British Institute in Eastern Africa

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

Funding & Opportunities
May 26, 2022 in BIEA, Funding

Call for applications

Bringing research home: Dissemination grants for postdoctoral scholars. Deadline for applications: 30th June 2022. Successful applicants will be notified in July.
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May 26, 2022 in BIEA, Funding

Call for applications: Postdoctoral writing grants

Deadline for applications: 30th June 2022. Successful applicants will be notified in July.
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Publications
April 1, 2022 / Publications

Policy and Practice in Rural Tanzania

by Antonio Allegretti. BIEA-funded research - forthcoming book
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January 18, 2022 / Publications

Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa

Volume 57, Issue 2 (2022) Now Available!
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January 18, 2022 / Publications

Journal of Eastern African Studies

JEAS Volume 16, Issue 1 (2022) Now Available!
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January 17, 2022 / Publications

Publications by Mohamed Bashir (University of Khartoum)

BIEA Thematic Grant holder
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January 17, 2022 / Publications

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

by Dr Sharath Srinivasan
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January 16, 2022 / Publications

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

by Anne Haour, Annalisa Christie
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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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