Welcome to the African Studies Centre
The University of Oxford is one of the world's leading centres for the study of Africa. In every Faculty and Division across the University there are active research programmes focused on the continent. The African Studies Centre, within the School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies, acts as a focal point for graduate level work and faculty research on Africa. Alongside vibrant doctoral programmes, the MSc in African Studies, inaugurated in 2006, is already recognised as Europe's most prestigious and successful training programme in its field. Explore this website to find out more about what African Studies at the University of Oxford has to offer.
Latest News
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Victor's Justice
Chris Mahony (MSc 2007) has published a piece in The Atlantic magazine on Charles Taylor's conviction for war crimes.
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Vacancy: Departmental Lecturer in African Anthropology
The African Studies Centre in the School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies and the School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography seek applications for a full time fixed-term Departmental Lecturership in African Anthropology.
Updated: 24 Feb 2012 Read more... -
The Future of Somalia
Professor David Anderson has commented on the regional implications of the latest initiative to bring peace to Somalia, led by Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron.
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Attracting the youth vote in Senegal
In a radio interview with RFI English, African Studies Research Fellow Dr Helene Neveu Kringelbach has discussed whether she thinks the youth in Senegal feel represented by the political process.
Updated: 22 Feb 2012 Read more...
