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Thank you so much everyone -so many kind people out there. I am truly grateful!! 🙏🏾 😭 Nearly at £1000 - thank you for believing in this journey.

A positive development has come up regarding my visa costs. I’m pausing the GoFundMe. Please check the fundraiser page for details. I'll refund donations once everything is confirmed. THANK YOU!!!❣️🌟Your support has been so encouraging - I look forward to paying it forward.

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Please be very serious about your joy.

#TheBlackPhDExperience is out in the world! 🥳 Charting 27 personal stories within UK academia, find mine on academic support in Chapter 4 Thanks to our brilliant editors for their persistence & community De-Shaine Murray, PhD William Ackah @madina_immuno Jay Wayne Mitchell BSc-PhD

Exciting news!!! My visa has been approved and contract signed. Please see an update on my fundraiser page gofundme.com/f/me-secure-my… Your kindness and generosity are a beautiful reminder of the power of mutual aid. THANK YOU!!💖 #Grateful

Honestly, British historical revisionism would have you thinking that Africans played a secondary role in the abolition of the slave trade. Meanwhile the 3rd generation of Livingstones in Nyasaland acquired vast amounts of land where they were abusing & mistreating farm laborers.

Delayed post here but I’m thrilled to say that I defended my thesis last month Royal College of Art and passed my PhD. Retouching the Archive is a practice-led project on the role of women in the making of early photography 1780-1846. It combines archival research and contemporary art practice.

A couple months ago I graduated Yale! Degree in history w/ a thesis i’m so proud of about Sudanese musical history from anglo-egyptian sudan to 2019 revolution. dm if you wanna read this insane arabic-english translation project about my favorite thing- arabic music!

Are you interested in applying for the AfOx KTPS Ph.D., then sign up for our mentorship programme!

These are the dynamic Togolese women merchants I’m writing about in my book! My work uses the women’s individual life histories to historicize how they built & leveraged thier economic power to shape W.African politics from the late colonial period through the neoliberal era. ✍🏿

I'm designing a course on the history of Photography in Africa and I'm happy to see that this book came out last week! Really looking forward to having students engage with the rich and complex history of portrait photography from the Swahili Coast.

📢🎉We are THRILLED to announce the appointment of three new Honorary Fellows to the Institute for Medical Humanities - Dawn Williams, Chimwemwe Phiri and Katharine Cheston! Find out more about our new Fellows here: mailchi.mp/5fe83a04520c/i…

Re: academic ethics, if you’re a scholar with a large following & your contribution to online on race discourse incites targeted pile ons or racist attacks against specific groups, then a risk assessment should determine what mitigations are needed to reduce the risk of harm…

Excited to share the first issue of the Imagine Immensities newsletter! Dive into the origins of the program and how we are fostering collaborative storytelling through creative cultural research. Read more: bit.ly/4hntO5e #Malawi #Malawianart

African artists please apply! The deadline is in two weeks!

I need help. Who does cancer research at Kamuzu University of Health Sciences please? We need a partner for a lung cancer study with Ministry of Health.

MPANDAMALIRE SHARPSHOOTER 47 Nessa🧚‍♀️ If anyone is interested, I’d be happy to share my late uncle’s 1974 PhD dissertation on the precolonial history of the Ngonde Kingdom. It might help to dispel some of the misconceptions/ stereotypes of Africans lacking skills, trade, & development prior to European colonization.

Come and work with us! We're seeking 2 x Postdoctoral Research Associates in Visual and Material Medical Humanities. Applications close: 28 April 2025. The 36 month full-time posts will be based in The Visual & Material Lab. Find out more & apply! tinyurl.com/ys95y3nm