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Supporting the development of a vibrant mathematical Each partnership has collaboratively defined its own community within and across Africa should provide a objectives and priorities specific to the needs of the The Marm subsequent impact throughout the world of mathematics. The Marm African institution and its own targeted methods of accomplishing these. Progr amme MARM links African academics with their UK and European Partnerships counterparts via professional mentoring partnerships. In doing Activities undertaken have included: so, MARM provides the means and opportunities for African : Exchange visits The aim of the programme is to mathematicians to develop international working relationships 19 partnerships have been awarded : Lectures, seminars and workshop series at while also improving the quality of academic provision within enable all mathematicians in Africa to date in: Cameroon, Ethiopia, African institutions their home institutions. to pursue academic careers of the Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, : Joint PhD supervision It is believed that enhancing and developing academic research : Improvements in library and IT resources at highest standard. and research institutions in Africa will help ensure that Morocco, Nigeria, Republic of African institutions pursuing world-class mathematical careers within Africa will the Congo, Rwanda, South Africa, : Support for conference attendance (in Africa be both achievable and a more attractive option than moving and internationally) permanently. Over time, the strengthening of the mathematical Tanzania and Uganda. : Consultancy and advice on developing community across Africa will benefit not only the African postgraduate programmes community itself, but worldwide mathematics as a whole. : Mentoring and support for African postgraduate students with respect to wider academic and life skills : Mentoring African early career staff in research and other skills : Working with African university administrators to improve recruitment : Improving African departmental structuring : Working with African institutions to ensure the maintenance of resources for mathematics departments : Developing of research contacts and networking 04 London Mathematical Society Mentoring African Research in Mathematics London Mathematical Society Mentoring African Research in Mathematics 05

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Round 1 6 Stockholm, Sweden 13 Newcastle, UK Partnerships Stockholm University, Sweden Newcastle University, UK (partnered with Université de (partnered with Université Kumasi, Ghana Mohamed V-Agdal, Morocco) 2 1 Cocody-Abidjan, Ivory Coast) Kwame Nkrumah University of Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya 14 C Science and Technology, Ghana 7 University of Nairobi, Kenya GREAT Kenyatta University, Kenya 13 (partnered with University of (partnered with University (partnered with Sapienza – BRITAIN Leicester, UK) of Oxford, UK) Università di Roma, Italy) Leicester, UK 14 Oxford, UK 4 1 Rome, Italy University of Oxford, UK University of Leicester, UK 7 Sapienza – Università di Roma, Italy (partnered with University (partnered with Kwame Nkrumah (partnered with Kenyatta of Nairobi, Kenya) 15 University of Science and University, Kenya) Brazzaville, Congo 1 Technology, Ghana) 15 17 Marien Ngouabi University, Congo 16 8 7 Buea, Cameroon 10 2 (partnered with Université 14 University of Buea, Cameroon Round 3 de Bordeaux, France) 5 3 B 18 (partnered with Heriot-Watt 9 Partnerships 15 Bordeaux, France 12 University, UK) 11 19 Accra, Ghana Université de Bordeaux, France 8 (partnered with Marien Ngouabi 2 Edinburgh, UK University of Ghana, Ghana 13 University, Congo) Heriot-Watt University, UK (partnered with University of (partnered with University of Cambridge, UK) Buea, Cameroon) 8 Cambridge, UK Round 5 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 3 University of Cambridge, UK Partnerships Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia (partnered with University of Ghana) (partnered with Brunel University, UK) 16 Eldoret, Kenya Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania Moi University, Kenya Uxbridge, UK 9 Organisations 3 University of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania (partnered with University of Brunel University, UK involved in running (partnered with University of Bath, UK) South Wales, Australia, and the (partnered with Addis Ababa Bath, UK Open University, UK) the programme University, Ethiopia) 9 University of Bath, UK 16 South Wales, Australia, and the UK A Nairobi, Kenya (partnered with University of University of South Wales, African Mathematics Millennium Round 2 Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania) Australia, and the Open University, UK Kisumu, Kenya Science Initiative Partnerships 10 (partnered with Moi University, Kenya) 4A Bahir Dar, Ethiopia Maseno University, Kenya (partnered 4A KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa B London, UK Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia with University of Oxford, UK) 17 4C University of KwaZulu-Natal, London Mathematical Society 3 (partnered with University of York, UK) 1 10 Oxford, UK South Africa 8 Kigali, Rwanda University of Oxford, UK (partnered (partnered with the University C Berlin, Germany 6 4B International Mathematical Union 2 19 National University of Rwanda, with Maseno University, Kenya) of Birmingham) Rwanda (partnered with University Nairobi, Kenya 11 17 Birmingham, UK of York, UK) University of Nairobi, Kenya University of Birmingham, UK 5 10 16 Ilorin, Nigeria (partnered with University of (partnered with the University 11 4C 4B University of Ilorin, Nigeria Sussex, UK) of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa) A 15 (partnered with University of York, UK) Brighton, UK Zomba, Malawi 11 18 14 7 4 York, UK University of Sussex, UK University of Malawi, Malawi 9 University of York, UK (partnered with University of (partnered with Imperial (partnered with Bahir Dar University, Nairobi, Kenya) College, London) Ethiopia; National University of 18 London, UK Rwanda, Rwanda; and University Round 4 Imperial College, London of Ilorin, Nigeria) Partnerships (partnered with the University Kampala, Uganda Cape Town, South Africa of Malawi, Malawi) 5 12 18 Makerere University, Uganda University of Cape Town, South Africa Douala, Cameroon 19 (partnered with University of Bath, UK) (partnered with Athens University University of Douala, Cameroon of Economics and Business, Greece) 5 Bath, UK (partnered with the University University of Bath, UK 12 Athens, Greece of Malaga, Spain) (partnered with Makerere Athens University of Economics 19 Malaga, Spain University, Uganda) and Business, Greece (partnered with University of University of Malaga, Spain Abidjan, Ivory Coast (partnered with the University 6 Cape Town, South Africa) 16 Université de Cocody-Abidjan, of Douala, Cameroon) 13 Rabat, Morocco Ivory Coast Université Mohamed V-Agdal, Morocco 17 (partnered with Stockholm (partnered with Newcastle University, Sweden) University, UK) AUSTR ALIA 12 06 London Mathematical Society Mentoring African Research in Mathematics London Mathematical Society Mentoring African Research in Mathematics 07

: Directly led to the leveraging of external funds into the We are looking for new sponsorship to both continue and National Institute of Mathematical Science at Kwame expand the mentoring partnerships. With more funds we What Marm Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana How can you can increase the grants available to partnerships and extend : Supported the Kenyatta University International the length, thus enabling the partnerships to develop further has Achieved Mathematics Conference series and the International be Involved? and more deeply. Conference on Mathematics and its Applications, From a relatively low-level encouraging networking and attracting international With available funding there are other opportunities that speakers to the continent The LMS wants to build upon we would welcome the opportunity to explore such as: investment, the outcomes of MARM : Development of the next generation of African the extensive work and successes have been substantial: mathematicians via supervision and support for : Web-based learning and its implications at both postgraduate students already achieved by the undergraduate and postgraduate level : Lasting improvements to a number of higher MARM programme. : Masters level education – including courses, teaching education facilities and student mentoring – and its contributions to the : Fundamental institutional improvements including academic pipeline in Africa improved and enhanced academic curricula and : Postgraduate scholarships in Africa to support academic needs departmental organisation and resourcing from postgraduate education to conference attendance : Joint publications by European and African Researchers : International conference series in Africa – developing the foundations already laid and taking these to world class level

We would welcome further discussion on how best the programme can be developed and funding maximised.

www.lms.ac.uk/mentoring-african-research-mathematics-marm Marm Partners Round 1 Dr Frank Neumann, University of Leicester and Round 4 Professor Isaac K. Dontwi, Kwame Nkrumah University Dr Panagiotis Besbeas, Athens University of Economics and of Science and Technology Business and Professor Sergey Mikhailov, Brunel University and Dr Res Altwegg, University of Cape Town Dr Tsegaye Gedif Ayele, Addis Ababa University Professor Michael Dritschel, Newcastle University and Professor Sergey Foss, Heriot-Watt University and Professor Omar El Fallah and Professor Gideon A. Ngwa, University of Buea Professor Nouzha El Yacoubi, Université Mohammed V-Agdal Dr Balazs Szendroi, University of Oxford and Round 2 Dr Damian Maingi, University of Nairobi Professor Sanju Velani, University of York and Professor Alain Yger, Université de Bordeaux and Professor Verdiana Masanja, National University of Rwanda Professor Basile Bossoto, Marien Ngouabi University Professor Gregory Sankaran, University of Bath and Dr Juma Kasozi, Makarere University Round 5 Dr Nick Gill, University of South Wales, and Professor Nigel Cutland, University of York and Dr Ian Short, The Open University, and Dr Habtu Zegeye, Bahir Dar University Dr Fredrick Nyamwala Oluoch, Moi University Dr Brent Everitt, University of York and Professor Sergey Shpectorov and Dr Kay Maagard, Professor Mathias Bamigbola, University of Ilorin University of Birmingham, and Professor Enrico Rogora, Sapienza – Università di Roma and Professor Bernardo Rodrigues, University of KwaZulu-Natal Dr David M. Malonza and Dr Ambrus Pál, Imperial College, London, and Professor Leo Odongo, Kenyatta University Dr Patrick Ali, University of Malawi Professor Mikael Passare, Stockholm University and Benjamín Olea Andrades, University of Malaga, and Professor Modeste N’Zi, Université de Cocody-Abidjan Ferdinand Ngakeu, University of Douala Round 3 Dr Maciej Dunajski, University of Cambridge and Dr Margaret McIntyre, University of Ghana Dr Balazs Szendroi, University of Oxford and Dr David Stern, Maseno University Dr Anotida Madzavamuse, University of Sussex and Professor Richard Simwa and Dr James Nkubi Katende, University of Nairobi Dr Ben Adams, University of Bath and Professor E.S. Massawe, University of Dar es Salaam

The Mentoring African Research in Mathematics (MARM) programme has been running since 2006 with original funding from the Nuffield Foundation and the Leverhulme Trust.

The London Mathematical Society’s current MARM programme is sponsored by the London Mathematical Society and the International Mathematical Union (IMU) in association with the African Mathematics Millennium Sciences Initiative (AMMSI).

The members of the MARM Board are: John Ball (Oxford), Herbert (Charles) Clemons (Ohio State), Stephen Huggett (Plymouth), Frank Neumann (Leicester) and Wandera Ogana (Nairobi). Please direct any questions on the MARM programme to [email protected].