An exciting opportunity for African academics and music enthusiasts: King’s College London is offering a fully funded 4-year PhD exploring the global development of Afrobeats, open to African nationals/permanently resident in an African country.

Connected to the Africa-Europe Clusters of Research Excellence partnership between the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) and The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities (The Guild), this is a unique opportunity to explore the dynamics of creative economies and the global impact of Afrobeats coming out of West Africa.

Applications are due March 19: https://www.creative-economies-africa.org/2024/01/afro-beats-and-afro-bytes-phd-scholarship/