12 November 2020 Research Council Studentships Available to Support Doctoral Research The Department of African Studies and Anthropology is inviting applications for studentships as part of the AHRC-funded Midlands4Cities and the ESRC-funded Midlands Graduate School Doctoral Training Partnerships.
29 October 2020 Interviews carried out by the Archive of Activism project team in Ghana win first and second place in the Abena Korantemaa Oral History Prize. Last weekend, their interview with grassroots activist Hannah Owusu-Koranteng was awarded the Abena Korantemaa Oral History prize at the Pa Gya festival of the Writers' Project of Ghana.
18 August 2020 The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women – 40 years on Dr Kate Skinner reflects for the Democracy in Africa blog on the 40th anniversary of the key international women's rights treaty, CEDAW.
19 June 2020 Learning from home Within the College of Arts and Law, staff and students have adapted to a new way of working, with teaching and studying taking place at home through a variety of virtual platforms.
06 May 2020 Manhood, Morality & the Transformation of Angolan Society John Spall's new book 'Manhood, Morality & the Transformation of Angolan Society: MPLA Veterans & Post-war Dynamics' has been published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd.
29 April 2020 The COVID-19 Impact Survey: African and African Diaspora visual arts community Doctoral researcher, Stacey Kennedy has launched a 10-minute confidential online survey looking at the impact of Covid-19 on the African and African Diaspora visual arts community
20 April 2020 Esther Ocloo, a Pioneer of Women's Microcredit in Ghana and the World Jovia Salifu points to the under-recognition of Ghanaian woman pioneer, Esther Ocloo, in the history of micro-credit worldwide.
15 April 2020 'Stay Home…stay home' Dr Rose Mensah-Kutin reflects on COVID-19 and the value placed on women's domestic and reproductive labour.
31 March 2020 European Research Council backs research into anti-slavery in Africa and sign languages Two researchers from the College of Arts and Law at the University of Birmingham have been awarded ERC Advanced Grants as part of €450 million (£400 million) funding for Europe's long-term frontier research.
06 March 2020 International Women's Day: what happening with Affirmative Action in Ghana Kate Skinner interviews activist-lawyer, Sheila Minkah-Premo, on the past, present and future of the Affirmative Action Bill in Ghana
16 January 2020 Why Ghana isn't having an important referendum this week Sometimes what doesn't happen is as important as what does. The Archive of Activism project team explains why.
06 January 2020 Call For Participants: Cadbury Fellowships 2020 We are looking for early-career scholars from an African institution whose research would benefit from a residential fellowship of up to four weeks at the University of Birmingham.
Sustainability and environments How we are exploring issues of climate through the arts, humanities and law.
Birmingham ranked in top 70 in the world for Arts and Humanities The College of Arts and Law is placed 67th in the Times Higher Education 2022 rankings, making it one of the best places for study and research in this field globally.