It is with profound regret that we announce the passing, on September 7, 2020, of Prof David Tinakpoevwan Okpako, who was a Distinguished Fellow of our Institute.
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We have a new Director!
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Dr Senayon Olaoluwa is now Acting-Director of the Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan, with the completion of the tenure of Dr I.A. Jimoh on 31st July.
IAS wishes Dr Elodie Apard a fruitful sojourn ahead as she completes her tenure as Director of the Institut Français de Recherche en Afrique (IFRA).
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IAS at ART X Lagos 2019
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We were honoured to be guests at ART X Lagos 2019, the fourth edition of this rich festival of artistic visions, views, and voices, which brings together in one place some of the most sophisticated and thought-provoking creators, productions, teachers, researchers, galleries, curators, collectors, and impresarios from art scenes on the continent and its various diasporas across the globe.
The French Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Jérôme Pasquier, paid us a courtesy visit this week as part of his tour of the University of Ibadan.
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Dr Megan Turnbull at IAS-UI
We are pleased to have Dr Megan Turnbull, Assistant Professor in the Department of International Affairs, University of Georgia, USA, visit us at IAS-UI.
Céline Colloud, our webmaster who built the IAS site and is in charge of its maintenance, recently paid us a visit in Ibadan.
Dr Aibinuola Osunwole’s latest publication, Herbal Medicines as Home Remedies, was presented to the public on the 29th of March at Lady Bank-Anthony Hall.
Chief Kelvin Obiegbunam, the President General of the Town Union of the ancient Nri Kingdom, paid a visit to our Institute today.
Among other matters, Chief Obiegbunam discussed with IAS Director, Dr I.A. Jimoh, and Professor O.I. Pogoson, who is Honorary Curator of our museums, plans to refurbish the Odinani Museum located in the Nri Kingdom and established in 1972 as a joint project of our Institute and the Nri Progress Union.
As part of activities to mark the 2019 edition of International Women’s Day, our Women’s Research and Documentation Centre (WORDOC) is holding a screening of Uduak Isong’s romantic comedy ‘House Husband’ on Thursday 7, 2019, at 10:00 a.m., Lady Bank-Anthony Hall, Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan.
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A team of researchers led by Dr Sharon Adetutu Omotoso of our Gender Studies Unit has won CODESRIA’s 2018/19 Meaning-making Research Initiatives (MRI) competition.
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- 10th University of Ibadan Convocation Exhibition and Inauguration of the Cornelius Adepegba Museum of African Art (CAMAA) at IAS-UI
- The Vice Chancellors hosts outgoing and incoming Deans and Directors as Prof O.I. Pogoson hands over the baton to Dr I.A. Jimoh at IAS