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Ghent University, abbreviated to UGent, is one of the major universities in the Dutch-speaking region of Europe. It distinguishes itself as a socially committed and pluralistic university in a broad international perspective.
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Digital platforms have birthed a new school of writers and activists in Nigeria and Kenya.
Even though the Tigray war front moved past Dabba Selama several times, the community suffered less than other nearby villages.
The current energy transition could herald a new copper world. But will it be a long-anticipated resource blessing or yet another global scramble for the precious metal?
Belarusians make up one of the most prominent contingents of foreign fighters in Ukraine. Here’s why they’re fighting and what they hope to achieve for Belarus as well as Ukraine.
Consolidating peace efforts across the vast territory has proved difficult for close to three decades. Scholars explain why.
La restauration des forêts constitue un élément clé de la lutte contre les perturbations climatiques. Le réseau de recherche mondial, le Tree Diversity Network, tente d’y contribuer efficacement.
The benevolence shown to Belarusian exiles in 2020 has turned into hostility because of Russia’s attack on Ukraine. How is it fair to blame citizens for the actions of a regime they despise?
As climate change worsens, it’s essential to restore our forests and ensure that the ones we plant are resilient. A global research network, the Tree Diversity Network, is working to make it happen.
Les récents affrontements ont remis le M23 de l'est du Congo à la une des journaux, mais de nombreux autres problèmes de sécurité persistent dans la région.
Recent clashes put eastern Congo’s M23 into the headlines again, but many other security problems persist in the area as diplomats struggle to tackle the underlying causes.
We used satellite imagery to track the decline of vegetation since the civil war began.
La gestion internationale des épidémies, consiste parfois à céder leur contrôle à un groupe d'experts étrangers qui possèdent une compréhension superficielle d’une région très complexe.
International epidemic management involves ceding to foreign experts who possess, at best, a surface-level understanding of a very complex region.
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Unless the blockade by Ethiopia is lifted, Tigray will be in a very bad famine situation.
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Hooking trees up to internet-connected sensors provides a new way to study how they interact with the environment - and how the public interacts with their tweets.
While we know that most chameleons have such a prehensile tail, it’s not yet clear how it works and what makes it simultaneously so flexible and strong.
Due to warfare, ploughing and planting was not timely in Tigray. This may lead to a second year with failed crops.
Si les populations du Nord-Kivu ont résisté aux mesures prises pour contrer l’épidémie d’Ebola, c’est parce que, à leurs yeux, les autres fléaux auxquels elles sont confrontées ne sont guère traités.
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PhD in biology, Ghent University
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Research Director of the Insecure Livelihoods Project, Ghent University
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Doctoral researcher, Ghent University
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Postdoctoral associate, Ghent University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Movement and Sports Sciences, Ghent University
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Professor of Geography, Ghent University
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Professor of Applied Plant Ecophysiology, Ghent University
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PhD Fellow in Political Science, Ghent University
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Professor in political and social sciences, Ghent University
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Professor, forest ecology and management, Ghent University
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Associate professor conservation ecology, Ghent University
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Postdoctoral Researcher in History, Ghent University
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Postdoctoral Researcher , Ghent University
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Associate Professor of African Literature, Ghent University
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Postdoctoral researcher, Ghent University
