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Africa Research Collective

The Africa Research Collective is a new group for early career researchers, across the social sciences and humanities, whose work is empirically grounded in African lives, institutions, and worlds.

African Research Collective (ARC) aims to create an academically stimulating and socially enriching space for London-based ECRs working on Africa. Hosted by the Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa at LSE, it is open to academics from any institution

During term time, ARC will host a monthly in-person seminar, between 3 - 5pm on the second Tuesday of each month, followed by an informal trip to the pub. Each session will centre on one member sharing their work in progress, such as a draft paper, grant application, or policy engagement plan. The events will also include a short update from the FLIA grants team on current and upcoming funding opportunities for ECRs. Members of ARC will also have access to desk space at FLIA on Fridays for informal co-working.

The ARC will hold its first event on 19 May between 3-6pm, in FAW.G.03 at LSE. It will include an introduction to ARC and a guest speaker, followed by social drinks. To register for the event and become a member of ARC please complete our Google Form.

Over time, ARC hopes to expand into a wider programme of workshops, grant academies, guest lectures, and other career development activities.

ARC

ARC Coordinators

  • Josh Parker Allen

    Josh Parker Allen is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Imperial College London. His doctoral work investigated the politics of scientific knowledge production in global health, based on an ethnography in two research institutes in Uganda funded by US and UK institutions. His postdoctoral research looks at the potential for the integration of tuberculosis and chronic respiratory disease care in urban primary care centres in Lagos, Arusha, and Nairobi.

    Contact: joshuaparkerallen@gmail.com
    Profiles:  LinkedIn

  • Sophie Mylan

    Sophie Mylan is a clinician–academic whose work bridges medical practice and social science research. She is currently an ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of International Development at LSE. Grounded in medical anthropology, her research critically explores health systems, public health, and humanitarianism.

    Her doctoral and postdoctoral work uses ethnographic methods to explore epidemic preparedness and response in Uganda, with a particular focus on the social and political dynamics that shape health interventions. Alongside her academic career, she is a fully qualified General Practitioner and continues to practice in North East London.

    Contact: s.mylan@lse.ac.uk
    Profiles: LinkedIn | ResearchGate

To sign up to ARC and recieve updates about upcoming events please complete our Google Form.