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Africa Research Network at York (ARN)

The Africa Research Network connects scholars working on African topics across all three faculties at the University of York.

The University of York supports research and teaching on African topics, working closely with partners in African academic institutions. The Africa Research Network exists to strengthen this existing research, building new collaborations and supporting scholars across our networks.

Over 100 members
Working in 39 of 54 African countries
A collaboration across all three University of York faculties

Focus areas

Africa Network structure

The Africa Research Network at York is directed in collaboration with research partners in African institutions. The structure reflects this. The current co-directors are Professor Rob Marchant (Environment and Sustainability theme, University of York) and Dr Cathy Mbidde (Business and Entrepreneurship theme, Makerere University).

This collaborative approach to the network's activities reflects our existing networks of co-produced research. Makerere University and the University of York currently have an MoU covering research and teaching.

Rob Marchant and Cathy Mbidde

People and projects

A full playlist of our network interviews and project insights can be found on our YouTube channel.

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In this interview, Abba shares his research journey and experiences studying the application of Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA)—a transformative approach to sustainable farming.

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This project was a collaboration between the Department of Archaeology at the University of York and the Centre for Urban Network Evolutions (UrbNet) at Aarhus University. The aim of the project was to explore how early coastal urban centres in Zanzibar utilized, drew from, and impacted their resource landscapes significant during two significant periods of urban growth.

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Dr Gideon Baffoe, Lecturer in Environment and Development at the University of York's Department of Environment and Geography, specialising in socio-economic and ecological systems resilience.

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In this interview we explore the career of Chris Malley who is part of the team that tackles air pollution and climate solutions.

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