First Conference on Equitable Partnerships 2025

The First Conference on Equitable Partnerships, held in February 2025 at the British Academy, brought together participants from five workshops focused on equitable partnerships in international research collaborations.

The below presentations were presented at the conference in London.

Keynote talks

Day 1

Chi Onwurah MP, UK House of Commons Chair of the Science, Innovation and Technology Select Committee: Keynote address

Chi Onwurah MP | Download transcript

Day 2

Africa Charter for Transformative Research Collaborations: From principles and aspirations to action: Keynote address

Isabella Aboderin | Download slides

Presentations

Building Bridges: The Role of AAU in Promoting Equitable Partnerships

Adewale Olusegun Obadina | Download slides

Equitable partnerships for transdisciplinary learning: ​Making impact while swimming upstream amid the floods

Catherine Sutherland and Mary Lawhon | Download slides

Strengthening Knowledge Networks: University Data Science Centers' Partnerships for Research Excellence

Cristine Pinto | Download slides

Shared Ownership in North-South Collaborations: experiences of the Nottingham Trent University, UK – Makerere University, Uganda

David Musoke | Download slides

Roundtable with our Research Partners

Ellen MacRae | Download slides

The Role of Research Development Offices in Developing and Maintaining Long-Term Partnerships ​

Goret Pereira Paulo | Download slides

Co-Developing Solutions to Enhance Equitable Partnerships​

Helen Hopkins, Helen Rajabi, and Mary Ryan | Download slides

Leveraging Global Studies Laboratorium: Towards an Equitable Global Research Network and Strategic Research Hub

J. Ramadhan, Leela Julong, and Mohd Handi Khalifah | Download slides

International Collaboration in Research Considering Equitability: Some Challenges of North-South Programs (UK-Brazil & EU-Brazil)

Maria Zaira Turchi | Download slides

Making International Research Partnerships Work

Palesa Natasha Mothapo | Download slides​

Equity in Research for Development: Envisioning an equitable future for research across the North-South Divide

Peter Taylor | Download slides

Designing Equitable Research Partnerships: A Pluriversal Approach

Priscila L. Farias | Download slides

Enabling Equitable and Ethical Research Partnerships in Crisis Situations: Lessons Learned from Post-Disaster Heritage Protection

Robin Coningham | Download slides

Reclaiming Knowledge Systems: Embedding African Methodologies in Workshop Design and Facilitation

Wyclife Ong'eta​, Leani Van Vuuren​, Melis Cin​, Ashley Gunter​, Manu Lekunze​, Parvati Raghuram​ and Ruan Schoeman | Download slides