Creative Economies in Africa 2026 Colloquium
On 23 April 2026, researchers and postgraduate students gathered at Rhodes University’s Continuing Education Centre for the Creative Economies in Africa Colloquium. The Colloquium was hosted as part of the activities…
ARUA Conference Report: AI and Creative Economies
The African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) is a network of leading research-intensive universities across the African continent that aims to build collaborative capacity in addressing Africa’s developmental challenges through high-quality research…
African Early Career Researchers mobility scheme for research on Creative Economies
Are you: We would like to support your application to the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA), Early-Career Research Fellowship programme with support from the Mastercard Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation of…
Creative Women in Lagos: a research-led documentary premieres in London
Get ready for the launch of “Creative Women in Lagos”! This research-led film explores the dynamic world of women entrepreneurs shaping the creative landscape of Lagos, Nigeria. The documentary not only…
Creative economies across platforms and digital economies: Seminar 1
18th March 2024 1-2.15pm UK Time Online ( Zoom Registration) The first seminar will include two papers. Locating African Cultural Agency in the Global Digital Economy: The Case of Music Platform Insider…
Rhodes University celebrate the launch of CoRE on Creative Economies
Rhodes University Launch of the New Africa-Europe Clusters of Research Excellence. On the 8th of March 2024, Rhodes University will celebrate the launch of its new CoRE with an online event…
Afro beats and Afro bytes: PhD Scholarship
Applications are invited for a 4-year funded PhD studentship on “Afro beats and Afro bytes: the global development of West Africa music and the role of digital and platform economies.” The…
King’s College team in Lagos
We are excited to be visiting Lagos (Nigeria) 13th-17th of November. The research trip includes various research activities, presentations and dissemination and marks the start of new collaborations across the new…
Celebrating AHSCE and the new Africa-Europe Cluster of Research Excellence at M A D House, University of Lagos
On 14 November the African Hub for Sustainable Creative Economies came together at MAD House, University of Lagos to celebrate the launch of the new research report and the new collaborative…
Supporting Women’s Creative Entrepreneurship in Lagos: A network and documentary film
Dr Lauren England (Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries) and Dr Eka Ikpe have been awarded funding from King’s College London AHRC Impact Acceleration Account to work with partners based…