What is Africa College?
Africa College is an international research partnership working to improve the lives of the millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa by the sustainable enhancement of their food and nutritional security. Lead partners include the University of Leeds, IITA and ICIPE.
The Partners
Faculties of Biological Sciences, Environment and Medicine and Health, are the main University of Leeds partners. Further members come from four other faculties working on research in Africa. www.leeds.ac.uk
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) enhances food security and improves livelihoods in Africa. Its programme addresses major development problems in Africa rather than simply contributing to scientific knowledge. www.iita.org
The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) works to help alleviate poverty, ensure food security and improve the health of peoples of the tropics by developing tools and strategies for harmful and useful insects. www.icipe.org/
What's Happening
Centre for Global Development (CGD) in cooperation with Sheffield Institute for International Development (SIID):Seminar on on power, authority and agency in the developing contexts
06 June 2013 read more
Centre for Global Development Summer School
01 July 2013 read more
Global Challenge Meeting: Adapting to Climate Change: 11-12 September 2013
11 September 2013 read more
Africa College contributes to new Parliamentary Report on "Home Grown Nutrition"
16 May 2013 read more
New research published on the relationship between pollinators of crops and natural enemies of crop pests.
09 May 2013 read more
Andy Dougill awarded Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowship
06 May 2013 read more
Africa College team to visit microfarm in Ethiopia
01 May 2013 read more
"The effective application of basic science can improve the lives of millions"