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Call for extra funding for early years care

Published
Tuesday 25th May, 2021
Categories
Coronavirus
Society & Politics

Extra funding should be made available for early years care in the wake of the pandemic, researchers say.

Africa Day – celebrating partnerships across the continent

Published
Tuesday 25th May, 2021
Categories
Society & Politics
Health
Environment
Global

As the world marks Africa Day, the University celebrates its existing partnerships across the continent and looks forward to further collaboration as a key strategic aim for the future.

A tiger mosquito on skin, which has been responsible for the spread of dengue fever and yellow fever

Species invasions can teach us about COVID-19

Published
Tuesday 18th May, 2021
Categories
Science
Health

Invasions by alien insect and animal species have much in common with outbreaks of infectious diseases and can tell us a lot about how pandemics spread, according to new research.

A person measuring the diameter of a tree using a tape measure

African rainforests can resist severe heat and drought

Published
Monday 17th May, 2021
Categories
Science
Global
Environment

Scientists studying the impact of record heat and drought on intact African tropical rainforests were surprised by how resilient they were to extreme conditions during the last major El Niño event.