{"id":10116,"date":"2026-08-17T14:07:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T14:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/?p=10116"},"modified":"2026-08-20T08:51:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T08:51:20","slug":"graduate-conference-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php\/2026\/08\/17\/graduate-conference-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"GRADUATE CONFERENCE 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10116\" class=\"elementor elementor-10116\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e7efe67 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e7efe67\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76512be\" data-id=\"76512be\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb006ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb006ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><b>The Africa Multiple Research Cluster (AMRC)-UNILAG Graduate Workshop in African Studies was held from 12 to 14 August 2026 at the Arthur Mbanefo Digital Research Centre, University of Lagos, Akoka, bringing together doctoral candidates and early-career researchers for three days of intensive academic engagement, scholarly exchange, research presentations, and cultural exploration.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5350327 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5350327\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b70aa6\" data-id=\"2b70aa6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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srcset=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img2-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img2-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img2-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img2.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9bffe61 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9bffe61\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7886bac\" data-id=\"7886bac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e6726e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e6726e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Organised through the Africa Multiple Research Cluster at the University of Lagos, with significant involvement from the Institute of African and Diaspora Studies (IADS), University of Lagos, the workshop was designed to support emerging scholars as they navigate the intellectual, theoretical, methodological, and practical demands of research in African Studies.<\/p><p>The workshop created a platform for participants to engage critically with contemporary questions concerning Africa and its diaspora while exposing them to different approaches to research across the humanities and social sciences. Through keynote presentations, methodological and theoretical sessions, research presentations, question-and-answer sessions, and opportunities for scholarly interaction.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc17cb8\" data-id=\"cc17cb8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f80be13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f80be13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1020\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img14.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img14.jpeg 1020w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img14-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img14-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaf919c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eaf919c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The programme encouraged participants to refine their research ideas and situate their work within wider debates in African scholarship.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ef0571f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ef0571f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-01807c1\" data-id=\"01807c1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa1498b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aa1498b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"982\" src=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img6-1024x982.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img6-1024x982.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img6-300x288.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img6-768x737.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img6.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img1.jpeg 902w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 855px) 100vw, 855px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b0e4ad\" data-id=\"0b0e4ad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a76ffb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a76ffb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"923\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img4-923x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img4-923x1024.jpeg 923w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img4-271x300.jpeg 271w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img4-768x852.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img4.jpeg 974w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 923px) 100vw, 923px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-067451a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"067451a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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Research Prof. Dr. Kayode Eesuola, Head of Research at the Institute of African and Diaspora Studies and Chairman of the 2026 AMRC-UNILAG Graduate Workshop, subsequently introduced the idea and objectives of the workshop.<\/p><p>Participants were also introduced to research activities at the University of Lagos by Prof. Dr. Mathew Ilori, while Dr. Abisoye Eleshin facilitated a session designed to help participants become acquainted with one another and establish connections within the workshop community.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76dabc6\" data-id=\"76dabc6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbbe82d 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