Research and projects
Current projects
Building capacity for effective governance in public service management and sustainable development
Years: 2023-2024
Researchers/Team Members: Dr Patricia Johnson, Dr Janet Dzator, Emeritus Professor Jim Jose, Professor Frank Agbola
Funding body: DFAT, AAF
Amount: $245,448.50
Aim: To enhance public service delivery and governance in Kenya and Botswana through experiential learning.
Emerging diaspora agents: The political and economic influence of Africans in Australia
Years: 2022-2026
Researcher/Team Member: Dr Janet Dzator (this is a multi-institutional project hosted by Curtin University)
Funding body: ARC
Amount: $435,304 ($49,435 to UON)
Aim: To identify the political and economic impact of Africans in Australia.
Developing and testing a community-informed intervention to increase VIA cervical cancer screening in Eswatini
Years: 2021-2026
Researcher/Team Member: Dr Janet Dzator (Co-I)
Funding body: NHMRC (GACD)
Amount: $1,206,527.95
Aim: To increase cervical cancer screening and control in Eswatini.
Transitioning females to a sustainable future through STEM training and research
Years: 2019-2024
Researcher/Team Member: Emeritus Professor Tim Roberts
Funding body: Australia Africa Universities Network (AAUN)
Amount: $10,000
Aim: To assist KyU to develop its research culture and staff training in research; and to grow the interest of schoolgirls in particular in STEM subjects with a view to increasing enrolments in STEM curricula at tertiary level, to progress into the desperately needed STEM workforce.
Past projects
Economic Development, Health and Nutrition
Years: 2018-2020
Researchers/Team Members: Dr Janet Dzator, Dr Alex Acheampong, Dr Michael Dzator
Funding body: Australia Africa Universities Network (AAUN)
Amount: $10,000
Aim: To investigate health, nutrition and economic development reforms or features shaping sustainable development goals in Africa and Australia.
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