News & Updates
Announcements, seminars, partnerships, and research highlights from the Centre for Social Research.
Feb 18, 2026
The Royal Society of Edinburgh in Malawi
The Royal Society of Edinburgh is in Malawi this week on a visit to the Malawi Academy of Sciences. Elita Chamdima, a member of the RSE’s Africa Working Group, accompanied the visi...
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Nov 29, 2025
Act Now: Protect Our Present, Secure Our Future
The University of Malawi (UNIMA), through its Centre for Social Research (CSR), is joining the global campaign themed “Act Now: Protect Our Present, Secure Our Future” by sharing f...
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Nov 29, 2025
Introducing the Research Connect - CSR Newsletter
We’re excited to launch the CSR Newsletter called The Research Connect! In this introductory issue, you’ll get to know CSR: who we are and what we do. We also introduce some of our...
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Jul 8, 2025
Launch of Afrobarometer’s 2025 flagship report on citizen engagement
Afrobarometer public-attitude surveys have been tracking citizen engagement on the continent for 25 years. This year’s African Insights report, the second in an annual series on hi...
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May 28, 2025
Malawians say Constituency Development Fund benefits politicians most, should be managed by constituency committees instead
A majority of Malawians who have heard of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) say politicians benefit more from the fund than ordinary citizens do, and most want local stakeho...
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May 16, 2025
CSR Afrobarometer Team Engages Development Partners on Round Survey 10 Findings
On 7th May 2025, the CSR Afrobarometer Malawi team engaged with development partners to share key findings from the Afrobarometer Round 10 survey and explore potential areas of col...
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