The need to develop new opportunities for junior scholars to establish their research careers was highlighted by the Nairobi Report, the result of a consulation process coordinated by the ACU and the British Academy in 2008.

As part of the follow-up to the report and its findings, the ACU, together with the British Academy and Higher Education South Africa (HESA), is hosting a workshop today at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, to consider the specific issue of the early career programme and to engage in a deeper discussion around how this might be tackled within South Africa and the sub-region.