Lidewyde Berckmoes awarded Embassy Science Fellowship
ASCL researcher Lidewyde Berckmoes has been awarded an Embassy Science Fellowship. The Dutch Research Council NWO, in collaboration with the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has awarded six Embassy Science Fellowships (ESF-NL) in total. For a period of one to three months, the fellows will contribute to a scientific and societal issue from a Dutch embassy or consulate somewhere in the world. Dr Berckmoes will be based in Jakarta, Indonesia, to contribute to inclusive knowledge communities. Title of her project: 'Indonesian knowledge of Africa: trilateral collaboration, South-South relationships and solidarity'. She also seeks to advance insight in Netherlands-Indonesia heritage and explore parallels with her work on conflict legacies in the African Great Lakes region.