic resistance in environmental isolates of Enterobacteriaceae harvested from Kenyan waste water? | Dr Martin Welch (Biochemistry) and Anthony Waywire Sifuna (Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology) | Kenya | 2017/18 |
| 18 | Whole Genome Sequencing for understanding food and waterborne pathogens in Africa | Dr Ankur Mutreja (Medicine) and Dr Karen Keddy (National Institute for Communicable Diseases) | Ghana, Nigeria, DRC, Senegal, South Africa, Togo, Kenya | 2017/18 |
| 19 | Do seasonal changes in the pharyngeal microbiome influence the risk of epidemic meningitis in the African meningitis belt? | Dr Caroline Trotter (Vet Med) and Kanny Diallo (University of Ghana) | Ghana | 2017/18 |
| 20 | Development of low-cost Visible-Light Photocatalyts for degradation of emerging contaminants in water | Dr Stuart Matthew Clarke (Chemistry and the BP Institute) and Dr Emmanuel Iyayi Unuabonah (Redeemer's University) | Nigeria | 2017/18 |
| 21 | An assessment of etiology and co-infections in African children admitted with acute gastroenteritis after introduction of rotavirus vaccination | Dr Barbara Ann Blacklaws (Vet Med) and Dr Charles Nyagoti Agoti (KEMRI) | Kenya | 2017/18 |
| 22 | Genotyping of Local Ghanaian Pig Populations | Dr Carole Anne Sargent (Pathology) and Dr Richard Osei-Amponsah (University of Ghana) | Ghana | 2017/18 |
| 23 | Re-examining the contradictions: women's economic empowerment and vulnerability to Gender Based Violence in Uganda | Dr Solava Ibrahim (Centre of Development Studies) and Dr Catherine Pauline Anena (School of women and Gender Studies) | Uganda | 2017/18 |
| 24 | Comparative Bioethics: A framework for culturally-responsive implementation of ethical guidelines for international collaborative research | Dr Stephen David John (History and Philosophy of Science) and Dr John Barugahare (Philosophy) | Uganda | 2017/18 |
| 25 | Gendered Experiences; Nostalgia and Memory in Selected Written and Oral Ugandan War Narratives | Dr Devon E. A. Curtis (Politics and International Studies) and Dr Florence Ebila (School of Women and Gender Studies) | Uganda | 2017/18 |
| 26 | Legal and Institutional Constraints to the Development of Early Stage Enterprise Financing in Uganda | Professor Simon Francis Deakin (Faculty of Law and Centre for Business Research) and Dr Winifred Mary Tarinyeba Kiryabwire (Linguistics, English Language Studies and Communication Skills) | Uganda | 2017/18 |
| 27 | Deconstructing Al Shabaab and ISIS: a cross-cultural exploration of news reports on terrorism across the British and Ugandan press | Dr Ella McPherson (Sociology) and Dr Levis Mugumya (Linguistics, English Language Studies and Communication Skills) | Uganda | 2017/18 |
| 28 | Using advanced genomic analysis to identify viral pathogens in residual diagnostic specimens after routine laboratory testing for haemorrhagic fever causative agents. | Dr Simon David William Frost (Vet med) and Dr Joseph Humphrey Kofi Bonney (Noguchi) | Ghana | 2017/18 |
| 29 | Anti-Plasmodial mechanisms of mosquito gut bacteria isolated from field-caught malaria vectors. | Dr Frank Jiggins (Genetics) and Dr Jewelna Akorli (Noguchi) | Ghana | 2017/18 |
| 30 | Synthesis and Application of Visible Light Photocatalyt in Oil Spill Remediation | Dr Ramachandran Vasant Kumar (Materials Science and Metallurgy) and Dr Emmanuel Nyankson (Materials Science and Engineering) | Ghana | 2017/18 |
| 31 | Nano-Engineered Water Filter: Processing and Properties | Dr Laura Torrente Murciano and Dr Michael De Volder (Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology / Institute for Manufacturing) and Dr Ebenezer Annan (Materials Science and Engineering) | Ghana | 2017/18 |
| 32 | Transmission of infectious disease causing zoonotic pathogens by camel hippoboscids in northern Kenya | Professor Mark Carrington (Biochemistry) and Dr Joel Ltilitan Bargul (ICIPE) | Kenya | 2017/18 |
| 33 | Understanding the Roles of Traditional Health Practitioners in the control and care of breast and cervical cancer: Are they facilitators or barriers to early diagnosis? | Dr Fiona Walter (Public Health and Primary Care) and Dr Amos Mwaka (School of Medicine) | Uganda | 2017/18 |
| 34 | Integrated soil management to improve soil fertility and function for crop production | Dr Lydia Smith, NIAB Innovation Farm and EA Innovation Hub and Dr Kingsley Chinyere Uzoma, Department of Soil Science and Meteorology, Michael Okpara, University of Agriculture, Umudike, Nigeria | Nigeria | 2017/18 |
| 35 | Workshop at the University of Khartoum on Mathematical Research | Dr Maciej Dunajski (Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics) | Sudan | 2017/18 |
| 36 | Africa Science Week - Intensive Workshops at Abdou Moumouni University | Dr Adam Branch (Centre of African Studies, Department of Politics and International Studies) and Professor Tidjani Alou (Faculty of Economics and Law, Abdou Moumouni University of Niamey) | Niger | 2017/18 |
| 37 | Debating Homosexuality in Uganda: The Case of Members of Parliament (2005-2015) | Dr Veronique Mottier (Department of Sociology, Cambridge) and Assoc. Professor Archangel Byaruhanga Rukooko (Makerere University) | Uganda | 2016/17 |
| 38 | Mother-centered Africa through the Lens of Folktales | Dr Georgina Horrell (Faculty of Education, Cambridge) and Dr Dominica Dipio (Makerere University) | Uganda | 2016/17 |
| 39 | No Smooth Journey Home: Revisiting the Reintegration Challenges of formerly displaced young people in post-conflict Northern Uganda | Dr Robbie Duschinsky (Primary Care Unit, Cambridge) and Dr Eric Awich Ochen (Makerere University) | Uganda | 2016/17 |
| 40 | Determinants of Income Mobility and its impact on Welfare in Uganda | Professor Andreas Kontoleon (Department of Land Economy, Cambridge) and Dr Susan Namirembe Kavuma (Makerere University) | Uganda | 2016/17 |
| 41 | Technologizing’ Orality: Toward a Hybrid Model of Oral Media for Rural Communities in Central Uganda | Dr Andrea Grant (Centre for African Studies, Cambridge) and Dr Aaron Mushengyezi (Makerere University) | Uganda | 2016/17 |
| 42 | Developing vocational pedagogy to enhance the learning and teaching of agriculture in African schools and reduce youth unemployment | Professor Geoff Hayward (Faculty of Education, Cambridge) and Dr John James Okiror (Makerere University) | Uganda | 2016/17 |
| 43 | Removing Language Barriers to regional cooperation: Translating administrative documents from French to English for Ugandan and Ghanaian Audiences | Dr Edith Esch (Faculty of Education, Cambridge) and Dr Enoch David Sebuyongo (Makerere University) | Uganda | 2016/17 |
| 44 | In silico prediction of mode of action of phenylpyranotriterpenoids and other bioactive compounds as potential drugs | Dr Andreas Bender (Department of Chemistry, Cambridge) and Dr Mary Anti Chama (University of Ghana) | Ghana | 2016/17 |
| 45 | Novel Marine-Derived Actinomycetes from Ghana’s Western and Volta Regional Wetlands: Genetic Sequences, Chemistry and Biological Activity Profiles | Professor Peter Leadlay (Department of Biochemistry, Cambridge) and Dr Kaku Kyeremeh (University of Ghana) | Ghana | 2016/17 |
| 46 | Characterization of Listeria monocytogenes from dairy products marketed at informal markets in Ghana: A case study of Tulaku and Nima markets | Dr Andrew Grant (Department of Veterinary Medicine, Cambridge) and Dr Angela Parry Hanson‐Kunadu (University of Ghana) | Ghana | 2016/17 |
| 47 | What is the population structure and genomic diversity of antibiotic resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from livestock in Ghana? | Dr Mark Holmes (Department of Veterinary Medicine, Cambridge) and Dr Beverly Egyir (University of Ghana) | Ghana | 2016/17 |
| 48 | Origins and evolution of epidemic cholera in Ghana | Professor Gordon Dougan (Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge) and Dr Japheth Opintan (University of Ghana) | Ghana | 2016/17 |
| 49 | Preparing UK and Ugandan Educational Professionals to Work with Students in/from Settings Affected by War and Trauma | Dr Hilary Cremin (Faculty of Education, Cambridge) and Dr Paul Bukuluki (Makerere University) | Uganda | 2016/17 |
| 50 | The Social and institutional dimensions of economic transformation: a multi-disciplinary CDS-UR collaboration | Dr Shailaja Fennell (Centre of Development Studies and Department of Land Economy, Cambridge) and Dr Jolly Rubagiza (University of Rwanda) | Rwanda | 2016/17 |
| 51 | Faith-based factors in the delivery of health and well-being in DR Congo | Dr Emma Wild-Wood (Faculty of Divinity, Cambridge) and Dr Titre Ande (Université de Shalom, Bunia, DR Congo) | DR Congo | 2016/17 |
| 52 | Agent-based Modelling of Rangeland Health for Sustainable Dairy Production in Uganda’s South-western Cattle Corridor | Dr Michael Bithell Department of Geography, Cambridge) and Dr Ronald Twongyirwe (Mbarara University of Science and Technology) | Uganda | 2016/17 |
| 53 | Creating Value from Mobile Platforms: From Financial Inclusion to Clean Energy in Kenya | Dr Michael Barrett (Judge Business School, Cambridge) and Dr Samuel Liyala (Jaramogi Oginga University of Science and Technology) | Kenya | 2016/17 |
| 54 | Kenya-United Kingdom Staphylococcus aureus training collaboration (KUK-SATC) | Dr Estee Torok (Department of Medicine, Cambridge) and Professor Sam Kariuki (KEMRI) | Kenya | 2016/17 |
| 55 | Building capacity for developmental biology research through the analysis of the ovotoxicty effects of 4-vinylcyclohexene (VCH) and its metabolites in the egg chamber of Drosophila melanogaster | Dr Timothy Weil (Department of Zoology, Cambridge) and Dr Amos Olalekan Abolaji (University of Ibadan) | Nigeria | 2016/17 |
| 56 | Travel grant for a visit to Cambridge collaborators | Dr John Gibson & Prof Ian Wilkinson (Veterinary Medicine & Medicine, Cambridge) and Rev. Dr Antwi-Boasiako (University of Ghana) | Ghana | 2016/17 |
| 57 | Sorghum Improvement for Increased Grain Nutrient Content | Dr Alison Bentley (National Institute of Agricultural Botany, Cambridge) and Dr John Eleblu (University of Ghana) | Ghana | 2016/17 |
| 58 | Developing a joint research agenda Mixed methods research in Southern Africa | Dr Sara Hennessy (Faculty of Education, Cambridge) and Dr Jacqueline Batchelor (University of Johannesburg) | South Africa | 2016/17 |
| 59 | University curriculum reform in a time of post-colonial diversity: a Cape Town-Cambridge collaboration | Dr Arathi Sriprakash (Faculty of Education, Cambridge) and Dr Adam Cooper (Human Sciences Research Council, Human and Social Development Programme) | South Africa | 2016/17 |
| 60 | Epidemiology of sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers in Rwanda | Dr Simon Frost (Veterinary Medicine, Cambridge) and Dr Roman Saba Ntare (University of Rwanda) | Rwanda | 2016/17 |
| 61 | Testing of Calibration Techniques on a deployed Mid Frequency Aperture Array (SKA Phase 2) demonstrator | Eloy de Lera Acedo (Department of Physics, Cambridge) and David B. Davidson (Stellenbosch University) | South Africa | 2016/17 |
| 62 | Synthesis and Testing of New Pseudocapacitors for Grid Storage | Prof. Clare Grey (Department of Chemistry, Cambridge) and Prof Fabian Ifeanyichukwu Ezema (University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu) | Nigeria | 2016/17 |
| 63 | The genetic basis of fisheries-induced evolution in Lake Malombe cichlid fish | Dr Hannes Svardal (Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge) and Dr Bosco Rusuwa (University of Malawi) | Malawi | 2016/17 |
| 64 | An investigation into the interdependence of species with rainforest understory plant Pollia condensata | Dr Silvia Vignolini (Departments of Chemistry- Ecology, Cambridge) and Dr Rebecca HN Karanja (Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology) | Kenya | 2016/17 |
| 65 | Scaling Up Maternal Health and Sexual Education in Uganda: Addressing young adolescents’ needs through technological interventions at lower secondary schools | Professor Ashley Moffet (Department of Pathology, Cambridge) and Dr Stella Neema (Makerere University) | Uganda | 2016/17 |
| 66 | Tracing the role of genes controlling petal patterns in morphological radiation in the Cape Flora | Professor Beverley Glover (Department of Plant Sciences, Cambridge) and Professor Allan Ellis (University of Stellenbosch) | South Africa | 2016/17 |
| 67 | Social and genetic relationships between male African elephants in South Africa and Mozambique | Dr Hannah S. Mumby (Department of Zoology, Cambridge) and Dr Michelle Henley (University of South Africa) | South Africa & Mozambique | 2016/17 |
| 68 | School on Insect Neuroscience and Drosophila Neurogenetics. A focus on cutting-edge affordable science. | Dr Chuan Cao (Department of Genetics, Cambridge) and Dr Sadiq Yusuf (International Medical and Technological University) | Tanzania, + 8 other countries | 2016/17 |
| 69 | Novel fibre optic-based sensing technology for understanding the performance of concrete integral bridges in South Africa | Dr Mohammed Elshafie (Department of Engineering, Cambridge) and Ms Sarah Skorpen (University of Pretoria) | South Africa | 2016/17 |
| 70 | Travel Grant: Global gene expression of Anopheles gambiae s.l. breeding in polluted water | Dr Mara Lawniczak (Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge) and Dr Dziedzom de Souza | Ghana | 2016/17 |
| 71 | SoilCards: enabling paper-based, on-site soil testing by smallholder farmers | Dr Lesley Boyd (NIAB) and Dr Joseph Mutwiri Miriti (Kenya Livestock and Agricultural Research Organisation) | Kenya | 2016/17 |
| 72 | The use of genetically modified Rhodopseudomonas palustris in novel bioreactor systems for enhanced hydrogen productivity | Professor Christopher Howe (Department of Biochemistry, Cambridge) and Dr Robert Pott (University of Stellenbosch, South Africa) | South Africa | 2016/17 |
| 73 | Application of whole genome sequencing to investigate Staphylococcus aureus outbreaks in Ghana | Professor Stephen Bentley (Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge), and Dr Eric Sampane-Donkor (University of Ghana, Legon) | Ghana | 2015/16 |
| 74 | Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) for the revitalization of endangered languages: The case of Runyakitara | Dr Paula Buttery and Dr Andrew Caines (Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, Cambridge), and Dr Fridah Katushemererwe (Makerere University) | Uganda | 2015/16 |
| 75 | Health and Wealth: Interrogating the Role of African Pentecostal-Charismatic Spirituality in Socio-economic Development | Professor David Maxwell (Faculty of History, Cambridge), Dr Emma Wild-Wood (Cambridge Centre for Christianity Worldwide) and Dr Paddy Musana (Makerere University) | Uganda | 2015/16 |
| 76 | Assessing the efficacy of locally produced rice husk biochar in managing greenhouse gas emissions and the mechanism in improving yield | Professor Howard Griffiths (Department of Plant Sciences, Cambridge), and Dr Dilys Sefakor MacCarthy (University of Ghana, Legon) | Ghana | 2015/16 |
| 77 | Role of aphids in the transmission of a suspected viral disease and the disease’s impact on the growth and yield of cabbage in Ghana | Dr John P Carr (Department of Plant Sciences, Cambridge), and Dr Ken Okwae Fening (University of Ghana, Legon) | Ghana | 2015/16 |
| 78 | Development of a rapid sensitive detection tool for the identification of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes in clinical malaria | Dr Gavin Wright (Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge), and Dr Linda Eva Amoah (University of Ghana, Legon) | Ghana | 2015/16 |
| 79 | Alternative methods of cultivation of Cryptolepis sanguinolenta to maximize active compound production and prevent species extinction in the wild | Dr Lesley Boyd (National Institute of Agricultural Botanty - NIAB), and Dr Naalamle Amissah (University of Ghana, Legon) | Ghana | 2015/16 |
| 80 | Use of CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing to identify novel antimalarial drug targets | Dr Julian Rayner (Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge), and Dr Neils Ben Quashie (University of Ghana, Legon) | Ghana | 2015/16 |
| 81 | Comparative transcriptome analysis of susceptible and resistant tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) genotypes from Ghana to root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) | Dr Uta Paszkowski (Department of Plant Sciences, Cambridge), and Dr Seloame Tatu Nyaku (University of Ghana, Legon) | Ghana | 2015/16 |
| 82 | Identification and characterisation of Pectobacterium and Serratia species from Ghana | Prof George Salmond (Department of Biochemistry, Cambridge) and Dr Joseph Honger (University of Ghana, Legon) | Ghana | 2015/16 |
| 83 | Framework for Disambiguation of Meanings of Near-synonyms | Dr Napoleon Katsos (Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, Cambridge), and Dr Celestino Oriikiriza (Makerere University) | Uganda | 2015/16 |
| 84 | Genomics and Bioinformatics of Infectious Pathogens | Dr Simon Frost (Department of Veterinary Medicine, Cambridge) and Dr Samuel Kojo Kwofie (University of Ghana, Legon) | Ghana | 2015/16 |
| 85 | Identification of specific metabolites in Mycobacterium ulcerans infection: exploring potential diagnostic biomarkers. | Dr Jules Griffin (Department of Biochemistry, Cambridge) and Dr Lydia Mosi (University of Ghana, Legon) | Ghana | 2015/16 |
| 86 | Uganda Conservation and Development Book Workshop | Dr Chirs Sandbrook (Department of Geography, Cambridge) and Dr Wilber Ahebwa (Makerere University) | Uganda | 2015/16 |
| 87 | Is There a Developmental State in Rwanda? | Dr Ha-Joon Chang (Centre of Development Studies, University of Cambridge), and Professor Julius Kiiza (Makerere University) | Rwanda | 2014/15 |
| 88 | Local communities, institutions and peacebuilding in Northern Uganda | Dr Devon Curtis (Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS), University of Cambridge) and Dr Paul Omach (Makerere University) |
Uganda | 2014/15 |
| 89 | Representations of Homosexuality in Ugandan Media and Literary Texts | Dr Veronique Mottier (Department of Sociology, University of Cambridge) and Dr Edgar Nabutanyi (Makerere University) |
Uganda | 2014/15 |
| 90 | Development of Teacher Competencies through Distance Education | Dr Mark Winterbottom (Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge) and Dr Harriet Mutambo Nabushawo (Makerere University) |
Uganda | 2014/15 |
| 91 | Travel award - initiate future research collaborations on genome sequencing of streptococcus pneumoniae | Professor Stephen Bentley (Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute) and Dr Eric Sampane-Donkor (University of Ghana, Legon) |
Ghana | 2014/15 |
| 92 | Characterization of the traditional medicine A. senegalensis as anticonvulsant | Dr Berthold Hedwig & Dr Jimena Berni (Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge) and Dr Sadiq Yunuf (Kampala International University) |
Uganda | 2014/15 |
| 93 | Neuroscience summer school as a way to establish a research and teaching laboratory at the University of Dar es Salaam |
Dr Isabel Peset Martin (Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute) and Dr Flora Stephano (University of Dar es Salaam) |
Tanzania | 2014/15 |
| 94 | Sustainable Agricultural Practices in Southern Tanzania (SAP-ST) | Dr Tinashe Chiurugwi (National Institute of Agricultural Botany, Cambridge) and Dr Elly Kafiriti (Naliendele-Mtwara Research Institute) |
Tanzania | 2014/15 |
| 95 | Bioinformatics approaches for Next Generation Sequencing analysis | Dr Jelena Aleksic (Centre for Stem Cell Research, University of Cambridge) and Dr Daniel Masiga (icipe - African Insect Science for Food and Health) |
Kenya | 2014/15 |
| 96 | African Heritage Challenges: Development and Sustainability | Dr Marie Louise Stig Sorensen (Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge) and Professor Chris Boonzaaier (University of Pretoria) |
South Africa, Kenya, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Botswana | 2014/15 |
| 97 | Supporting children with disabilities in South Africa: developing a school based intervention programme | Dr Nidhi Singal (Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge) and Professor Jace Pillay (University of Johannesburg) |
South Africa | 2014/15 |
| 98 | Tourism orientated policy intervention and implication on community development and biodiversity conservation | Dr Chris Sandbrook (Department of Geography, University of Cambridge) and Dr Wilber Manyisa Ahebwa (Makerere University) |
Uganda | 2014/15 |
| 99 | Description and analysis of information structure in Luganda | Dr Jenneke van der Wal (Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, University of Cambridge) and Dr Saudah Namyalo (Makerere University) |
Uganda | 2014/15 |
| 100 | University-School partnerships for mentoring: Closing the theory practice gap in initial teacher education | Dr Elaine Wilson (Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge) and Dr Rovincer Najjuma (Makerere University) |
Uganda | 2014/15 |
| 101 | Travel award - Building Research Capacity in Computational Linguistics | Dr Paula Buttery (Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, University of Cambridge) and Dr Fridah Katushemererwe (Makerere University) |
Uganda | 2014/15 |
| 102 | Building an African biomedical research community | Dr Timothy Thomas Weil (Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge) and Dr Marta Vicente Crespo (Kampala International University) |
Uganda | 2014/15 |
| 103 | Advanced Solar Technology and Viable Investment Opportunities for Social Enterprises in Uganda | Dr Shai Vyakarnam (Judge Business School, University of Cambridge) and Dr Mutunzi Ahmed Kitunzi (Makerere University) |
Uganda & Ghana | 2014/15 |
| 104 | Travel award - The prevalence of enteric viral infections in Ugandan children | Professor Ian Goodfellow (Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge) and Alison Elliott (MRC/UVRI Uganda) |
Uganda | 2014/15 |
| 105 | Development of electro-porcelain composites from local raw materials in Ghana | Dr Kevin Knowles (Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge) and Dr Abu Yaya (University of Ghana, Legon) |
Ghana | 2014/15 |
| 106 | Biotic and aboitic factors influencing the costs of Plasmodium falciparum infection in Anopheles gambiae s.s. | Dr Frank Jiggins (Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge) and Dr Fred Aboagye-Antwi (University of Ghana, Legon) |
Ghana | 2014/15 |
| 107 | Developing a new science education curriculum to promote sustainability, ecology and the environment | Dr Mark Winterbottom (Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge) and Dr Henry Ssebuliba Busulwa (Makerere University) |
Uganda | 2014/15 |
| 108 | Effect of Mobile Money Technology Adoption on Financial Literacy and Financial Inclusion in Uganda | Professor Jaideep Prabhu (Judge Business School, University of Cambridge) and Dr Bruno Lule Yawe (Makerere University) |
Uganda | 2014/15 |
| 109 | Contribution of strain diversity to rotavirus vaccine effectiveness in Ghana: Investigating human rotavirus reservoirs and strain diversity in farm animals | Dr Barbara Blacklaws (Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge) and Dr Osbourne Quaye (University of Ghana, Legon) |
Ghana | 2014/15 |
| 110 | Politics, the State and Limits of Oil Led Development in Uganda and Ghana | Dr Kun-Chin Lin (Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS), University of Cambridge) and Dr Juma Anthony Okuku (Makerere University) |
Uganda & Ghana | 2014/15 |
| 111 | P. falciparum ex vivo invasion and inhibition assays in the field: Assay optimization and implementation workshop | Dr Julian Rayner (Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute) and Dr Souleymane Mboup (Cheikh Anta Diop University) |
Senegal | 2014/15 |
| 112 | Energy harvesting via Graphene based Dye Sensitized Solar Cells | Dr Tawfique Hasan (Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge) and Dr David Dodoo-Arhin (University of Ghana, Legon) | Ghana | 2014/15 |
| 113 | Rereading violent biblical texts to promote peaceful solutions: A model for African biblical hermeneutics | Dr Emma Wild-Wood (Cambridge Centre for Christianity Worldwide, University of Cambridge) and Dr Helen Nkabala Nambalirwa (Makerere University) |
Uganda | 2014/15 |
| 114 | Characterisation of Campylobacter from diarrhoeal patients and chickens in Botswana | Dr Andrew Grant (Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge) and Dr Maitshwarelo Ignatious Matsheka (University of Botswana) |
Botswana | 2014/15 |
| 115 | Infancy lipidomic profiles, breast milk fat intake and infancy growth cohorts | Dr Philippa Prentice (Department of Paediatrics, University of Cambridge) and Professor Shane Norris (University of the Witwatersrand) | South Africa | 2014/15 |
| 116 | 2nd IBRO School on Insect Neuroscience and Drosophila Neurogenetics | Dr Jimena Berni, Dr Berthold Hedwig (Departments of Neuroscience & Zoology, University of Cambridge) and Professor Sadiq Yusuf (Kampala International University) | Uganda | 2013/14 |
| 117 | Science Engagement Workshop, at the University of Sierra Leone | Dr Stephen John Middleton (Natural Sciences, University of Cambridge) and Prof Sahr Gbamanja (University of Sierra Leone) | Sierra Leone | 2013/14 |
| 118 | The death penalty and the rule of law in Ghana | Dr Justice Tankebe (Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge) and Dr Peter Atudiwe Atupare (University of Ghana, Legon) | Ghana | 2013/14 |
| 119 | Schistosoma haematobium infection and morbidity in previously unsurveryed rural communities in Tanzania | Dr Shona Wilson (Parasitology, University of Cambridge) and Dr Safari Kinung'hi (National Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza) | Tanzania | 2013/14 |
| 120 | Epidemiology of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) and Schistosoma mansoni co-infection and its impact on fishing communities in Mwanza, Tanzania | Professor David Dunne (Parasitology, University of Cambridge) and Dr Humphrey Mazigo (Catholic University of Health Science & Allied Science, Mwanza) | Tanzania | 2013/14 |
| 121 | A simple haemolytic assay for diagnosis and prognosis of sickle cell disease (travel costs) | Dr John Gibson (Biological Sciences, University of Cambridge) and Dr Taiwo Kotila (University of Ibadan) | Nigeria | 2013/14 |
| 122 | Trial road construction in the Niger delta in Nigeria | Dr Abir Al-Tabbaa (Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge) and Professor Josiah Ayotamuno (Rivers State University of Science and Technology) | Nigeria | 2013/14 |
| 123 | Technology transfer for protein microarray analysis | Dr Cecile Crosnier (Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute) and Dr Faith Hope Among'in Osier (KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme) | Kenya | 2013/14 |
| 124 | The effects of exposure to antiretroviral drugs during pregnancy and lactation on maternal bone health, lactation performance and infant growth, in urban Ugandans | Dr Gail Goldberg (MRC Human Nutrition Research) and Ms Florence Nabwire (Mulago National Teaching and Referral Hospital Complex) | Uganda | 2013/14 |
| 125 | Workshop: Drosophila in Biomedical Research - Affordable and Impacting | Dr Isabel M. Palacious (Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge) and Dr Marta Vicente-Crespo (Kampala International University) | Uganda | 2013/14 |
| 126 | Genome sequencing to understand the molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Tanzania | Dr Gavin Paterson (Departmnet of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge) and Dr Stephen E. Mshana (Catholic University of Health Science & Allied Science, Mwanza) | Tanzania | 2013/14 |
| 127 | Research training for colleagues in Ghana in a participatory monitoring and evaluation approach known as the 'Most Significant Change' (MSC) technique to evaluate 'leadership for learning' training for Education professionals | Dr Sue Swaffield (Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge) and Professor Yaw Ankomah (University of Cape Coast) | Ghana | 2013/14 |
| 128 | The use of photocatalytic metal oxide nanoparticles for degrading oil spill - an innovative approach in environmental remediation | Dr Caterina Ducati (department of Materials Sciences, University of Cambridge) and Mr Henry Agbe (All Nations University College) | Ghana | 2013/14 |
| 129 | Rotaviruses in Uganda: Epidemiology and Potential of Zoonotic Transmission | Dr Ulrich Desselberger (Medical Scieneces, University of Cambridge) and Dr Josephine Bwogi (Uganda Virus Research Institute [UVRI]) | Uganda | 2013/14 |
| 130 | Validation of candidate mutations for resistance in Plasmodium berghei ANKA to the antimalarial drugs piperaquine and lumefantrine | Dr Julian Rayner (Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute) and Dr Lynette Isabella Oyier (KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme) | Kenya | 2013/14 |
| 131 | Analysing Large Scale UMTS Network Usage In Developing Regions | Professor Andy Hopper, Dr Ripduman Sohan (Computer Technology, University of Cambridge) and Dr Joseph Sevilla (Strathmore University) | Kenya | 2013/14 |
| 132 | Visualising the Northcote Whitridge Thomas Collection at the University of Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (MAA) | Prof Nicolas Thomas (Deaprtment of Anthropology, University of Cambridge) and Dr Ohioma Ifouna Pogoson (University of Ibadan) | Nigeria | 2013/14 |
| 133 | Study of the molecular history and adaptation of minority Kenyan tribes to reveal what has shaped their culture, ecology and demography | Dr Marta Mirazon Lahr (University of Cambridge) and Prof Anne Wangari Muigai (Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology) | Kenya | 2013/14 |
| 134 | UNISA ADE teacher education project | Dr Sara Hennessy (Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge) and Professor Callie P Loubser (University of South Africa) | South Africa | 2013/14 |
| 135 | Extension of PIMA (Politics and Interactive Media in Africa) project | Dr Alastair Fraser (POLIS, University of Cambridge) and Professor Neo Simutanyi (University of Zambia) | Zambia | 2013/14 |
| 136 | PIMA and Africa's Voices, collaboration in Kenya | Dr Sharath Srinivasan (POLIS, University of Cambridge) and Professor Winnie Mitullah (University of Nairobi) | Kenya | 2013/14 |
| 137 | Development of procedural and computational platforms at trypanosome research centre (TRC) in Kenya for utilization of archived African trypanosome isolates | Professor Mark Field (Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge) and Dr Vincent Owino Adung'a (Egerton University) | Kenya | 2013/14 |
| 138 | Emergence of social protest movements and the strengthening of democratic governance in Uganda | Dr Maha Abdelrahman (Development Studies, University of Cambridge) and Dr Andrew Ellis State (Makerere University) | Uganda | 2013/14 |
| 139 | Graphene based natural dye sensitized solar cells | Dr Tawfique Hasan (Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge) and Dr David Dodoo-Arhin (University of Ghana, Legon) | Ghana | 2013/14 |
| 140 | Human Resources Retention in Uganda's Local Government: Review of Policy and Institutional Mechanisms With Lessons From The British Experience | Dr Shailaja Fennell (Development Studies, University of Cambridge) and Dr Umar Kakumba (Makerere University) | Uganda | 2013/14 |
| 141 | Mitochondria as pharmacological targets for pharmacological and toxicological evaluation of medicinal plant extracts | Dr Andrew Murray (Department of Physiology, Development & Neurosciences, University of Cambridge) and Dr Augustine Ocloo (University of Ghana, Legon) | Ghana | 2013/14 |
| 142 | Framing Peace: Exploring Conciliatory Radio Programming in Burundi and Uganda | Dr Florence Brisset-Foucault (Journalism & Communication, University of Cambridge) and Dr William Tayeebwa (Makerere University) | Uganda & Burundi | 2013/14 |
| 143 | Shortening the shadow between gender and Mathematics | Dr Alicia Fentiman, Dr Sara Hennessy (Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge) and Dr Betty Nannyonga (Makerere University) | Uganda | 2013/14 |
| 144 | The epidemiology of lifetime infections with trypanosomes in individual cattle in Ghana | Dr Mark Carrington (Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge) and Dr Theresa Manful (University of Ghana, Legon) | Ghana | 2013/14 |
| 145 | Genetic diversity, linkage disequilibrium & genomic selection of the ashanti dwarf pig of Ghana | Professor Nabeel Affarra, Dr Carole Sargent (Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge) and Dr Richard Osei-Amponsah (University of Ghana, Legon) | Ghana | 2013/14 |
| 146 | Gender stereotypes in the oral literature of two Ugandan communities | Dr Christopher Warnes (Literature, University of Cambridge) and Professor Abbasi Kiyimba (Makerere University) | Uganda | 2013/14 |
| 147 | The East African Literature Bureau (EALB) and the making of modern East African Literature | Dr Christopher Warnes (Literature, University of Cambridge) and Professor Ernest Okello Ogwang (Makerere University) | Uganda | 2013/14 |
| 148 | Travel funding to initiate research collaboration on a teacher mentor training programme | Dr Elaine Wilson (Parasitology, University of Cambridge) and Dr Rovincer Najjuma (Makerere University) | Uganda | 2013/14 |
| 149 | A comparative study of Internal Quality Assurance Systems in Graduate Training in Makerere University, University of Ghana and Cambridge University. | Professor Maurice Galton, Dr David Good (Medical Sciences, University of Cambridge) and Dr Euzobia M. Muisha Baine (Makerere University) | Uganda | 2013/14 |
| 150 | Generation of Ultra Short Optical Pulses Using Graphene as Saturable Absorber | Professors Ian White and Richard Penty (Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge) and Dr Ferdinand Katsriku (University of Ghana, Legon) | Ghana | 2013/14 |
| 151 | Structural Characterization of Antimycobaterial Compounds Isolated from Wood Decaying Fungi Found in Ghana | Dr Finian Leeper (Department of Chemistry, UNiversity of Cambridge) and Dr Patrick Kobina Arthur (University of Ghana, Legon) | Ghana | 2013/14 |