Wetenschap

The Sexual and Reproductive Health Challenges of Vulnerable Populations in Ethiopia
Donderdag 12 Maart 2026 10:00
Promotie Tadele Dana Darebo: The Sexual and Reproductive Health Challenges of Vulnerable Populations in Ethiopia. Promotor: Dr. Mark Spigt, Co-promotor: Dr. Berhanetsehay Teklewold.

Klinische en epidemiologische evaluatie van een gedecentraliseerd ‘test-en-behandel’-zorgprogramma voor hiv in West-Tanzania
Donderdag 12 Maart 2026 16:00 - 17:30
Ramadhani Swaibu promoveert op het proefschrift: 'Clinical and Epidemiological assessment of a decentralized HIV test and treat care program in Western Tanzania'. Promotor is prof. dr. T.F. Rinke de Wit. Copromotoren zijn dr. S.M. Hermans en prof. dr. S.G.M. Mfinanga.

Werking en impact van het immunisatieprogramma in Ghana
Dinsdag 24 Maart 2026 13:00 - 14:30
Michael Adjei promoveert op het proefschrift: 'Operations and Impact of Ghana´s Immunisation Programme: Leveraging Lessons and Experiences to Strengthen Programme Implementation'. Promotor is prof. dr. M.P. Grobusch. Copromotor is dr. S. Ohene.

Mining Matters: Resource and Mineral Extraction Across Africa
How do mining activities affect the communities around them? In what ways have mineral resources defined Africa and her people? How does the history of mining in a particular context influence contemporary mining practices? In what ways is mining embedded and linked to the environment and social fabric of particular places? And how are resources and mined materials embedded culturally? These are just some of the questions that the student-organised conference 'Mining Matters: Resource and Mineral Extraction Across Africa' intends to explore.

Ethnobotanische studie van in het wild verzamelde voedselplanten die door boeren van Konso (Ethiopië) worden benut.
Donderdag 26 Maart 2026 13:00 - 14:30
Deze studie onderzoekt hoe boeren in Konso, Ethiopië, (half)wilde eetbare planten gebruiken om hun dieet en voedselvoorraden aan te vullen. Dit is een bewuste strategie, niet slechts een noodmaatregel.

ASCL Seminar: Writing the history of the Cameroon War (1945-1971)
Donderdag 02 April 2026 15:00 - 17:00
France waged a war of decolonisation in Cameroon. The total number of victims amounts to tens of thousands of Cameroonians. Created in March 2023, a Franco Cameroonian commission composed of 14 historians, led by Karine Ramondy, worked for nearly two years on France’s involvement in and commitment to the repression of independence and opposition movements in Cameroon between 1945 and 1971.

Experience Day African Studies
Vrijdag 10 April 2026 13:30 - 17:00
At African Studies, you will study the African continent in all its aspects. You will explore its history, languages, literature and art, while also looking at its economic and political role in today's globalised world. Additionally, you will learn either Swahili or Berber and spend a semester in an African country. During a Experience Day you will attend a lecture and a tutorial.

Promotie: Towards a just bioeconomy: Lessons from emerging bio-based value chains in Spain, Colombia, and Namibia
Woensdag 15 April 2026 10:00
Promotor: L. Asveld - Promotor: P. Osseweijer

Promotie: Van diverse landbouwsystemen naar diverse voedingspatronen
Woensdag 15 April 2026 15:30 - 17:00
"Van diverse landbouwsystemen naar diverse voedingspatronen: een manier om de voeding van kinderen op het platteland van Ethiopië te verbeteren." Kinderen in de landelijke gebieden van Ethiopië krijgen onvoldoende voedingsstoffen binnen, wat hun groei en ontwikkeling beïnvloedt. Omdat de meeste huishoudens op het platteland voornamelijk voedsel eten dat ze zelf verbouwen, kan verbetering van de landbouw bijdragen aan een beter voedingspatroon.

Student for a day African Studies
Donderdag 16 April 2026 13:15 - 16:00
At African Studies, you will study the African continent in all its aspects. You will explore its history, languages, literature and art, while also looking at its economic and political role in today's globalised world. Additionally, you will learn Swahili and spend a semester in an African country. During a Student for a Day event you will attend one or multiple first-year lectures.

Colonial government by correspondence: the British government's communicative practice in colonial bureaucracy at the turn of the twentieth century in southern Africa
Vrijdag 17 April 2026 13:15 - 15:00
Speaker: Susan Fitzmaurice (University of Sheffield).
Promotie: Pharmaceutical Products Regulation and Landscape in Africa - Perceptions, Experiences & Developments
Dinsdag 21 April 2026 12:15 - 13:15
Promovendus: K. Narsai. Promotor(es): prof. dr. H.G.M. Leufkens, prof. dr. A.K. Mantel - Teeuwisse

Subnationale machthebbers en verkiezingsgeweld in Nigeria
Dinsdag 21 April 2026 16:00 - 17:30
Maureen Fubara promoveert op het proefschrift: 'Decentralized despotism: Subnational incumbents and electoral violence in Nigeria'. Promotor is prof. dr. U.E. Daxecker. Copromotoren zijn dr. A.A. Steele en dr. J. Bader.