Peter will work alongside Professor Sir Tumani Corrah to raise AREF’s profile and guide our future growth.
Welcoming Professor Baron Peter Piot as our new Co-President
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Call for Experts to Support Emerging African Researchers
We are recruiting additional experts to join our College of Experts (CoE) to help review our Research Development Fellowship proposals and other applications.
Meet our new Research Development Fellows
We are delighted to announce 2021’s cohort of research development fellows!
Welcoming our new Board of Trustees
Our new Board of Trustees includes experts in science and funding science in Africa, as well as governance, finance, fundraising and communications.
AREF Fellow selected as Affiliate of The African Academy of Sciences
We are very proud to announce that Dr Nusirat Elelu, 2017 AREF Research Development Fellow, has been selected as an Affiliate of The African Academy of Sciences (AAS) from 2021-2025.
Egon Zehnder and MRC partnership to support African Scientists
AREF is pleased to see the formation of a new partnership between Egon Zehnder and the Medical Research Council (MRC) which aims to support the growth and development of African scientists.
Success of first online Grant Writing Workshop
We successfully delivered our first ever entirely virtual Grants Writing Workshop in December and January.
AREF launches first Impact Report highlighting key achievements
Five years after AREF launched, we are delighted to announce the publication of our first Impact Report.