Events and News
Research seminar: “Pressure and the expectation of success in Nairobi, Kenya”
Please join us on Thursday 6th October, 4.15-5.30 pm (BST) for a research seminar with Dr Mario Schmidt who will...
LUCAS Annual Lecture 2022 by Prof. Ndlovu-Gatsheni: “Politics of Decolonizing Knowledge in African Studies”
Please join us on Thursday 29th September 4.00-6.00 pm (BST) for the Leeds University Centre for African Studies annual lecture...
Masterclass about “Decolonising Knowledges about and from Africa”
The Leeds University Centre for African Studies invites postgraduate research students (PGRs) and early career researchers (ECRs) at the University...
Research seminar: “The emergence of LGBTQ-themed writing in Africa”
Please join us on Thursday 26th May, 4.00-5.30 pm (BST) for a research seminar with Chris Dunton who will speak...
Outstanding African Studies Award for Professor Raymond Bush
The African Studies Association in the UK (ASAUK), at its recent 2022 biennial conference, has awarded its prestigious Award for Outstanding Achievements in African Studies to Raymond C. Bush, Professor Emeritus at the University of Leeds.
Lionel Cliffe Prize 2022 for the Best Undergraduate Dissertation in African Studies
The Leeds University Centre for African Studies is delighted to announce the winner of the 2022 Lionel Cliffe Prize for...
Nine African scholars awarded a 2022 Virtual Research Fellowship at Leeds
The Leeds Arts and Humanities Research Institute (LAHRI) and the Leeds University Centre for African Studies (LUCAS) are delighted to...
When a book becomes a cake: the launch of Sacred Queer Stories
by Adriaan van Klinken On Valentine’s Day 2022, the book Sacred Queer Stories: Ugandan LGBTQ+ Refugees and the Bible, was...