Dr Sharon Omotoso of our programme in Gender Studies is Principal Investigator on the project ‘Strengthening Capacity for Research and Policy in Shifting Notions of Motherhood and Fatherhood for Improved Children’s Wellbeing in Africa’ (SCaRPE Africa).
Our Institute has won a grant from the Modern Endangered Archives Program (MEAP) of the University of California (UCLA) Library.
John Pepper Clark-Bekederemo, poet and dramatist, who occupies a prominent position in the Nigerian literary firmament, passed away 13th October, 2020.
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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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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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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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.