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Ubuntu’s meaning and value in human and social development in Africa

Prof James Ogude, Research Fellow and Deputy Director of the Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship, and a multidisciplinary team of researchers have been focusing on this African philosophy.
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Answers to climate change may lie in the soil

Global warming is causing climate patterns to change – think higher temperatures and decreased rainfall. In fact, climatic models suggest that temperatures may rise by between 0.3°C and 4.8°C!
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Conserving African honey bees

Have you ever thought what would happen if honey bees disappeared? A world without honey bees and their pollination services also means a world without many of our food sources.
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Water therapy makes dogs more mobile

Water has long been known to be highly effective in assisting with spinal and orthopaedic recovery as the buoyancy supports the patient and reduces impact on painful joints.
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On a mission to eliminate Malaria

More than half a million lives are lost to malaria each year, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). And about 40% of the world’s population lives under constant risk of malaria infection.
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Sustainability: Seals and whales may have the secrets

We live at a time where our resources – social, economic and environmental – are more at risk than ever before