The University of Ghana is a public university located in Accra, Ghana. It is the oldest public university in Ghana.
The university was founded in 1948 as the University College of the Gold Coast in the British colony of the Gold Coast. It was originally an affiliate college of the University of London, which supervised its academic programs and awarded degrees. After Ghana gained independence in 1957, the college was renamed the University College of Ghana. It changed it’s name again to the University of Ghana in 1961, when it gained full university status.
The University of Ghana is situated on the west side of the Accra Legon Hills and northeast of the centre of Accra. It has over 60,000 registered students
The Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa (MIASA) seeks to provide Africa-based early career researchers working on the themes of governance, democracy and green energy on the continent with the space and intellectual community to transform a draft paper into a publishable journal piece. The 5-day writing workshop is designed to provide early career scholars with the opportunity to contribute to knowledge production in one of the three fields of research focus for this workshop: governance, democracy and green energy.
Objectives
➢ To strengthen the academic writing skills of African early career scholars, with particular attention to female scholars,
➢ To enhance the success rate of early career African scholars’ submissions to high quality journals,
➢ To build a network of Africa-based scholars working on the themes of governance, democracy and green energy.
Programme
The 5-day programme will be organised as a writing retreat, with daily seminars and writing sessions. The seminars will include practical guidance on academic writing and publishing in high quality journals. The daily writing sessions will be supported by academic mentors and editors with research interests in governance, democracy and green energy.
Location:
GhanaBenefits
- Successful applicants will be provided with funding to cover travel expenses to Ghana from Sub-Saharan Africa along with accommodation and subsistence costs for the duration of the workshop.
Eligibilities
Applications are welcomed from early career researchers who meet the following eligibility criteria:
- A doctorate which was awarded within 5 years of the application deadline, i.e. doctoral certificate awarded after January 2019 to date,
- Employed at a recognised university or research institute in Sub-Saharan Africa,
- Fluency in written and spoken English (there will be no translation services provided).
Application Process
The application should include the following:
- A motivation letter (1-page maximum) outlining reasons for wishing to attend the writing workshop and the benefits to be gained,
- A draft research paper (5,000-8,000 words in English) that contains original data and preliminary data analysis in the areas of governance, democracy and green energy, and which is aimed at journal submission,
- An abstract of the paper (max. 500 words),
- A full CV,
- A PhD award certificate,
- Motivation Letter/Research Paper/Abstract of Paper/ Full CV/PhD Award Certificate should be sent in pdf format to email: [email protected]
Application Deadline: February 10, 2024
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