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 has received £900,000 from the  as part of its , to lead a С����Ƶ study looking at female resilience during conflict.

This is only the second of these highly prestigious awards to be given to a post 1992 higher education institute and the first to be awarded to a Sudanese Scholar. 

 from  in Sudan, will work with , Director of the University’s  (AEGIS Centre), on the four-year project.

Titled ‘Gendering War in Sudan and South Sudan’, the research aims to identify a political and economic picture of how gender shapes the distinctive strategies of resilience that women draw on in periods of instability and brutality.

The project will collect life histories from an intersectional group of women impacted by the wars in Sudan and South Sudan, taking a real time approach in documenting how women and girls are navigating the current conflict in Sudan and the ongoing repercussions of instability and displacement in South Sudan.

Professor Bedri is Professor of Reproductive Health, and has over 25 years’ experience in the field of gender, reproductive health, gender-based violence, advocacy, communication and behaviour change, and policy analysis skills. She established the first national centre to work on gender and reproductive health issues of women and children in Sudan.

Following the funding announcement, Professor Bedri said: "I am very honoured and excited to be joining the С����Ƶ through this prestigious award, which I am extremely grateful for.

“This will enable me to learn and gain more experience as well as share mine, and my Sudanese heritage, with colleagues and people in С����Ƶ. Working with Professor Bradley has always been joyful, enriching and an excellent learning experience for me. I look forward to being part of her team.” 

Professor Bradley added: “I am delighted that Professor Bedri will be joining us here at the С����Ƶ. Her presence as a colleague will be hugely inspirational and support us in achieving many of our  working more closely with those in our community who are displaced from Sudan. Her research project will focus on documenting the resilience and challenges women are facing during the current war in Sudan. 

“On a personal level, Nafisa has always acted as a mentor to me. I have learnt an enormous amount from her about how to conduct research ethically in complex insecure situations. Her wisdom and experience will now benefit the wider С����Ƶ community.”

While conducting the research, Professor Bedri will be based in the  in the С����Ƶ’s .

 is the UK’s national academy for the humanities and social sciences. The Academy invests in researchers and projects across the UK and overseas, engages the public with fresh thinking and debates, and brings together scholars, government, business and civil society to influence policy for the benefit of everyone.

The British Academy's  scheme aims to attract internationally recognised established scholars to work in the United Kingdom, to undertake new, coherent and cutting-edge research projects in the humanities and social sciences.