Research Projects / Sections

The Cluster has funded a total of 72 research projects run by its members at its five locations. The Cluster projects are subordinate to the six Research Sections: Affiliations, Arts/Aestethics, Mobilities, Moralities, Knowledges and Learning.

Publications

The members of the Cluster of Excellence have published a variety of monographs, articles and edited books.

Knowledge Lab / Working Formats

Located at the centre of its research activities, the Knowledge Lab interlinks the Africa Multiple Cluster’s three main research structures: the African Cluster Centres, the Bayreuth Academy, and the Research Sections.

Junior Research Groups

The Cluster has established four independent Junior Research Groups (JRG), each consisting of three members: one postdoctoral scholar, as group leader, and two doctoral students, recruited and supervised by the postdoctoral group leader, to work on a joint project for a four-year funding period.

Fellows

The Bayreuth Academy hosts international fellows at different career stages from all over the globe, being particularly open to Africa-based scholars

PostDoc Working Groups

The Bayreuth Academy promotes working formats for postdoctoral academics based at the University of Bayreuth to convene international and interdisciplinary Working Groups.

Early Career / BIGSAS

The portfolio Early Career & Equal Opportunity, EC & EO,  focuses on the support of early career scholars in academic and administrative matters and helps doctoral and postdoctoral fellows to navigate the complex aspects of professional development with a perspective on individual career progression.

Contact Portfolio Research

• Robert Debusmann
• Diana Margerie