We are delighted to announce that Olufolahan Osunmuyiwa (pictured) has been awarded a three month placement opportunity on defining social and economic ‘indicators of impact’ that can be monitored and analysed before, during and after the introduction of decentralised energy governance, with Community Energy Malawi and the University of Strathclyde. Olu joins the placement after recently submitting her doctoral thesis which focuses on energy transitions, which she undertook at...
Pan African University Institute of Water and Energy Sciences (PAUWES)
Research-2-Practice Forum 2018
Are you a UK-based PhD Student doing research on renewable energy in an African context and/or research which has relevance to the Agenda 2063 of the African Union of:
“harnessing all African energy resources to ensure modern, efficient, reliable, cost effective, renewable and environmentally friendly energy to all African...
Below, Tonny Kukeera, who is currently completing the final few weeks of a three month academic placement at the National University of Lesotho, shares his final blog on the relevance of information access in off-grid households. The photograph attached shows Tonny collecting his award for winning the poster and pitch competition at the 2nd Africa-EU Renewable Energy Research and Innovations Symposium, held in Lesotho in January 2018 - many congratulations Tonny!
On the 7th February 2018, the UCL Energy and Development Group will be hosting a high-level panel discussion to debate the role of energy in delivering sustainable development.
The event launches their recent publication in Nature Energy which maps the contribution of energy to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ( available here ). The paper found evidence of...
One of the most interesting things about working for the LCEDN is undoubtedly the many conversations we hold with researchers and practitioners who are currently grappling with all manner of issues related to Low Carbon Energy and International Development. In this new series of ‘Five Quick Questions’ blog posts, we want to share some of these conversations, introducing you to the people we meet and the issues they are concerned with or curious...
Around 90 delegates from a wide range of countries were welcomed to the Understanding Sustainable Energy Solutions (USES) conference , held in Nakuru, Nairobi from 6th - 9th December 2017, for three days of discussions, debates and community project visits.
USES is the EPSRC/DFID funded research programme that aims to further understanding of sustainable energy solutions to poverty-related and low-carbon energy issues in the Global South. This programme brings together 13 projects...
Please refer to the funding opportunity advertised by WISIONS :
Dear Colleagues,
WISIONS is pleased to inform you that the first SEPS Call for Proposals of 2018 is now open for applications and is aimed at both our focus regions – Latin America and the Caribbean and South/South East Asia.
This time we are only looking for EXCHANGE ACTIVITIES!
We are delighted to feature the second blog that Tonny Kukeera has written, providing an overview of the research that he is completing during the three month placement on sustainable energy at the National University of Lesotho. The placement is funded by the LCEDN in their support of the Africa-EU Renewable Energy Cooperation Programme (RECP) and the National University of Lesotho (NUL) in the organisation of the second Africa-EU Symposium on Renewable Energy Research and Innovation (...
A unique opportunity to access training directly from energy experts across Durham University departments in an intensive week of teaching.
Durham University.
This four and a half day course (12-16 February 2018) brings together leading experts to discuss how to understand energy in society through the various practices involved. From material culture studies to practice theory, from economics to visual studies, we explore the analyses available in the social...
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