Sheffield Hallam will be hosting a conference, organised by SHU researchers and other commonwealth scholars, on 6 February.

The focus of the conference will be the state of research and postgraduate training in Africa.  Speaker details can be found here.  As well as the keynote speakers, Professor David Francis will be in attendance.

The conference is free for participants, courtesy of the SHU sponsorship through the faculty of D&S.  It is open to commonwealth scholars from across the UK and other international scholars (not limited to African scholars)

Those interested in attending should register through the following site: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/state-of-postgraduate-research-training-in-africa-tickets-20870664720