British Institute in Eastern Africa

British Institute in Eastern Africa Current research projects supported by the BIEA are underway in Sudan, Ethiopia, Somaliland, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi and Zimbabwe.

The BIEA exists to promote innovative research in all the disciplines in the humanities and social sciences within the wider region of eastern Africa and beyond. The BIEA has a strong tradition of research in anthropology, archaeology, history and linguistics, but recent projects have embraced political, environmental and development studies, geography, public health, and art and performance.

 🌍 Join us Online on 8th April for the British Institute in Eastern Africa Critical and Decolonial Approaches Seminar ex...
31/03/2026


🌍 Join us Online on 8th April for the British Institute in Eastern Africa Critical and Decolonial Approaches Seminar exploring Climate Finance Access for Gender-Based Climate Change Resilience Building in Post Fast-Track Farms in Zvimba District, Zimbabwe.
✅Register https://biea.ac.uk/events/critical-and-decolonial-approaches-seminar-online/
University of Zimbabwe Social Science Students Association University of Zimbabwe, History Department Unisa - The University of South Africa

 💡What in the World is AI? 🌍Join us TODAY Online 2pm-EAT as we unravel Eastern Africa's unique perspectives on artificia...
30/03/2026


💡What in the World is AI?
🌍Join us TODAY Online 2pm-EAT as we unravel Eastern Africa's unique perspectives on artificial intelligence and its transformative power!
✨Kindly register here http://tinyurl.com/eafriwo
✨Event Website https://biea.ac.uk/events/eastern-africa-in-the-world/
Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa African Studies Association HUMA-Institute for Humanities in Africa Institute of Anthropology, Gender and African Studies-UoN

   ✨ Join us TODAY at the British Institute in Eastern Africa with Professor Winnie V. Mitullah as we explore how transc...
27/03/2026


✨ Join us TODAY at the British Institute in Eastern Africa with Professor Winnie V. Mitullah as we explore how transcending organizational boundaries can revolutionize the governance of public institutions!
✅ Registration https://biea.ac.uk/events/biea-annual-lecture-nairobi/

   ✨ Excited for the annual lecture by Prof. Winnie V. Mitullah on "Governance of Public Institutions"! Discover how to ...
23/03/2026


✨ Excited for the annual lecture by Prof. Winnie V. Mitullah on "Governance of Public Institutions"! Discover how to transcend organisational boundaries for effective leadership! ✨Join us in-person at the British Institute in Eastern Africa or online this Friday 27th 4.30pm-EAT ✅https://biea.ac.uk/events/biea-annual-lecture-nairobi/🖋️
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University of Nairobi Kenyatta University Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology Mmust Pioneer International University (PIU) Institute for Development Studies-University of Nairobi

 💡What in the World is AI? 🌍Join us Online on Monday 30th March as we unravel Eastern Africa's unique perspectives on ar...
19/03/2026


💡What in the World is AI?
🌍Join us Online on Monday 30th March as we unravel Eastern Africa's unique perspectives on artificial intelligence and its transformative power!
✨Kindly register here tinyurl.com/eafriwo
✨Event Website https://biea.ac.uk/events/eastern-africa-in-the-world/
Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa African Studies Association HUMA-Institute for Humanities in Africa African Studies Association UK

   ✨ Join us on 27th March at the British Institute in Eastern Africa with Professor Winnie V. Mitullah as we explore ho...
05/03/2026


✨ Join us on 27th March at the British Institute in Eastern Africa with Professor Winnie V. Mitullah as we explore how transcending organizational boundaries can revolutionize the governance of public institutions!
✨ Registration https://biea.ac.uk/events/biea-annual-lecture-nairobi/

   ✨ Join us on 27th March at the British Institute in Eastern Africa  with Professor Winnie V. Mitulla as we explore ho...
02/03/2026


✨ Join us on 27th March at the British Institute in Eastern Africa with Professor Winnie V. Mitulla as we explore how transcending organizational boundaries can revolutionize the governance of public institutions!
✨Registration https://biea.ac.uk/events/biea-annual-lecture-nairobi/

✨Join the Somali Mobilities Forum as we dive deep into the intricate history of displacement, violence, and ongoing disc...
17/02/2026

✨Join the Somali Mobilities Forum as we dive deep into the intricate history of displacement, violence, and ongoing discrimination against migrants and refugees. Let’s amplify voices in a world facing declining humanitarian support!
Refugee-Led Research Hub - RLRH

How are Somali mobility experiences evolving amid displacement, violence and shrinking aid?

The Somali Mobilities Forum convenes scholars and practitioners to share insights.

Details & programme: https://tinyurl.com/SomaliMobilitiesForum

✨Join the Somali Mobilities Forum as we dive deep into the intricate history of displacement, violence, and ongoing disc...
16/02/2026

✨Join the Somali Mobilities Forum as we dive deep into the intricate history of displacement, violence, and ongoing discrimination against migrants and refugees. Let’s amplify voices in a world facing declining humanitarian support!

How are experiences of mobility changing in contexts of displacement, violence and declining humanitarian support?

These questions are at the centre of the Somali Mobilities Forum, a hybrid event bringing together scholars and practitioners to reflect on mobility, displacement and response, and to share insights from ongoing research.

Event details and full programme: https://lnkd.in/d9zW-fF9

The forum is brought to you in collaboration with the British Institute in Eastern Africa and the -Led Research Hub - RLRH

Supported by Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo.

Join online here: Zoom: https://lnkd.in/d8qn2jfg...
Meeting ID: 870 2981 4100
Passcode: welC0ME

🌟 Exciting Opportunity! 🌟 Join the BIEA as a Research Fellow (Fixed Term) and contribute to groundbreaking research! App...
09/02/2026

🌟 Exciting Opportunity!
🌟 Join the BIEA as a Research Fellow (Fixed Term) and contribute to groundbreaking research! Apply now! https://biea.ac.uk/job-opportunity-research-fellow-fixed-term/

The British Institute in Eastern Africa (BIEA) seeks to appoint two early career researchers who have successfully completed doctoral studies within the last five years as full-time Research Fellows at our research Centre in Nairobi, Kenya.

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Nairobi
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Tuesday 08:30 - 16:30
Wednesday 08:30 - 16:30
Thursday 08:30 - 16:30
Friday 08:30 - 16:30

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The BIEA has a strong tradition of research in anthropology, archaeology, history and linguistics, but recent projects have embraced political, environmental and development studies, geography, public health, and art and performance. Current research projects supported by the BIEA are underway in Sudan, Ethiopia, Somaliland, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi and Zimbabwe.