British Institute in Eastern Africa

Conducting and supporting innovative research in the Humanities and Social Sciences across Africa since 1960

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Funding & Opportunities

February 1, 2022 in Opportunities

Call for Papers: Anthropology, AI and the Future of Human Society conference

All proposals must be made via the online form that can be found on each panel page. Closes on 25 February 2022.

January 28, 2022 in BIEA, Opportunities

Call for Applications: BIEA Annual Thematic Research Grants

The form and all supporting documents (as outlined in the application form) must be submitted by email to [email protected] by 5pm EAT Monday 28th February 2022.

January 24, 2022 in BIEA

Job opportunities: RESEARCH FELLOWS (Fixed Term)

Applications should be submitted to [email protected] by 1700h EAT on 15th February 2022. Applicants must be available to start on 1st April 2022.

January 4, 2022 in Opportunities

First Call for Papers: Fifth Workshop on the Use of Computational Methods in the Study of Endangered Languages

The ComputEL-5 workshop focuses on the use of computational methods in the study, support, and revitalization of endangered languages. 25-February-2022 Deadline for submission of papers or short abstracts

January 3, 2022 in Opportunities

Call for Session Themes: 15th International Conference for Nubian Studies University of Warsaw 29th August – 4th September 2022

The deadline for the call for papers will be 31 March 2022 click for more on how to submit

January 18, 2022 / Publications

Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa

Volume 56, Issue 3 (2021) Now Available

January 18, 2022 / Publications

Journal of Eastern African Studies

JEAS Volume 15, Issue 4 (2021) Now Available

January 17, 2022 / Publications

Publications by Mohamed Bashir (University of Khartoum)

BIEA Thematic Grant holder

January 17, 2022 / Publications

When Peace Kills Politics: International Intervention and Unending Wars in the Sudans

by Dr Sharath Srinivasan

January 16, 2022 / Publications

Archaeological Investigations of the Maldives in the Medieval Islamic Period: Ibn Battuta’s Island

by Anne Haour, Annalisa Christie

Research & Partners

January 17, 2022 in research

Remote Sensing for Biocultural Heritage Preservation in an African Semi-Arid Region: A Case Study of Indigenous Wells in Northern Kenya and Southern Ethiopia

The region of Southern Ethiopia (Borana) and Northern Kenya (Marsabit) is characterised by erratic rainfall, limited surface water, aridity, and frequent droughts. https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/14/2/314/htm

January 4, 2022 in research

BIEA’s Wells Being project

https://www.biea.ac.uk/wellsproject/ Late last year the International Science Council ran a story about the project, which you can find here: https://stories.council.science/unlocking-science-history-water-scarcity-africa/