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ANU Africa Network
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This website was established in 2013 by David Lucas, and renovated and relaunched in 2020 as part of a project to increase awareness of Africa and African studies in the ANU and the ACT, funded by the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Another outcome of that project was a major research report, published in August 2021, African Studies at the Australian National University and in the Australian Capital Territory, analyzing the past, present and future of the study of Africa at the Australian National University and the wider Australian University sector.
The major innovation on this updated website is the creation of the ACT Africa Expert Directory which lists experts on Africa from institutions around the ACT, primarily the ANU. We will continue to curate this list, offering a key resource for media, government and non-government organizations seeking expert facts and opinions on Africa. Individuals can request to be added to the list by contacting the website managers.
Another notable addition is the expanded directory of PhD theses on Africa produced in the territory’s universities, a solid measure of the vitality of the study of Africa in the city of Canberra.
Reviewing these directories, it is revealing to note that the vast majority of research on Africa is produced by disciplinary experts (environmental scientists, economists, demographers, etc.) rather than area studies experts. This means that the study of Africa is woven into the fabric of the research culture of the ANU and the ACT’s other universities in ways that are not necessarily apparent.
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Austrade Data
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Austrade publishes data on Africa and individual countries at:
https://www.austrade.gov.au/australian/education/news/austrade-update/region-in-focus-africa
Included in these data is the fall in the number of student visa
holders from Africa.
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Australia Africa Universities Network (AAUN)
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The Australia Africa Universities Network (AAUN) Annual Forum and AGM 2022 will be held on 27-28 October 2022 at the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra, Australia. The Forum topic for this year is “Universities and Governments: Securities and Economic Development to 2030”.
On the program from ANU, who are hosting the Forum, are Professors Wheeler and Ford.
See also
Call for Applications for Emerging Leaders in Australia-Africa Diplomacy (ELAAD) Program
Entries close at the end of his September
Call for Applications for Emerging Leaders in Australia-Africa Diplomacy (ELAAD) Program
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ANU African Studies Reading Group
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This report is from Ernest Akuamoah, Convenor, ANU African Studies Reading Group
Last Friday afternoon the revived ANU African Studies Reading Group held its first meeting at the Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) Building.
This resumption of the group’s activities was successful in many ways. We had fifteen (15) people in attendance, including staff and postgrads, from a pleasing wide range of academic disciplines such as Anthropology, Astrophysics, Demography, Development Studies, Environment, Engineering, History, Linguistics, Political Science and Public Policy. Perhaps for the first time, participants came from University of Canberra (UC) and the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA). The majority of participants were from Africa, representing a good spread of African countries.
Central to the discussion was the best way to promote African studies at ANU. Some attendees emphasized the need to engage in more academic-related activities (e.g., introducing more African-related courses) rather than social events. On the other hand, others were of the view that the two should not be mutually exclusive—noting that such strict dichotomy may be problematic. With regards to academic activities, there was a suggestion about proposing panels on African studies for conferences held at ANU.
Attention was drawn to the weblog at https://africanetwork.weblogs.anu.edu.au/ and to the 2022 report on Studying Africa in Australia by Ibrahim Abraham and Rocco Weglarz. See
It is our hope that we can work together to move African studies forward.
More info about our next meeting will be communicated soon. Have a great week!
Best, Ernest