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Our Challenge
Africa shoulders a disproportionate share of the world’s disease burden. AREF’s mission comes at a time when the spread of diseases shows the major risks to global health when one part of the world does not have the research capacity to detect and respond to outbreaks in a timely way.
Our ambitions are rooted in the conviction that Africa’s health research agenda and priorities should be defined by Africans, in partnership with leading researchers across the world.
How we support African Researchers
Scientific Training
We run fellowships and training programmes for early-career African scientists working on important human health challenges in Africa, to access skills development in leading research institutions in Africa, Europe and elsewhere.
Leadership and Development
We set emerging scientists on the path to research leadership by enabling them to build strong research careers, empower their own teams, win funding and collaborate with researchers internationally. Our leadership programmes are targeted to research leaders seeking to transition to independent research.
Grant Writing
Our Grant Writing programmes are designed to produce tangible progress towards grant proposals, suitable for early-career researchers actively seeking funding. We also run a tailored Women in Research Grant Writing programme for women scientists as part of our efforts in bridging the gender gap in science.
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Our Impact
£3M → £10M
We have invested over £3million in 500 researchers across Africa who have gone on to win over £10m from prestigious researcher funders across the world for research projects in Africa
133 African Researchers
133 African researchers benefited from AREF Research Development Fellowships, with placements at 17 research centres of excellence in Africa and Europe