University of Bayreuth Scholarship for African Women: Lagos ACC UNILAG Calls for Applications
The Lagos African Cluster Center (Lagos ACC), University of Lagos wishes to announce an exceptional opportunity offered by the Bayreuth International Graduate School for African Studies (BIGSAS) at the University of Bayreuth in Germany to African women scholars. Through the Graduate School Scholarship Programme (GSSP) by the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service), BIGSAS aims to support early-career scholars in African Studies by providing them with the resources and academic network to advance their research and […]
2024 Rahamon Bello Best Ph.D. Thesis Award: Call for Applications
The Institute of African and Diaspora Studies (IADS), University of Lagos (UNILAG) hereby announces the 2024 call for applications for the Rahamon Bello Best Ph.D. Thesis Award in African and Diaspora Studies. This prestigious award seeks to encourage and appreciate young intellectuals whose Ph.D. theses address African and diaspora issues and the reconfiguration of African Studies. The award promotes trailblazing intellectual and multidisciplinary research works in African Studies. The honouree of the award, Professor Rahamon […]
IADS, UNILAG to Announce & Present 4th Rahamon Bello Best Ph.D. Thesis Award Winner, Nov. 30
The Institute of African and Diaspora Studies (IADS), University of Lagos (UNILAG) is set to announce the Winner of the 4th Rahamon Bello Best Ph.D. Thesis in African and Diaspora Studies on Thursday, November 30, 2023, and hold the Award Presentation Ceremony on Wednesday, December 6, 2023. Details of the two events are as follows:Announcement of WinnerDate: Thursday, November 30, 2023Time: 9 a.m. (W A T)Venue: IADS Boardroom, J.P Clark Building, UNILAG Award CeremonyDate: Wednesday, […]
Roots and Routes: A Documentary Premiere and Exhibition Launching
Japa, a term used loosely in present day Nigeria (2023) to connote migration, has existed from time immemorial. There is, however, a silent misconception that migration occurs only between continents. Researchers at the Institute of African and Diaspora Studies (IADS), University of Lagos (UNILAG) in collaboration with their counterparts from other Departments in UNILAG conducted a study to scrutinise: the japa syndrome (migration) within Africa; how second (2nd) generation migrants adapt to their new locations; how it seemed that borders no longer mattered and how much the roots of these individuals mattered after they have journeyed through different routes […]
“Let’s Tell it Better” – Stakeholders Urge Participants at UNILAG-ACC Graduate Conference
Participants at the Second (2nd) University of Lagos African Cluster Centre (UNILAG-ACC) Graduate Conference in African Studies have been encouraged to adopt critical thinking in the evaluation of issue(s), and Africa’s narratives. With the theme: Developing Theories within the African Studies Research Space, the three-day Conference commenced with an Opening Session on Wednesday, September 20, 2023, at the Institute of African and Diaspora Studies (IADS), UNILAG. The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Development Services), Professor Ayodele V. Atsenuwa, […]
