Uppsala Forum for Africa Studies

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The Forum for Africa Studies is an inter-disciplinary centre at Uppsala University.

Welcome to the offical page of Uppsala University's Forum for Africa Studies, an inter-disciplinary centre that engages in research projects, organizes public lectures and round-tables, hosts seminar series, and fosters collaborations. The purpose is to support research on Africa in Uppsala University and to facilitate contacts and the exchange of research information between departments as well as outside of the university. Forum leads research projects, organizes lectures and round-tables, and hosts its seminar series Friday Seminar in Africa Studies. The Forum for Africa Studies is a centre at the Department of Cultural Anthropology and Ethnology at Uppsala University.

20/10/2026

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20/10/2026

Inspiring public lecture, jointly hosted by Uppsala University's Forum for Africa Studies and L'Alliance française d'Upsal, with Prof. Imed Melitti, INSTITUT SUPERIEUR DES SCIENCES HUMAINES DE TUNIS, Université de Tunis El Manar - جامعة تونس المنار, on a French-speaking social science in Tunisia.

In the lecture, Prof. Melitti made an insightful historical analysis of how Tunisian sociology has evolved since independence, particularly the conceptual, academic, and practical between French and Arab-speaking traditions.

On Thursday, Prof. Melitti will participate in the workshop on ethnographic research and social engagement in Tunisia: https://www.uu.se/en/centre/africa-studies/events/archive/2026-10-22-workshop-recherche-ethnographique-et-engagement-social-en-tunisie

19/10/2026

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Join our thematic week on Tunisia.

Public lecture Monday 19/10, 16-18, ENG22-1017: https://www.uu.se/en/centre/africa-studies/events/archive/2026-10-19-une-science-sociale-francophone-en-tunisie--quels-enjeux
Workshop Thursday 22/10, 13-17, ENG3-2028: https://www.uu.se/en/centre/africa-studies/events/archive/2026-10-22-workshop-recherche-ethnographique-et-engagement-social-en-tunisie

Professor Melitti from INSTITUT SUPERIEUR DES SCIENCES HUMAINES DE TUNIS Université de Tunis El Manar - جامعة تونس المنار, will spend the week at Uppsala University's Forum for Africa Studies. Affiliated early career research Asma Ben Hadj Hassen, Bayreuth University, will participate in the workshop on Thursday 22 Oct.

Between 19 and 23 October, Professor Imed Melitti, Institut Supérieur des Sciences Humaines de Tunis (ISSHT), Université de Tunis El Manar, is visiting Uppsala University's Forum for Africa Studies. Prof. Meilitti is professor in sociology, and also in charge of anthropology research and teaching at ISSHT.

On Monday 19 Oct., 16.15-18.00 in ENG22-1017, Imed Melitti will give a public lecture (co-organized with Alliance Francaise d’Upsal) : Une science sociale francophone en Tunisie : quels enjeux ?
https://www.uu.se/en/centre/africa-studies/events/archive/2026-10-19-une-science-sociale-francophone-en-tunisie--quels-enjeux

On Thursday 22 Oct., 13.15-17.00 in ENG3-2028, Imed Melitti will participate in a workshop on Recherche ethnographique et engagement social en Tunisie with Asma Ben Hadj Hassen, University of Bayreuth, and Sten Hagberg, Uppsala University.
https://www.uu.se/en/centre/africa-studies/events/archive/2026-10-22-workshop-recherche-ethnographique-et-engagement-social-en-tunisie

Most welcome!

13/10/2026

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Les bourses suédoises ouvertes pour, entre autres, des étudiant.e.s sénégalais. Aux plumes!!!

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08/10/2026

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An afternoon invitation to African Intelligence and African Innovation cohosted by the Africa Europe Cluster of Research Excellence in AI (CoRE-AI) and Innovation Hub Uppsala.
Hear from Uppsala researcher, Swedish and African entrepreneurs and students. More information and registration link here:

An afternoon invitation to African Intelligence and African Innovation cohosted by the Africa Europe Cluster of Research Excellence in AI (CoRE-AI) and Innovation Hub Uppsala.

Between 19 and 23 October, Professor Imed Melitti, Institut Supérieur des Sciences Humaines de Tunis (ISSHT), Université...

06/10/2026

05/10/2026

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Please consider this call from the African Literary Metadata (ALMEDA) project at Uppsala University, announcing a six month position as research assistant, specialising in data curation.
https://www.uu.se/en/about-uu/join-us/jobs-and-vacancies/job-details?query=975401&fbclid=IwY2xjawUwdaFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mAXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR4ttqkhzlJt72MLEXk84U81JSblIvrLd5Df0c1hFfT5Ro2GE8U8QX4Qttd-sQ_aem_Iif-P72OSgc43Utt48zJqQ

Research Assistant, specialising in data curation, Department of English, Uppsala University

02/10/2026

Uppsala University's Forum for Africa Studies welcomed Mamadou Diakhaté, also known as , from the Senegalese NGO Simple Action Citoyenne. Mr. Diakhaté visits Sweden to strenghten communication around Swedish Institute's scholarship for the study in Sweden. Forum's Jecinta Okumu, and Sten Hagberg took part in the meeting with our visitor. More to come!!!

02/10/2026

Uppsala University was represented at the Southern African-Nordic Centre Annual Conference 22-25 Sept 2026 at the University of Namibia, . This year the Uppsala delegation was composed of Helin Bäckman Kartal, Birgitta Essén, Emma Oljans, and Sten Hagberg.

This inspiring research network brings universities from Southern Africa and the Nordic region together in a very important way, including expanding networks and having societal impact. Read more here: https://www.uu.se/en/centre/africa-studies/news/archive/2026-09-28-the-sanord-conference-in-windhoek

01/10/2026

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Dept. Of Cultural Anthropology And Ethnology, PO Box 631, Thunbergsv. 3H
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