It is a great pleasure to inform you that the applications for the 2019 AAUN Partnership and Research Development Fund (PRDF) have been reviewed. We received 44 expressions of

The Australia Africa Universities Network (AAUN) Annual Forum and AGM 2019 will be held on Monday 2 September at the University Club of Western Australia in Perth, Australia. The Forum

       The AAUN Partnership & Research Development Fund (PRDF) offers catalytic grants of an average of $AUD 10,000 to foster partnership in the network, including new members, and

     The 2018 AAUN PRDF funded project “Enabling a food-phosphorus-sanitation sustainability network” held a successful workshop on 29 January 2019 in Blantyre, Malawi. The aim of the workshop was

The University of Mauritius invites applications from suitably qualified candidates (both locally and internationally) for the post of SSR CHAIR OF AFRICAN STUDIES (Job advertisement attached). The SSR Chair of

USTAWI: Mobile-base Information System for Nutrition Driven Agriculture to Combat Hidden Hunger in Africa Hidden Hunger is a challenging health and wellbeing issue in Africa where the population do not

AAUN Steering Group member Hackett Professor Kadambot Siddique, director of The University of Western Australia (UWA) Institute of Agriculture, is the first Australian to be elected fellow of The African

Dear AAUN members and friends We are pleased to send you best wishes for the holiday season and a happy and successful 2019. We enclose some highlights of 2018 in

The Australia Africa Universities Network (AAUN) Annual Forum and AGM, held in Perth on 27 August 2018, brought together more than 100 Australian and African experts from academia, government, diplomats,

The Australia Africa Universities Network (AAUN) has farewelled its Co-Chair for Africa confident that the network’s leadership model has worked well and will continue to ensure its equal partners can

On August 27, the Australia Africa Universities Network (AAUN) signed a four-year partnership with principal sponsor the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) for research and cooperation. AAUN and

Join us, and other leaders in the field of Australia-Africa relations, for AAUN’s Annual Conference and AGM 2018 on Monday 27 August 2018 at the University Club Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia.

       AAUN is delighted to announce the awards for the Partnership Research and Development Fund for 2018. There are 8 awards made from 13 total applications. The winning

On 20-21 March 2018, the third annual Joint AAUN Australia Awards Agricultural Research Symposium was held at the Southern Sun Mayfair Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya.  The symposium was co-hosted by AAUN, ACIAR, the

2017 PRDF ‘Urbanisation and its Impact on Peri-urban Water and Food Security in Africa: Developing Research Collaboration and Capacity Building’ has recently held a successful international workshop in Kampala, Uganda.

Researcher Profile: Dr Mignonne Breier (UCT) and Dr Lorraine Towers (University of Sydney): working for a step-change in higher education to ensure a consistent pipeline of talent for African academia

Photo: Dr Aldo Stroebel, NRF, SA; Prof Cheryl de la Rey, VC and co-chair, University of Pretoria, SA; Prof John Hearn, co-chair, University of Sydney, Australia; Christian Acemah, Ugandan National