British Institute in Eastern Africa

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

Funding & Opportunities
March 11, 2022 in Opportunities

Call for Papers: East African Regionalism in Uncertain Times – Historical Legacies, Contemporary Challenges and Future Prospects

The deadline to submit abstracts of up to 250 words is the 1st April 2022.
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February 25, 2022 in BIEA

Call for Applications: African Cities Workshop

The UTA-Do African Cities Workshop builds on the brash, daring, dynamic ‘uta-do’ mentality of Nairobi. Please complete this form by 31 March 2022
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February 24, 2022 in Opportunities

New Funded PhD Studentships in IAIS

As part of DAME, three fully-funded PhD studentships have been created, one each in Archaeology, Gulf Studies, and Kurdish Studies. Deadline: 3rd May 2022, 11:59pm GMT.
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February 15, 2022 in Opportunities

Call for Sessions: 10th AISU Congress, 6-10 September 2022

Macrosession 6. Human-environment interactions in the longue durée
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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
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Publications
January 18, 2022 / Publications

Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa

Volume 56, Issue 3 (2021) Now Available
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January 18, 2022 / Publications

Journal of Eastern African Studies

JEAS Volume 15, Issue 4 (2021) Now Available
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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
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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/
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