This page contains details of other UK research and higher education organizations. It is not comprehensive, and if you feel something should be added please let us know at africadesk@britac.ac.uk

UK research councils, academies and other bodies

Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) www.ahrc.ac.uk

Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) www.esrc.ac.uk

The British Academy www.britac.ac.uk

The Royal Society www.royalsociety.org

UK Collaborative on Development Sciences (UKCDS) www.ukcds.org.uk

Other UK centres, associations and societies linked to Africa

African Studies Association UK (ASAUK) www.asauk.net

Association of Commonwealth Universities www.acu.ac.uk

The Royal African Society (RAS) www.royalafricansociety.org including it's African Arguments analysis site with the SSRC

International African Institute www.internationalafricaninstitute.org

Africa Asia Centre www.soas.ac.uk/africaasia/

British International Studies Association (BISA) Africa and International Studies Working Group www.open.ac.uk/socialsciences/bisa-africa

London International Development Centre http://lidc.bloomsbury.ac.uk

African higher education and research agencies

Association of African Universities www.aau.org

CODESRIA Council for the Development of Social Science in Africa www.codesria.org

OSSREA Organisation for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa www.ossrea.net

Other organizations supporting research in Africa

International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP) www.inasp.info

Publishing

African Books Collective www.africanbookscollective.com

James Currey Publishers www.jamescurrey.co.uk