The team & partners

The team, partners and collaborators working on the GGOS-Africa project.

The team


Dr Jack F. Radcliffe

University of Manchester, United Kingdom
Project lead, WP1 & WP5 lead
E: jack.radcliffe [at] manchester.ac.uk; jack.f.radcliffe [at] gmail.com

Prof Paul Baki

Technical University of Kenya, Kenya
International co-lead & WP2 lead
E: paul.baki [at] gmail.com; paulbaki [at] tukenya.ac.ke

Dr Aletha de Witt

Department of Science and Innovation, South Africa
WP3 lead
E:aletha.dewitt [at] dsti.gov.za

Prof Roelf Botha

South African Radio Astronomy Observatory
WP4 lead
E:rbotha [at] sarao.ac.za

Dr Emmanuel Proven-Adzri

Ghana Space Science and Technology Institute, Ghana
Co-investigator
E:proven2012 [at] gmail.com

Dr Bruno Kyamulesire

Department of Geo-informatics (Kyambogo University), Uganda
Co-investigator
E:bkyamulesire [at] gmail.com


Prof Robert J. Beswick

University of Manchester
National (UK) co-lead
E: robert.beswick [at] manchester.ac.uk

Dr Marisa Nickola

South African Radio Astronomy Observatory, South Africa
Co-investigator
E:mnickola [at] sarao.ac.za

Dr Godfrey Ogonda

Technical University of Kenya
Co-investigator
E: [at]


Prof Hussein Farah

Technical University of Kenya
Co-investigator
E: [at]


Nicholas Brown

United Nations Geodetic Centre for Excellence
Co-investigator
E: [at]

Collaborating institutes


The University of Manchester


The Technical University of Kenya


Department of Science and Innovation, South Africa


South Africa Radio Astronomy Observatory


Ghana Space Science and Technology Institute


Department of Geo-informatics (Kyambogo University)

Supporting partners


Department of Science and Innovation, South Africa


IAG - Global Geodetic Observing System (GGOS)


The International VLBI Service for Geodesy and Astrometry (IVS)


United Nations Global Geodetic Centre of Excellence