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Navigating Adinkra’s Evolution in the Digital Age: A PhD’s Perspective
Nancy Owusuaa, a PhD candidate at the University of Ghana is researching the digital renaissance of Akan Adinkra Symbols. Her study explores how these traditional Ghanaian symbols are being reimagined and repurposed for modern media. She tells us how she gained a fresh perspective presenting her work to an international audience at the African Studies…
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Honouring the Rights and Contributions of Migrants
“Migration is a powerful driver of economic growth, dynamism and understanding. It allows millions of people to seek new opportunities, benefiting communities of origin and destination alike.” — UN Secretary-General António Guterres Migration shapes our world. According to the World Migration Report 2024, there were around 281 million international migrants in the world in 2020,…
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USTA Mentorship Programme: Empowering Central Asian Researchers
Read our latest blog piece by Gulzat Botoeva and Sofya du Boulay. Passionate about empowering voices from the region, Gulzat and Sofya talk to us about the USTA Mentorship programme which matches dozens of young Central Asian scholars with senior academics from around the world. Early career researchers encounter a range of obstacles, from conceptualising…
