University of Birmingham
Project Title
As a one-time grant in support of the establishment of the Carnegie 125th Anniversary Fellowship Program
Date
Jun. 05, 2025
Duration
12 months
Description
Founded in 1900, the University of Birmingham is dedicated to transforming lives through education and research, with a strong commitment to public health, environmental sustainability, and social justice. In 1899, Andrew Carnegie provided a $243,500 gift to the University’s Scientific Building. In celebration of its125thanniversary, the University will appoint 100 anniversary fellows and 25 anniversary chairs, dedicating one as a Carnegie Anniversary Fellow in appreciation of Mr. Carnegie’s munificence. A Carnegie Corporation grant along with direct support from the University will help establish this fellowship. Each
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Project Title
For transregional research on port infrastructures and international politics from the Arabian Gulf to the Horn of Africa
Date
Jun. 04, 2020
Duration
42 months
Description
In 2020, the Corporation issued a Request For Proposals (RFP) responding to the rise in multidisciplinary and multiregional research exposing critical challenges that are appearing across traditionally defined regions. This multi-institutional project, based at the University of Birmingham, will produce critical research on transregional relationships in the Arabian Gulf and the Horn of Africa, with a particular focus on port infrastructures in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. In collaboration with the University of Hargeisa, Puntland State University, and Durham University, the project will build an international network of scholars across academic communities and generate primary data and analysis on fusions of economic and political competition in the Horn of Africa. Corporation funds will support research, academic workshops, a public lecture series, policy roundtables, a website, data visualization tools, and publications.