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Past AfOx insaka's

Talks at our insaka's have ranged from decolonising the pharmaceutical space to African architecture, and the future of Africa’s energy systems. You can hear all our previous insaka's online. 

Pitt Rivers Museum Event Wednesday 6 December 2023 - Talk by David Pratten, Associate Professor - Unmasked: Spirit in the City
December 06, 2023
6:00PM
Pitt Rivers Museum (Robinson Close entrance).

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AfOx Insaka with Professor Sir Charles Godfray & Dr Habibat Chahul
October 27, 2023
5:30-7:00 PM
The Hub, Kellogg College (60-62 Banbury Rd, Park Town, Oxford Oxford OX2 6PN)

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Focus on Research Africa 2023
May 12, 2023
9:00-16:30Hrs
Pembroke College and Online

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AfOx Insaka storytelling by African women & Africa’s development
January 27, 2023
5:30-7:30 PM
Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford

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Afox Insaka on prospects on just transitions in Africa
December 02, 2022
5:30-6:30 PM(UK Time)
Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford or YouTube

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AfOx Insaka with Dr Machilu Zimba and Dr. José Lingna Nafafé
October 28, 2022
5:30-7:00 PM
Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford

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Is Africa Ready for Alternative Politics? What and Who are the Alternatives?
October 19, 2022
3:30PM
Wednesday 19 October and in-person on Thursday 20 October from 3:30 – 6pm at the Investcorp Theatre, St Antony’s College, University of Oxford.

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AfOx Insaka with Prof. Kalpana Hiralal and Prof. Shadreck Chirikure
June 10, 2022
05:00 PM(UK Time)
University of Oxford + Virtual(Hybrid)

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AfOx Digital Insaka with Prof. Boutheïna Kerkeni and Dr Bradley Frank
April 29, 2022
05:00 PM(GMT)
YouTube

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AfOx digital insaka with Prof. Workineh Kelbessa and Dr Stephen B. Kennedy
March 04, 2022
05:00 PM(GMT)
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Globinar 5: is a decolonised methodology possible?
February 25, 2022
04:00 PM(GMT)
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Professor Laetitia Rispel and Associate Professor, Godwin Ogbole
February 04, 2022
5pm GMT
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AfOx insaka with Jessica Omukuti and Freiderike Otto
December 03, 2021
5pm
YouTube

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The Role of African Publishing in the Knowledge Production Ecosystem
December 02, 2021
5pm UK Time
YouTube

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AfOx insaka with Prof Dina Ligaga & Dr Amy Dickman
July 08, 2021
5pm BST
YouTube

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Speakers for this insaka are:

  • Prof Dina Ligaga: Women, visibility and morality in Kenyan popular media: questioning the familiar
  • Dr Amy Dickman: Warriors, Women and Wildlife: Big Cat Conservation in Tanzania and Beyond
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AfOx insaka with Naseemah Mohamed & Judy Muthuri
June 03, 2021
5pm UK time
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Speakers for this insaka were:

  • Dr Naseemah Mohamed:The history of decolonisation and the decolonisation of history
  • Prof Judy Muthuri: Informal Miners and the Co-Production for Sustainable Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in Kenya
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Prof Arjune Sen and Dr Terri Ochiagha
May 06, 2021
5pm UK time
YouTube

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Speakers for this insaka were:

  • Prof Arjune Sen: Perspectives on destigmatising epilepsy in Africa
  • Dr Terri Ochiagha: Nigeria Magazine – A Colonial Precursor for the Legacy Restoration Trust?
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Dr Iruka Okeke and Dr Susana Carvalho
April 08, 2021
YouTube

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The speakers for this insaka were:

  • Dr Iruka N Okeke: Overcoming barriers to targeted solutions for infantile diarrhoea
  • Dr Susana Carvalho: Fifteen years of tracing invisible steps in the technological evolution of early hominins: where should we be heading next?
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Dr Stella Kabiri-Marial and Dr Leena Koni Hoffmann
March 04, 2021
YouTube

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The speakers for this insaka were:

  • Dr Stella Kabiri-Marial, Climate change and food production: saving emissions by using air as a raw material in the production of low cost fertilisers
  • Dr Leena Koni Hoffmann: Why social norms approaches matter to understanding corruption and doing anti-corruption
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Ms Noni Mumba and Dr Oluwaseyi Shorinola
February 04, 2021
YouTube

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The speakers for this insaka were:

  • Ms Noni Mumba: Engagement during global health emergencies: Challenges and opportunities
  • Dr Oluwaseyi Shorinola: Developing capacity for Africa’s gene/genome revolution
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Prof Yacob Mulugetta and Dr Nana Oforiatta Ayim
December 03, 2020
YouTube

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The speakers for this insaka were:

  • Prof Yacob Mulugetta : What direction for Africa’s Energy Future?
  • Dr Nana Oforiatta Ayim : Creating New Narratives for Africa and its Diasporas
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Dr Neo Tapela and Dr Saudah Namyalo
November 05, 2020
YouTube

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The speakers for this insaka were:

  • Dr Neo Tapela: Reducing delays in cancer diagnosis and treatment for rural patients
  • Dr Saudah Namyalo: The comeback disappointed the professor again: understanding Uganda’s urban-youth language based on English
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Dr Caesar Atuire, Dr Anne Makena and Miss Morategi Kale
October 08, 2020
YouTube

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The speakers for this insaka were:

  • Dr Caesar Atuire: Why the world will not have an African Herbal Medicine cure or vaccine for Covid-19
  • Dr Anne Makena and Miss Morategi Kale: AfOx: Advancing research partnerships: the AfOx approach
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Prof Ola Uduku and Prof Gordon Awandare
September 03, 2020
YouTube

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The speakers for this insaka were:

  • Prof Ola Uduku: Collaborative Partnerships in African Architectural Documentation and Research
  • Prof Gordon Awandare: Building and sustaining a conducive ecosystem for globally competitive research in African universities
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Prof Katrina Charles and Prof Thomas Kariuki
August 06, 2020
YouTube

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The speakers for this insaka were:

  • Prof Katrina Charles: Achieving safe drinking water for all in Africa: opportunities for innovation
  • Prof Thomas Kariuki: Shifting the Centre of Gravity: 10 Achievements of the Five Year AESA Journey
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Prof Isaiah Nengo and Prof Alison Lewis
July 02, 2020
YouTube

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The speakers for this insaka were:

  • Prof Isaiah Nengo: Why should Africans care about palaeontology?
  • Prof Alison Lewis: Leaders, Followers or Spectators: African Research Universities and the Future
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Prof Carlos Lopes and Dr Jennifer Mabuka
May 28, 2020
YouTube

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The speakers for this insaka were:

  • Prof Carlos Lopes: Is Africa obliged to trade between lives and livelihoods in face of the Covid-19?
  • Dr Jennifer Mabuka: African scientists gear up for Covid-19 research
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Prof Sarah Rowland-Jones and Dr Miles Tendi
March 06, 2020
St Cross College

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The speakers for this insaka were:

  • Prof Sarah Rowland-Jones: Growing up with HIV in Africa
  • Dr Miles Tendi: The Responsibility of African Intellectuals
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Prof Kate O'Regan
February 07, 2020
St Cross College

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The speakers for this insaka were:

  • Prof Kate O'Regan: Assessing South Africa's Constitution at 25
  • Prof Shadreck Chirikure: Why is contemporary Africa poor: insights from archaeology and deep history
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Prof Shadreck Chirikure
February 07, 2020
St Cross College

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The speakers for this insaka were:

  • Prof Kate O'Regan: Assessing South Africa's Constitution at 25
  • Prof Shadreck Chirikure: Why is contemporary Africa poor: insights from archaeology and deep history
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Gill Wells
December 06, 2019
St Cross College

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The speakers for this insaka were:

  • Gill Wells: The future of UK-African research partnerships 
  • Prof Alan Stein: Communicating the diagnosis of life-threatening conditions to children 
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Prof Alan Stein
December 06, 2019
St Cross College

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The speakers for this insaka were:

  • Gill Wells: The future of UK-African research partnerships 
  • Prof Alan Stein: Communicating the diagnosis of life-threatening conditions to children 
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Dr Jacob McKnight
November 01, 2019
St Cross College

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The speakers for this insaka were:

  • Dr Robtel Pailey: Gbagba and Jaadeh! as Anti-Corruption Revolutions from ‘Below’
  • Dr Jacob McKnight: Africa Works: Reflections on Failures and Successes in Healthcare Innovation

 

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Dr Robtel Pailey
November 01, 2019
St Cross College

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The speakers for this insaka were:

  • Dr Robtel Pailey: Gbagba and Jaadeh! as Anti-Corruption Revolutions from ‘Below’
  • Dr Jacob McKnight: Africa Works: Reflections on Failures and Successes in Healthcare Innovation
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Tolullah Oni
March 08, 2019
St Cross College

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The speakers for this insaka were:

  • Malcolm McCulloch : Is energy bad for Africa?
  • Tolullah Oni: Bolder action for health in Africa: from health systems to building systems for health
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Malcolm McCulloch
March 08, 2019
St Cross College

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The speakers for this insaka were:

  • Malcolm McCulloch : Is energy bad for Africa?
  • Tolullah Oni: Bolder action for health in Africa: from health systems to building systems for health
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Nanjala Nyabola
February 01, 2019
St Cross College

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The speaker for this insaka was:

Nanjala Nyabola: Launching of the book "Digital Democracy, Analogue Politics: How the digital era is transforming Kenya".

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Suzanne Wanjaria and Paris Stefanoudis
November 23, 2018
St Cross College

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The speakers for this insaka were:

  • Suzanne Wanjaria: ‘Clearing the Water’: Integrating scientific research into museum public programs
  • Paris Stefanoudis: Nekton Mission 2: Mysteries of the Deep Ocean
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Prof Samson Kambalu and Prof Stefan Dercon
October 26, 2018
St Cross College

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The speakers for this insaka were:

  • Prof Samson Kambalu: Cinema and the General Economy
  • Prof Stefan Dercon: Africa and the Fourth Industrial Revolution
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His Excellency Mr Kena Mphonda, Chimwemwe Phiri and Dr Faith Osier
June 08, 2018
St Cross College

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The speakers for this insaka were:

  • Dr Faith Osier : "People versus Parasites: Learning to Win Against Plasmodium Falciparum"
  • Chimwemwe Phiri: “Representations of Disease. Investigating the Medical History of Malawi Through Object and Photograph Collections'”
  • His Excellency Mr Kena Mphonda: “Malawi – UK Diplomacy”
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J C Niala, Peter Horby and Nzelle Delphine Kayem
May 11, 2018
St Cross College

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The speakers for this insaka were:

  • J C Niala: History Hidden in Plain Site’ African Soldiers in WW1 & The seeds of Colonial Resistance
  • Peter Horby and Nzelle Delphine Kayem: Clinical Research Preparedness for Outbreaks in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Dr Amma Serwaah-Panin and Prof Garret Cotter
March 02, 2018
St Cross College

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The speakers for this insaka were:

  • Dr Anna Panin : God insures those who pay? Insurance and religious offerings
  • Prof Garret Cotter: Breaking the speed limit :Exploring the high-energy universe from Namibia, using particles travelling faster than the speed of light
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Prof Wale Adebanwi and Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka
February 02, 2018
St Cross College

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The speakers for this insaka were:

  • Prof Wale Adebanwi: ‘The Slum, the City and the State: Social Action and Citizens’ Rights in a Lagos Slum’
  • Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka: ‘Can Health investments benefit conservation and sustainable development?
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Dr Ana Namburete and Dr Simukai Chigudu
November 24, 2017
Oxford Martin School

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The speakers for this insaka were:

  • Dr Ana Namburete: 'Beyond the Cranial Vault: Imaging the Fetal Brain using Ultrasound'
  • Dr Simukai Chigudu: ‘People were Dying Like Flies: The Politics of Cholera, Crisis and Citizenship in Zimbabwe’
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Prof Kelly Chibale and Prof Sandra Fredman
October 27, 2017
Blavatnik School of Government

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The speakers for this insaka were:

  • Prof Kelly Chibale: Pioneering and Seeding a pharmaceutical R&D Industry in Africa
  • Prof Sandra Fredman: Reconstruction and Recovery: Invigorating Human Rights for the World
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