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PASGR wishes to develop a three-day module on ‘Gendering Social Science Research Methods’. The module is to be delivered primarily to researchers, policy actors, academics, and graduate students. It should interrogate macro and micro power structures from a gender and intersectional perspective, and provide participants with the basic tools to critically incorporate these approaches in […]

The third annual Master of Research and Public Policy (MRPP) Week was held in Nairobi between 8th and 10th August 2016. MRPP lecturers from the 12 partner universities met to further sharpen their teaching skills. This year’s event largely focused on programme review and professional development in innovative pedagogy. The MRPP week was marked by […]

The annual Master of Research and Public Policy (MRPP) Week is here again! MRPP lecturers from the 12 partner universities will gather in Nairobi from August 8-10 to further sharpen their teaching skills. They will also review how the MRPP is being implemented in the different universities, with a view to identifying challenges and opportunities […]

Higher Education Programme During the launch of the Master of Research and Public Policy (MRPP), various stakeholders attested to the programme’s leadership, potential and challenges to delivering Africa to new heights of academic excellence. Here are excerpts: “Africa is ready to be transformed. It will be transformed by a new generation of leaders (which is) […]

PASGR’s Board of Directors periodically selects themes for African researchers to explore from a governance perspective. This is done with advice from an independent Research Committee and programme staff.  Priority is given to development issues attracting attention in the region from policy actors and researchers. Areas where  PASGR-supported research can add value by addressing important […]

For the year ended 31 December 2015 Income 2015 2014 US$ US$ Grant Income 3,532,772 3,931,112 Other Income 39,252 69,301       Total Income 3,572,024 4,000,413   Expenses Research Programme 943,795 1,226,741 Policy Outreach and training 1,242,117 860,137 Higher Education Programme 987,784 1,460,985 Administration costs 398,328 452,550 Total expenses 3,572,024 4,000,413 Surplus for the […]

The Master of Research and Public Policy (MRPP) is governed by a Steering Committee (SC), which guides all aspects of development and implementation of the collaborative programme. It operates through working groups with technical and academic expertise from each of the 12 universities in seven countries and PASGR-appointed external resource persons. The Committee comprises senior […]

Prof Funmi Olonisakin   Professor at King’s College London and Founding Director of the African Leadership Centre. Prof. Alcinda Honwana   Anthropologist, lecturer, researcher and writer on children, youth and armed conflict in Mozambique and Angola.   Prof Karuti Kanyinga   Development scholar and Associate Director of the Institute of Development Studies, University of Nairobi. […]

Professor Rwekaza Mukandala is the newest member of the PASGR Board of Directors. The Political Science scholar with a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, is Vice-Chancellor, University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM), Tanzania. He was involved in the consultations that led to PASGR’s creation. The man at the helm of UDSM since 2007 […]

PASGR is governed by a Board of Directors currently chaired by Prof Ernest Aryeetey, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Legon. The members are eminent personalities reflecting African leadership as well as regional and international credibility in African policy-making, research and higher education. The Board is responsible for providing high level strategic guidance during […]