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Deadly Illusions: The Ukraine War and Russian historical imagination - Fellows' seminar by Igor Torbakov

1 December 2022

Deadly Illusions: The Ukraine War and Russian historical imagination - Fellows' seminar by Igor Torbakov

Dancing RNA – understanding RNA dynamics for developing next-generation drugs - STIAS Public Lecture by Katja Petzold

22 November 2022

Dancing RNA – understanding RNA dynamics for developing next-generation drugs - STIAS Public Lecture by Katja Petzold

Influencing the people with influence - Fellows' seminar by Bai Lu

18 November 2022

Influencing the people with influence - Fellows' seminar by Bai Lu

‘I be superstar’: Machoism, rivalry and fandom in Nigerian Hip Hop - Fellows' seminar by Paul Onanuga

16 November 2022

‘I be superstar’: Machoism, rivalry and fandom in Nigerian Hip Hop - Fellows' seminar by Paul Onanuga

Exploring conflicting depictions of sexuality and disability in African folktales - Fellows' seminar by Ifeyinwa Okolo

16 November 2022

Exploring conflicting depictions of sexuality and disability in African folktales - Fellows' seminar by Ifeyinwa Okolo

Reminding us to read, reread and hope - Public lecture by Abdulrazak Gurnah

15 November 2022

Reminding us to read, reread and hope - Public lecture by Abdulrazak Gurnah

They think they own their bodies - Fellows' seminar by Victoria Namuggala

7 November 2022

They think they own their bodies - Fellows' seminar by Victoria Namuggala

All in the nose: understanding and rediscovering our sense of smell - Fellows' seminar by Jonas Olofsson

2 November 2022

All in the nose: understanding and rediscovering our sense of smell - Fellows' seminar by Jonas Olofsson

Identity is not just a list - Fellows' seminar by Samantha Balaton-Chrimes

1 November 2022

Identity is not just a list - Fellows' seminar by Samantha Balaton-Chrimes

Apartheid’s Hounds - How South Africa invented the world’s most terrifying police dog - Fellows' seminar by Sandra Swart

23 October 2022

Apartheid’s Hounds - How South Africa invented the world’s most terrifying police dog - Fellows' seminar by Sandra Swart

Nobel Foundation’s Nobel Symposia activities coming to Africa for the first time

20 October 2022

Nobel Foundation’s Nobel Symposia activities coming to Africa for the first time

Process, partnership, passion - Fellows' seminar by Paul Castles and Mkhululi Mabija

18 October 2022

Process, partnership, passion - Fellows' seminar by Paul Castles and Mkhululi Mabija

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