Partners and Collaborations

A vital facet of our programme will be its international profile.

Investigators in infectious disease research institutes in Africa and Europe will be involved in PhD Projects as co-supervisors or collaborators.

These comprise institutions with existing strong collaborative UoG relationships:

  • College of Medicine (Blantyre, Malawi): Partner institution providing PhD co-supervisors, research collaborations and hosting AfrIBOP
  • Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme (Blantyre, Malawi): Partner institution providing PhD co-supervisors, research collaborations and hosting AfrIBOP
  • Wellcome Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kilifi, Kenya): Partner institution providing PhD co-supervisors, research collaborations and hosting AfrIBOP
  • Uganda Virus Research Institute (Entebbe, Uganda): Partner institution providing PhD co-supervisors and research collaborations 
  • Ludwig Maximilian University (Munich, Germany): Partner institution providing PhD co-supervisors, research collaborations and hosting practicals (imaging)
  • Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa (Nairobi, Kenya): Partner institution selecting 2 African students each year funded through University of Glasgow
  • Beit Trust: Partner institution funding African MSc students
  • AstraZeneca: Partner institution for industrial placements in the Plus Year