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Launching a new Women in Research Leadership Programme. The Africa Research Excellence Fund, AREF, is delighted to announce the continuing partnership with Consolidated Contractors Company, CCC, and the launch of a new leadership development initiative for women...
We are delighted to announce that Dr Pauline Bakibinga and Professor Salome Tumishang Maswime are the two winners of the 2022 Tumani Corrah Prize for Excellence.
We are delighted to award our latest round of Research Development Fellowships to 19 outstanding scientists from 12 countries across Africa.
We are delighted to announce that Professor Gibson Kibiki MD, M.Med, PhD has been appointed as our new Chief Executive.
Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by Plasmodium parasites, spread through bites from Anopheles mosquitos. Despite being both preventable and curable, there were an estimated 241 million cases of malaria worldwide in 2020 and 627,000 deaths, of which 95%...
Dr Gibril Ndow, a 2020 AREF Fellow, has been awarded a Wellcome Trust International Training Fellowship for his research into chronic Hepatitis B infection.
Our Chair, Professor Nick Lemoine, is among those recognised in the New Year Honours List for 2022.
We are proud to launch the Tumani Corrah Prize for Excellence, which celebrates the achievements of AREF alumni since their participation in our programmes and workshops.
On 13 September 2021, we launched the first of two bespoke grant writing skills workshops to help support the diverse communities of health researchers across Africa.
Peter will work alongside Professor Sir Tumani Corrah to raise AREF’s profile and guide our future growth.