Promoting research collaboration with African researchers
Project summary
Cambridge-Africa research funds aim to catalyse new and strengthen existing collaborations between researchers in Africa and Cambridge and support high quality training activities. The research funds run and support a wide range of initiatives, including grants funded by the ALBORADA Research Fund and the Mastercard Foundation and University of Cambridge Climate Resilience and Sustainability Research Fund.
Cambridge-Africa grants awarded to REAL Centre members and partners include:
2026/2027
Indigenous knowledge systems as pedagogical drivers for climate change education in South African science classrooms
Research team
- Professor Yusuf Sayed and Professor Melanie Luckay, University of the Western Cape
Funder
Selection Committee of the Mastercard Foundation and University of Cambridge Climate Resilience and Sustainability Research Fund
2025/2026
Empowering teachers to foster climate-resilient youth: A research-based development of the 'One Child One Tree' educational package
Research team
- Professor Ricardo Sabates Aysa and Professor Jansen, University of Rwanda
Funder
Selection Committee of the Mastercard Foundation and University of Cambridge Climate Resilience and Sustainability Research Fund
Hip hop, youth, and green jobs in Senegal: Participatory research for sustainable transformation
Research team
- Dr Noella Binda Niati and Dr Sokhna Rosalie Ndiaye, Université Rose Dieng France-Senegal
Funder
Selection Committee of the Mastercard Foundation and University of Cambridge Climate Resilience and Sustainability Research Fund
2024/2025
Enhancing science education through contextualised learning: Examining curricular and instructional practices in Ethiopian secondary schools
Research team
- Professor Pauline Rose, Dr Dawit Tibebu Tiruneh and Dr Dawit Asrat Getahun, College of Education Bahir Dar University
Funder
The ALBORADA Trust
Understanding knowledge generation from secondary data (and use) using (from) UWEZO assessments (data)
Research team
- Professor Ricardo Sabates Aysa and Dr Joyce Ayikoru Asiimwe, School of Education Kyambogo University
Funder
The ALBORADA Trust
Blog
Understanding knowledge generation from secondary data
Dr Joyce Ayikoru Asiimwe and Dr Elizabeth Opit, Kyambogo University. 28 May 2026, Cambridge Africa.
COVID-19 Emergency Awards
The effects of COVID-19 on education in Ethiopia: Informing short- and medium-term policy responses
Research team
- Professor Pauline Rose and Professor Tassew Woldehanna, Addis Ababa University and Ethiopian Policy Studies Institute
Funder
The ALBORADA Trust
What are the challenges for reopening schools in Ethiopia? Perspectives of school principals and teachers
Research team
- Louise Yorke, Pauline Rose, Tassew Woldehanna and Belay Hagos Hailu. 18 September 2020, Cambridge Africa.
2019/2020
Exploring primary school teachers’ pedagogical strategies to support students using English as the Medium of Instruction: a small pilot study in Rwanda
Research team
- Dr Ricardo Sabates Aysa and Professor Eugene Ndabaga, College of Education, University of Rwanda
Funder
The ALBORADA Trust
Blog
Transitioning to an unfamiliar medium of instruction: pedagogical strategies used by Rwandan primary school teachers to enable learning
Professor Eugene Ndabaga.15 July 2022, Cambridge-Africa.
2018/2019
Abolition of secondary school fees in Malawi: Implications for financing, equity and quality
Research team
- Professor Pauline Rose and Ms Esme Kadzamira, Centre for Educational Research and Training, University of Malawi
Funder
The ALBORADA Trust
Blog
Who benefits from abolishing secondary school fees in Malawi, and what are the costs?
Esme Kadzamira and Pauline Rose. 19 October 2018. UNESCO World Education Blog.
