Registration
To attend the Second Africa–Europe Clusters of Research Excellence Conference, all guests must complete the event registration form. Registration allows us to confirm your attendance, send programme updates, and cater to any specific needs.
Please submit the form by the closing date, Thursday, 30 April 2026. If you require a visa in order to attend, please register as early as possible to enable an early visa application.
If you have any questions regarding the registration form or require assistance, please get in touch with the University of Glasgow Events Team externalrelations-events@glasgow.ac.uk
Funding model
The Guild and ARUA Steering Group of Vice Presidents and Deputy Vice Chancellors has agreed that the funding model for this conference is for travel and accommodation to be paid for by each participant’s home institution.
The CoRE initiative’s guidelines for institutional funding are included here. Each institution has made written resource commitments to be part of a CoRE. Travel for collaboration meetings, such as this conference, are part of that initiative. CoRE participants are encouraged to refer to their institution’s letters of commitment when making travel requests in their institution.
There is no centralised or third-party funding available for travel or accommodation to this conference.
If a CoRE has secured third-party funding that can cover mobility, or they have established a collective mobility budget, participants are invited to discuss whether such funds can be allocated to the conference with their CoRE co-leads and partners.
Agenda
All sessions will be held in or close to the Main Building at the Gilmorehill Campus. The venues are: The Bute Hall; Adam Smith Business School; Advanced Research Centre (The ARC); the James McCune Smith Learning Hub and the Wolfson Medical Centre. A map will be included in delegate packs and on the website in due course.
Day 1 - Sunday 14 June
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TIME |
SESSION |
SESSION TYPE |
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Evening |
Welcome reception |
All participants |
Day 2 – Monday 15 June
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TIME |
SESSION |
SESSION TYPE |
|
09.00 - 10.30 |
Welcome speeches and keynote |
All participants |
|
10.30 – 11.00 |
Break |
All participants |
|
11.00 - 13.00 |
CoREs presentations |
All participants |
|
13.00 - 14.00 |
Lunch |
All participants |
|
14.00 - 17.00 |
Joint CoREs Meeting |
All CoREs participants |
|
14.00 - 18.00 |
ARUA Vice-Chancellors’ meeting |
ARUA VCs |
|
14.00 - 18.00 |
Guild General Assembly |
Guild Presidents |
|
Evening |
Evening event |
All participants |
Day 3 – Tuesday 16 June
|
TIME |
SESSION |
SESSION TYPE |
|
09.00 - 10.00 |
Keynote and workshop by the Hunterian Museum |
All participants |
|
10.00 – 13.00
|
Joint Presidents’ and Vice-Presidents’ Session |
ARUA & Guild Presidents and Vice-Chancellors |
|
10.00-13.00 |
CoREs: Funding and Grant-Capture: Strategies and Outlook |
CoREs |
|
13.00 - 14.00 |
Lunch |
All participants |
|
14.00 - 17.00 |
Meetings of individual CoREs |
CoREs |
|
14.00 – 15.30 |
Presidents’ and Vice-Chancellors’ session |
ARUA VCs & Guild Presidents |
|
15.30 – 16.00 |
Break |
ARUA VCs & Guild Presidents |
|
16.00 – 18.00 |
Presidents’ and Vice-Chancellors’ Discussion with funders |
ARUA VCs & Guild Presidents |
|
18.00 - 21.00 |
Dinner for Guild and ARUA Presidents and Vice-Chancellors |
ARUA & Guild Presidents and Vice-Chancellors |
|
18.00 - 21.00 |
Individual Dinners per Cluster
|
CoREs
|
Day 4 – Wednesday 17 June
|
TIME |
SESSION |
SESSION TYPE |
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09.00 - 11.00 |
Meetings of individual CoREs |
CoREs |
|
09.00 - 11.00 |
Joint Meeting - ARUA Vice-Chancellors and Guild Presidents |
ARUA VCs & Guild Presidents |
|
11.00 - 11.30 |
Break |
All participants |
|
11.30 - 13.00 |
Joint session: Wrap-up and conclusions |
All participants |
Hospitality and networking events
Arranging CoRE dinners
There is a range of halal-friendly restaurants in Glasgow with some recommendations below. Should you require assistance in making a booking, please contact externalrelations-events@glasgow.ac.uk who will be happy to facilitate your booking.
Pasha - 48 North Frederick Street, Glasgow, G1 2BS
Damasqino Restaurant & Café – 94 Saltmarket, Glasgow, G1 5LD
BaBs - 49 West Nile St, Glasgow, G1 2PT
Namak Mandi - 100 Norfolk St, Glasgow, G5 9EJ
Dishoom - 6–11 Nelson Mandela Place, Glasgow, G2 1QY
Roya - 59 Elmbank Street, Glasgow, G2 4PQ
Saffron - 411-413 Great Western Road, G4 9JA