DrDiretnan Dikwal-Bot

Anonymous peer review

Anonymous peer review

Through ongoing UCD Global-funding, I am organising mentoring initiatives that support the development of African scholars in both Ireland and Africa. The Bridging Generations: Empowering Futures program connects UCD’s African postgraduate students with African alumni professionals. This initiative addresses key career development challenges for African students, who often face limited access to vital knowledge, expertise, and networks essential for career advancement.

Taking an EDI-centred approach, I co-organised the African Scholars in Ireland conference, hosted in November 2024 at UCD. The event engaged over 200 African researchers through 12 virtual viewing centers across various African countries, enabling a valuable transnational exchange of knowledge and dialogue between African and Irish scholars—bridging a significant gap

New mentoring program designed to connect UCD African postgraduate students with key professional alumni networks. This initiative was developed in response to the growing demand for professional guidance to enhance the career development of African students.

Anonymous peer review

Anonymous peer review

Africa Week 2022

Focus groups with 20 arts practitioners in Leicester to document the unique strategies employed to help families cope during the pandemic.

Family Arts Conference, UK

Round table discussion with Parents in Leicester to understand the effect of different artistic activities on their babies' wellbeing and development.

Focus groups conducted as part of the Talent25 study to understand how parents rely on artistic activities to cope with the COVID-19 lockdown.

Open peer review

African Women in Media Conference

African Women in Media Conference

The European Communication Researchers Education Association Doctoral Summer School, Milan, Italy,

The University of Leicester postgraduate conference.

Plateau Gubernatorial debate organising