Research

This document presents findings on the analysis of Phase One of the data benchmarking study of ARUA universities, shedding light on their research profiles for the period 2015-2017. The study was funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the report was written by Professor Gerald Wangende-Ouma of University of Pretoria.

ARUA is delighted to share the results of the first phase of the Benchmarking Project with support from the Carnegie Corporation of New York (CCNY).

This Early-Career Research Fellowship is being initiated by the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA), with support from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, to support a total of thirteen (13) Early-Career Research Fellows to undertake globally competitive research at the ARUA Centres of Excellence (CoEs).

This consultancy is being commissioned by the African Research Universities Alliance
(ARUA), with support from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, to engage two consultants
to review and advise on how best to achieve ARUA goals and objectives with globally
competitive collaborative PhD programs.

ARUA’s African Centre of Excellence for Inequality Research (ACEIR) (hosted by University of Cape Town) has launched an Inequalities Diagnostics Report for Ghana. The launch event took place on 27th November 2020. The report, which is the second to be published on inequality trends by AECEIR, was the result of a partnership between the ACEIR Ghana node, (based at ISSER, University of Ghana) and Agence Francaise de Développement (AFD).

The African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) has held a virtual launch of its Vaccine  Development Research Hubs. This took place on Tuesday, December 1, 2020.

Partnership will accelerate quantum research and drive educational opportunities in quantum computing with African Research Universities Alliance

Wits University is the first African partner on the IBM Quantum Computing (IBM Q) Network and will be the gateway for academics across South Africa and to the 15 universities who are part of the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA).