THESIS Interlude: Organization of Climate & Development Research through Centres of Excellence in Africa

THESIS Interludes are episodes occurring in between seasons where we feature students in the process of developing their research projects in the field of higher education. Guests are asked what the research topic is, why they chose it, which methods they are using, what challenges they have faced, and what they have learned thus far in the process of their projects.  The podcast team is starting with featuring our very own masters theses.  Today's episode features Kelly Davis, who is conducting a case study on the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) Centre of Excellence for Climate and Development (ARUA-CD) to understand its organizational structure and how that structure might support the researchers involved in having impact with their climate and development research. The ARUA-CD is a collaborative effort between institutes at the University of Nairobi, the University of Cape Town, and the University of Ghana. If you’d like to support our guest today in their research efforts, send us an email stating how you think you can help at [email protected]. Today’s THESIS episode does not take position on the issues discussed on the podcast. Opinions expressed on this episode are solely those of the guests or hosts. If you liked what you listened to today, please follow the podcast and feel free to leave us a rating or a comment. This podcast is produced and edited by Ekaterina Kurinskaia, Ayla Rubenstein, Tracy Waldman, Kelly Davis, and Maria Angeles Hidalgo. Original music is produced by Petter Strom.