British Institute in Eastern Africa

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

Funding & Opportunities
July 13, 2022 in BIEA, Opportunities

Call for Papers: BIEA Graduate Conference 2022

We are therefore inviting paper abstracts for this conference on the theme, 'Political Competition and Democratic Elections in Africa: Past, Present and Future Prospects'
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July 8, 2022 in Opportunities

Sir William Luce Fellowship

The Sir William Luce Memorial Fund welcomes applications for the position of Sir William Luce Fellow which will commence in April 2023
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July 7, 2022 in Opportunities

Funded PhD Studentships in UCL

Three positions. The deadline for applications is Wednesday 31st August 2022 at 5pm GMT. Studentships are expected to start in January 2023.
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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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