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Access to Justice and Kenya’s Transformative Constitution Friday 1st Nov 2024, 5-6.30pm A lecture by Justice Professor Joel Ngugi, pioneer of Third World approaches to International Law, Court of Appeal justice and chair of Kenya’s Taskforce on Alternative Justice Systems.
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Lecture on Tuesday 5th November, 4-5pm Reclaiming Narratives on Black & African Identities: History, Evolution & Disambiguation Open to all University of Exeter students and staff, Exchange Yellow, Penryn Campus Tickets: free – tinyurl.com/FXSU-BHM-Ident…
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Embodied Intelligence of West African & Afro-Latin Dance: Physics, Anatomy, Proprioception, and Mathematics Weds 6th Nov, 4.30-5pm (dance class from 5pm) Open to University of Exeter students & staff, Exchange Lecture Hall, Penryn Campus Tickets: free – tinyurl.com/FXSU-BHM-Afro-…
Dance class: Wednesday 6 Nov, 5-7pm Intro to Afro-Latin dances and cultures, dance social Open to all University of Exeter students and staff, Upper Stannary, Penryn Campus Tickets: £1 – tinyurl.com/FXSU-BHM-Latin… Refreshments provided
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🌟CONGRATULATIONS🌟 to @JoshJArbon for the #new paper AND the journal #cover. 👏 Life-history and genetic relationships in cooperatively breeding dwarf mongoose groups. @BristolUni @BristolBioSci @NERCscience @ERC_Research doi.org/10.1098/rsos.2…
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“Why are you not doing research in your home country?” - The complexities of being from and doing research in the Global South By Ilaha Abasli and Ahmed Elassal (@ahmedelassal89) #ECRchat buff.ly/48J1rcx
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In 2023, the Bangweulu Shoebill Nest Protection Programme educated over 1,500 people and involved 26 community members in guarding 13 shoebill nests, leading to the rescue and rehabilitation of 12 shoebill chicks over the past two years. The park management also collaborates with six community chiefdoms to sustainably manage resources. You can find more details in our 2023 Annual Report: bit.ly/3Y4EtLg
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Congratulations to Christopher Kaiser-Bunbury for his recent paper: "Growth and population structure of Lodoicea maldivica in natural stands in Seychelles" in Plant Biology. doi.org/10.1111/plb.13… #CocoDeMer #PlantBiology #SeychellesIslandsFoundation #Conservation
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Jonathan Growcott worked alongside colleagues from the University of Exeter and the University of Oxford and supported by the Frankfurt Zoological Society, Lion Landscapes, TAWIRI and TANAPA to conduct one of the world's 1st, large-scale, joint acoustic and camera trap survey.
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ICYMI - Coloniality, epistemic injustice, the Africa Charter and more. We were pleased to have colleagues from @PerivoliARC taking forward important work on decolonisation (and more!) at the recent #DSA2024 buff.ly/3ypufuI
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Conference registration and accommodation booking have opened for @ASAUK_News conference 29 to 31 August 2024. asauk.net
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ICYMI - the Development Studies Association (DSA) has become the latest signatory of the Africa Charter! 🌍Read more on our website: parc.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2024/07/25/cha…… #AfricaCharter #TransformativePartnerships #PerivoliFoundation @BristolUni @unisa @UCT_news @devcomms
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Hidden camera traps in Mondo Missa have captured rare footage of a new chimpanzee group in Garamba! With limited info on these chimps, this footage offers insights into their whereabouts and group sizes, helping African Parks rangers track, monitor, and protect them better.
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ICYMI - Our global South contexts workshop with @BristolUni researchers working on Africa-facing projects🌍 #TransformativePartnerships #AfricaCharter #PerivoliFoundation @UoBrisSPS parc.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2024/07/04/fra…
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