Cambridge researchers have long worked with African colleagues on issues that matter not just to the continent but to the world.
As a researcher in Uganda and Sudan, law specialist Dr Sarah Nouwen became increasingly aware of the ‘one-way’ nature of her fieldwork. She vowed...
A new report released by Cambridge's Humanitarian Centre aims to set the agenda for a new round of international development goals in 2015.
A population of fruit bats which is found across much of continental Africa is widely infected with two deadly viruses that could spread to humans...
An investigation into how the transport suppliers employed by multinational companies contributes to the spread of HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa urges...
A move from cattle herding to camel keeping among Kenyan farmers is more than an economic transition, it represents a fundamental shift in age-old...
The Zimbabwean elections will quickly drop off the international news agenda. In her third and final report, anthropology student Rowan Jones ponders...
Last week’s Zimbabwean elections saw Robert Mugabe return for a seventh presidential term. Anthropology student Rowan Jones reports on the views of...
An exhibition of contemporary textile art by Deanna Tyson has opened at the Alison Richard Building in response to the unique materials held there...
A student-led conference to be webcast live will ask, in light of recent research, whether the story of human origin is radically different from...
The 6,000-year history of the Afro Comb, its extraordinary impact on cultures worldwide, and community stories relating to hair today are being...
From the earliest modern humans to the present day, our species has evolved dramatically in both biological and behavioural terms. What forces...
A programme created by Cambridge researchers is teaching African scientists how insects can be powerful yet inexpensive model systems in...