Projects

The recent history of infectious diseases has shown that the number of epidemics and pandemics resul2ng from spillovers of animal viruses to humans is increasing. There is consensus that some of this increase...

West African Pidgin (“Pidgin”) is a group of related, mutually intelligible varieties that emerged from contact between English and African languages in coastal West Africa. Spoken by only a few thousand...

Our project joins sociolinguistics, philosophy of science, and research ethics in an extensive and close collaboration to explore the conditions of integrity in politically engaged scholarship. The framework...

The project proposes to study and bring attention to contemporary moral economies in African Muslim societies that are overlooked. These include charitable programmes in Durban, South Africa, public endowments...

Mental illness leads to great suffering for affected individuals and is one of societies’ largest challenges. Despite numerous studies of risk and protective factors, very few studies have used naturalistic...

Insects are by far the most successful and diverse group of animals on the planet. They include over 1 million described species, and taxonomists estimate that there are between 2 and 30 million species...

The project is structured around the following major hypotheses: 1. Relying on the Deleuzian adaptation of classical Greek thought, it can be surmised that the Russian foreign policy discourse tends to...

Critical raw materials (CRMs) are increasingly vital to contemporary economies and societies. Their role is fundamental in (i) a wide range of modern technologies, including those enabling the dual (digital...

Since the publication of his landmark book, African Philosophy: Myth and Reality (1976), Paulin Jidenu Hountondji (1942-2024) has become one of the most important names in modern African philosophy....

Avian malaria and flaviviruses are widely distributed vector-transmitted infections that can affect the fitness of birds and the later can also cause significant human disease. These pathogens have a range...

The nature of the tackle in rugby exposes players to high risk of injury – specifically head injuries and concussions. The current project will have two aims – i) Evaluate the effectiveness of...

The global population is projected to increase from 8.1 billion in 2024 to 10.2 billion in 2100. Most of this growth, particularly after midcentury, will take place in sub-Saharan Africa. In light of this...