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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.
Plus, why reusable food containers aren’t always better for the environment than disposable ones. Listen to The Conversation Weekly.
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.
Gusimbuka athletes could jump very high, probably due to their inherent talent, which was recognised early and developed further.
Las vacunas contra la covid-19 ya están aquí, pero no llegarán a la misma velocidad para todos.
To improve the security of park guards and other people, it is crucial to mitigate park-people conflicts and tackle armed groups.
Research assistants and associates from the global South are sometimes kept invisible, despite their crucial role in the research cycle.
Food security in Tigray was becoming critical even before the current armed conflict.
The ex-combatants’ food memories show how they continue trying to make sense of both their past and present experiences of violence.
While history is often deployed as a weapon in eastern DRC, it also shows us stories of friendship and collaboration.
Overseas evidence suggests cannabis law reform should favour caution and strict enforcement of the new rules.
La République démocratique du Congo a obtenu son indépendance il y a exactement soixante ans. Il est temps de cesser de percevoir son histoire uniquement sous un prisme colonial.
We estimate 39% of all jobs in Australia can be done from home, with men more likely to have teleworkable jobs.
The pitfalls of self-defeating prophecies.
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PhD in biology, Ghent University
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Behavioural Ecology, Ghent University
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Research Director of the Insecure Livelihoods Project, Ghent University
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PhD Candidate, Ghent University
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Post-doc, Department of History, Faculty of Arts and Philosophy, 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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Postdoctoral researcher, Ghent University
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Professor of Applied Plant Ecophysiology, Ghent University
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Professor in political and social sciences, Ghent University
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Investigador Post-doctoral en Ética Social, Ghent University
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Visiting professor, Ghent University
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Researcher, Ghent University
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Professor of Criminology, Ghent University
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Assistant Professor in Economics, Ghent University
