Our work

Focus Areas

• Access to university and college for more young people  ​

  We are maximising the return on investment of scholarships, loans and grants by building the evidence base and working with funders. We help young people to find the opportunities that are right for them.  

  Publications & Resources

  • African Scholarships Hub

  • UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report: Inclusion and Education

  • A Guide for Increasing the Social Impact of Scholarships

  • Inclusion of young people living with disabilities in TVET  

  • Complementary Pathways through Education for Refugees in West and Central Africa 

• Quality of university and college education 

  We connect evidence on delivering quality education with education leaders and policymakers. We ensure that investments to transform universities and colleges are based on data and insightful analysis.  

  Publications 

  • State of Women Leading Report  

  • Impact of COVID-19 on Tertiary Education in sub-Saharan Africa  

  • The gender gap in universities and colleges in sub-Saharan Africa  

  • Improving Education through quality teaching: Evidence from AERD  

  • Demographics of African Faculty study 

• Young people’s transition from university or college into work

  We are joining up employers with universities and colleges to implement evidence-based approaches to help young people transition into work.  

  Publications 

  • How universities in Africa can build job skills of young people  

  • Students’ perceptions of education and jobs online 

• Building a knowledge eco-system for education 

  We contribute to a sustainable knowledge ecosystem for education by raising the profile of African education researchers and increasing access to relevant data.  

  Publications & Resources 

  • African Education Research Database

  • Mapping Education Research by Scholars based in sub-Saharan Africa  

  • Availability of education data in sub-Saharan Africa: what do we know?

  • Improving access to education data: Can African scholars do more?

  • Unlocking Data Initiative