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Ray Pahl Fellowship in Urban Studies, 2016

Applications are now open for the 2016 Ray Pahl Research Fellowship. The Fellowship is open to post-doctoral scholars with research interests in African cities. We are particularly looking for African scholars residing in and working on the continent who wish to further their research for a 12 month period as part of the ACC.

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Hungry Cities Research Programme

The African Centre for Cities will host a new R12m, five-year international comparative multi-city inquiry research programme focusing on youth entrepreneurship in the informal food economy; competition and inclusive growth in the urban food economy; reshaping informal food systems through inclusive growth; rapid urbanisation, food insecurity and inclusive growth.

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New research on disaster risk in urban Africa

The ACC is part of a new international programme of interdisciplinary research which aims to reduce disaster risk in urban sub-Saharan Africa. UrbanARK links African and international experts in hazards and climate modelling, social history, urban planning and governance, epidemiology and urban loss assessment.

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