Research in the Age of “Gen Z”

How are youth shaping and influencing the African research ecosystem and its future? As the youngest generation in the field, they bring with them a unique perspective, and technological implications as digital natives along with their desires and motivations.
Dr. Moses Ngware, Head of Education and Youth Empowerment research at the African Population and Health Research Centre, discusses how to harness the power of youth in informal knowledge generation and the pressing need to make research less elitist to support young talent development. This episode also explores succession planning and the role of universities as pathways for upward mobility in African contexts where other economic opportunities face significant barriers. Dr. Moses highlights the importance of creating a welcoming and accessible research ecosystem for the next generation of Africa’s researchers and innovators.