AfOx insaka
The AfOx insaka is a gathering for sharing ideas and knowledge about Africa-focused research with speakers from diverse and varied academic disciplines. There are two events each term.
Speakers for the first AfOx insaka in the new academic year are Dr Robtel Neajai Pailey, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, Oxford Department of International Development and Dr Jacob McKnight, Senior Researcher, Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health.

At this AfOx talk, Robtel Neajai Pailey uses her anti-corruption children’s books to argue that equipping children with verbal tools to question the confusing ethical codes of adults can revolutionise how we talk and theorise about corruption.

Jake McKnight is a Health Systems Researcher at the Oxford Health Systems Collaboration (OHSCAR). He was originally a logistician for MSF in Angola and Somalia, before conducting his PhD research in Ethiopia. He then read for the MSc. in African Studies at Oxford, before completing his PhD at Said Business School, where he concentrated on healthcare reform in Ethiopia. Jake will talk about the failures and successes of projects he’s studied or been involved in, reflecting on the idea that ‘Africa Works’, and as researchers and implementors, it’s up to us to fit local cultures rather to try to ‘fix’ them.
Date: 1 November 2019, 17:00
Venue: St Cross College, St Giles OX1 3LZ
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Speakers: Robtel Neajai Pailey (University of Oxford), Dr Jacob McKnight (University of Oxford )
Organising department: Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health
Organiser: Africa Oxford Initiative (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address: afox@ndm.ox.ac.uk
Host: Africa Oxford Initiative (University of Oxford)
Part of: AfOx insaka - a gathering for sharing ideas and knowledge about Africa-focused research
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Booking required?: Required
Booking url: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/afox-insaka-tickets-74665415267
Cost: Free
Audience: Public
Editor: Avni Gupta