{"id":188,"date":"2024-04-12T09:49:37","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T09:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/?page_id=188"},"modified":"2024-11-13T16:56:05","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T16:56:05","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News &amp; events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template has-small-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-841 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"--col-width:75%;flex-basis:75%\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">ARIP Workshop Day Two: Deepening Collaboration &amp; Shaping Future Africa\u2013EU Research Proposals<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-27T16:22:01+00:00\">March 27, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The second day of the Africa Research and Innovation Partnership (ARIP) workshop at Lancaster University brought continued energy and deeper collaboration as delegates from Ghana, Lithuania, Malawi, Nigeria, Portugal, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, the UK and Zambia advanced the work begun during Day One. Building on the strong foundations laid the previous day, the focus&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/arip-workshop-day-two-deepening-collaboration-shaping-future-africa-eu-research-proposals\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"--col-width:25%;flex-basis:25%\"><figure style=\"--shape: url(#tw-shape-squircle);aspect-ratio:16\/9\" class=\"alignright is-style-tw-shadow wp-block-post-featured-image tw-block-animation tw-animation-scale-in tw-hover-fade\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/arip-workshop-day-two-deepening-collaboration-shaping-future-africa-eu-research-proposals\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"930\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/files\/2026\/03\/ARIP-news-web-posts.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"ARIP Workshop Day Two: Deepening Collaboration &amp; Shaping Future Africa\u2013EU Research Proposals\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/files\/2026\/03\/ARIP-news-web-posts.png 930w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/files\/2026\/03\/ARIP-news-web-posts-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/files\/2026\/03\/ARIP-news-web-posts-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-837 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news category-uncategorized\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"--col-width:75%;flex-basis:75%\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">ARIP Workshop Opens at Lancaster University with Delegates from 10 Countries<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-26T18:00:34+00:00\">March 26, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The Africa Research and Innovation Partnership successfully launched Day One of its two\u2011day Africa\u2013EU collaborative workshop at Lancaster University on 26 March 2026, bringing together leading researchers and innovation partners from across Ghana, Lithuania, Malawi, Nigeria, Portugal, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, the UK and Zambia. This international gathering marks a significant step in strengthening equitable&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/arip-workshop-opens-at-lancaster-university-with-delegates-from-10-countries\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"--col-width:25%;flex-basis:25%\"><figure style=\"--shape: url(#tw-shape-squircle);aspect-ratio:16\/9\" class=\"alignright is-style-tw-shadow wp-block-post-featured-image tw-block-animation tw-animation-scale-in tw-hover-fade\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/arip-workshop-opens-at-lancaster-university-with-delegates-from-10-countries\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/files\/2026\/03\/45841ea8-fccd-4358-80bf-83967ce056ae.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"ARIP Workshop Opens at Lancaster University with Delegates from 10 Countries\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/files\/2026\/03\/45841ea8-fccd-4358-80bf-83967ce056ae.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/files\/2026\/03\/45841ea8-fccd-4358-80bf-83967ce056ae-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/files\/2026\/03\/45841ea8-fccd-4358-80bf-83967ce056ae-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/files\/2026\/03\/45841ea8-fccd-4358-80bf-83967ce056ae-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/files\/2026\/03\/45841ea8-fccd-4358-80bf-83967ce056ae-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-827 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"--col-width:75%;flex-basis:75%\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">International Collaboration Workshop Concludes Successfully at Lancaster University<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-25T09:00:06+00:00\">March 25, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Lancaster University hosted a vibrant two\u2011day international workshop on 23\u201324 March 2026, bringing together colleagues from Vilnius University, NOVA University Lisbon and the Lancaster District Food Justice Partnership to strengthen cooperation around doctoral training, community\u2011engaged research and European collaboration. The event was led by Dr Doug Orr and Dr Simone Corsi, with expert facilitation by&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/international-collaboration-workshop-concludes-successfully-at-lancaster-university\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"--col-width:25%;flex-basis:25%\"><figure style=\"--shape: url(#tw-shape-squircle);aspect-ratio:16\/9\" class=\"alignright is-style-tw-shadow wp-block-post-featured-image tw-block-animation tw-animation-scale-in tw-hover-fade\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/international-collaboration-workshop-concludes-successfully-at-lancaster-university\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1450\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/files\/2026\/03\/ef1b5b73-7e22-46da-83e4-2c7f66d9f968-e1774526758465.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"International Collaboration Workshop Concludes Successfully at Lancaster University\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/files\/2026\/03\/ef1b5b73-7e22-46da-83e4-2c7f66d9f968-e1774526758465.jpg 1450w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/files\/2026\/03\/ef1b5b73-7e22-46da-83e4-2c7f66d9f968-e1774526758465-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/files\/2026\/03\/ef1b5b73-7e22-46da-83e4-2c7f66d9f968-e1774526758465-1024x636.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/files\/2026\/03\/ef1b5b73-7e22-46da-83e4-2c7f66d9f968-e1774526758465-768x477.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1450px) 100vw, 1450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-822 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"--col-width:75%;flex-basis:75%\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Welcoming Our 2026 Commonwealth Professional Fellows<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-02-24T17:14:38+00:00\">February 24, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">We are delighted to welcome five outstanding Commonwealth Professional Fellows to Lancaster as they begin their six\u2011week Fellowship with the Centre for Global Eco\u2011Innovation. This year\u2019s cohort brings together exceptional leaders working across engineering, innovation, sustainability, entrepreneurship, and community transformation. We are honoured to host: Over the coming weeks, the Fellows will take part in&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/welcoming-our-2026-commonwealth-professional-fellows\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"--col-width:25%;flex-basis:25%\"><figure style=\"--shape: url(#tw-shape-squircle);aspect-ratio:16\/9\" class=\"alignright is-style-tw-shadow wp-block-post-featured-image tw-block-animation tw-animation-scale-in tw-hover-fade\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/welcoming-our-2026-commonwealth-professional-fellows\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1053\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/files\/2026\/02\/cafef832-94fd-46c0-b994-89935b9058ef-e1771953506234.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Welcoming Our 2026 Commonwealth Professional Fellows\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/files\/2026\/02\/cafef832-94fd-46c0-b994-89935b9058ef-e1771953506234.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/files\/2026\/02\/cafef832-94fd-46c0-b994-89935b9058ef-e1771953506234-300x263.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/files\/2026\/02\/cafef832-94fd-46c0-b994-89935b9058ef-e1771953506234-1024x899.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/files\/2026\/02\/cafef832-94fd-46c0-b994-89935b9058ef-e1771953506234-768x674.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-792 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"--col-width:75%;flex-basis:75%\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Lancaster University to Host High-Level Conference for African University Leaders in June 2026<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-10-31T10:15:52+00:00\">October 31, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Lancaster University will welcome senior leaders from African universities for a transformative three-day conference this summer. The High-Level Conference for the Governing Council and Management Teams of African Universities will take place from June 22 to June 24, 2026, on Lancaster\u2019s UK campus. Jointly facilitated by Global Skills Hub UK and Lancaster University, the event&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/gsh2026\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"--col-width:25%;flex-basis:25%\"><figure style=\"--shape: url(#tw-shape-squircle);aspect-ratio:16\/9\" class=\"alignright is-style-tw-shadow wp-block-post-featured-image tw-block-animation tw-animation-scale-in tw-hover-fade\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/gsh2026\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1297\" height=\"917\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/files\/2025\/10\/GSH_LU.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Lancaster University to Host High-Level Conference for African University Leaders in June 2026\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/files\/2025\/10\/GSH_LU.jpg 1297w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/files\/2025\/10\/GSH_LU-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/files\/2025\/10\/GSH_LU-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/files\/2025\/10\/GSH_LU-768x543.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1297px) 100vw, 1297px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<nav class=\"wp-block-query-pagination is-layout-flex wp-block-query-pagination-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Pagination\">\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query-pagination-numbers\"><span aria-current=\"page\" class=\"page-numbers current\">1<\/span>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"?query-13-page=2\">2<\/a>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"?query-13-page=3\">3<\/a><\/div>\n\n<a href=\"\/arip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/188?query-13-page=2\" class=\"wp-block-query-pagination-next\">Next Page<\/a>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":910,"featured_media":368,"parent":0,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-188","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=188"}],"version-history":[{"count":59,"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/188\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":587,"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/188\/revisions\/587"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}