Vaccinating against the vector, not the virus

September 2026

Vaccinating against the vector, not the virus

STIAS Conversations Episode 6 - Traumatic intimacies

Podcast

September 2026

STIAS Conversations Episode 6 - Traumatic intimacies

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Blot

The directorship of the Bureau of Dead Letters is changing, and not everyone is happy about it... especially the outgoing Director. Despite promising first impressions, the country’s new chief censor has been acting strangely. Is he too unstable to be trusted with the nation’s most sensitive materials? What is the new Director’s private, puzzling agenda?

Rick De Villiers Rick De Villiers

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The Structure of Scientific Recantations: Cormac McCarthy and the Literary Tradition of Scientific Regret

De Villiers, R. 2026. The Structure of Scientific Recantations: Cormac McCarthy and the Literary Tradition of Scientific Regret. New Literary History, 57(2), 293–317.

Rick De Villiers Rick De Villiers

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SIERRA LEONE: A LINCHPIN OF LANGUAGE CONTACT AND CREOLIZATION IN THE AFRO-ATLANTIC

Yakpo, K., & Bangura, S. 2026. SIERRA LEONE: A LINCHPIN OF LANGUAGE CONTACT AND CREOLIZATION IN THE AFRO-ATLANTIC. Cadernos de Estudos Linguísticos, 68, e026003.

Kofi Yakpo Kofi Yakpo

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Beyond generation rent: Tenure restructuring and intergenerational housing inequality in Ghana

Ehwi, R. J., Aha, B., Asante, L. A., & Ayitey, J. Z. (2026). Beyond generation rent: Tenure restructuring and intergenerational housing inequality in Ghana. Habitat International, 178, 103992.

Lewis Abedi Asante Lewis Abedi Asante
Using mathematical models to understand biological forces

August 2026

Using mathematical models to understand biological forces

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Energy orthogonality and conformational recovery dynamics of torsional DNA solitons

Ohemeng, M. O., Ackora-Prah, J., Barnes, B., & Takyi, I. 2026. Energy orthogonality and conformational recovery dynamics of torsional DNA solitons. Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and Its Applications, 701, 131995

Ishmael Takyi Ishmael Takyi

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Boxers Die Alone: Reflections on Boxing in the Eastern Cape

Ndebele, Njabulo S. 2026. Boxers Die Alone: Reflections on Boxing in the Eastern Cape. Picador Africa.

Njabulo Ndebele Njabulo Ndebele
STIAS Conversations Episode 5 - Fathers and fatherhood

Podcast

August 2026

STIAS Conversations Episode 5 - Fathers and fatherhood

Publication

Evaluation of Diabetes Risk Models Applied to the Prediction of Incident Dysglycaemia in African and European Populations

Smidt, M. F., Wennberg, P., Albers, H. M., Agyemang, C., Chilunga, F. P., Landberg, R., Micklesfield, L. K., Darko, S. N., Otten, J., Owusu‐Dabo, E., Wittenbecher, C., Olsson, T., Goedecke, J. H., & Danquah, I. 2026. Evaluation of Diabetes Risk Models Applied to the Prediction of Incident Dysglycaemia in African and European Populations. Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism

Tommy Olsson Tommy Olsson

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African Philosophy and its Association with Psychology and the Social Sciences

Hackett, P. M. W., Alike, M. N., Godley-Smith, A., & Inusah, H. 2026. African Philosophy and its Association with Psychology and the Social Sciences. Routledge

Husein Inusah Husein Inusah
Unsettled minds, shifting worlds

August 2026

Unsettled minds, shifting worlds

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When Borders Swallow up Territories, or the Subversion of Space and Mobility in the Sahara

Brachet, J. 2026. When Borders Swallow up Territories, or the Subversion of Space and Mobility in the Sahara. Annals of the American Association of Geographers, 1–21

Julien Brachet Julien Brachet

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Dark-Mode Control of Contrasting Entanglement and Bell Nonlocality between Mechanical Oscillators

Agasti, S., Djorwe, P., & Zhou, X. 2026. Dark-Mode Control of Contrasting Entanglement and Bell Nonlocality between Mechanical Oscillators

Philippe Djorwé Philippe Djorwé
From digital water to more-than-digital waterworlding

August 2026

From digital water to more-than-digital waterworlding

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Nasalidade vocálica no guineense

Santos, N. da A., Agostinho, A. L., & Seara, I. C. 2026. Nasalidade vocálica no guineense. Cadernos de Estudos Linguísticos, 68, e026010.

Ana Lívia Agostinho Ana Lívia Agostinho

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Creole Languages in Education: The Case of Lung’Ie in São Tomé and Príncipe

Agostinho, A. L. 2026. Creole Languages in Education: The Case of Lung’Ie in São Tomé and Príncipe. In Language Policy across Continents (pp. 360–383). De Gruyter.

Ana Lívia Agostinho Ana Lívia Agostinho

Project

Book on Statistical Demography

During the last decade, significant advances have been made in the area of statistical demography. In particular, new methodologies have been developed for probabilistic population projections.

Hana Ševčíková Hana Ševčíková

Publication

Prevention and Management of Malaria in Children using a School-Based Program Model

Nanvuma, D., Besigye, I., Kabona, A., Turimumahoro, P., Nakitende, M., & Macnab, A. J. (2026). Prevention and Management of Malaria in Children using a School-Based Program Model. GHMJ (Global Health Management Journal), 9(3), 144–151

Andrew MacNab Andrew MacNab

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Are girls contact-ready? Video analysis of tackle training practices in adolescent girls rugby union

Dane, K., Deaver, N., Fletcher, E., Shill, I. J., West, S., Siemens, K., Knight, G., Salmon, D., Hendricks, S., Dennett, B., Goulet, C., & Emery, C. A. (2026). Are girls contact-ready? Video analysis of tackle training practices in adolescent girls rugby union. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching.

Mogammat Sharief Hendricks Mogammat Sharief Hendricks

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Metabolic mRNA insufficiency of single cells: Implications for drug targeting and resistance

Liu, Y., & Westerhoff, H. v. 2026. Metabolic mRNA insufficiency of single cells: Implications for drug targeting and resistance. The FEBS Journal

Hans Westerhoff Hans Westerhoff

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Inverse Kinematics of Continuum Robots: A Scale-Aware Empirical Analysis of Finite-Sample Set-Valued Structure

Melingui, A., Mvogo Ahanda, J. J.-B., Von-Kiti, E., & Merzouki, R. 2026. Inverse Kinematics of Continuum Robots: A Scale-Aware Empirical Analysis of Finite-Sample Set-Valued Structure. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 11(8), 9503–9510

Elizabeth Von-Kiti Elizabeth Von-Kiti Achille Melingui Achille Melingui

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A deliberate oversight? Bourdieu at the Kabyle assembly

Scheele, J. (2026). A deliberate oversight? Bourdieu at the Kabyle assembly. Economy and Society, 1–21.

Judith Scheele Judith Scheele

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