Taliban “maintaining a balancing act” in relationships with other local jihadi groups, study shows
Taliban leaders have chosen to maintain a delicate balancing act in their relationships with other local violent jihadi groups since...
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New research will analyse the spread of misinformation in Africa and the continent’s growing digital divides
Major new research will help experts to counter the spread of misinformation in Africa and understand the causes and consequences...
University to work with global partners on unique translation project
One of the world’s most historically important texts is to be translated, analysed and made widely available thanks to a...
Major new archaeological excavations to trace early Islamic history in Saudi Arabia
Major new work by an international team of archaeologists will shed new light on early Islamic history in Saudi Arabia....
Major new research centre to challenge existing perspectives on Eastern Europe and Eurasia
A major new research centre is home to experts undertaking crucial work to challenge existing perspectives on Eastern Europe and...
Genetics study leads to largescale diabetes clinical trial launch in Chinese hospitals
Scientists have refined a new way of using genetics to identify whether someone has type 1 or type 2 diabetes...
Killer whales make seaweed ‘tools’ to scratch each other’s backs
Killer whales have been seen detaching lengths of seaweed and using them to massage each other – the first evidence...
New test could save lives from deadly fungal infection which spiked during pandemic
A new lateral-flow test could one day save lives across the world through early detection of a deadly fungal disease...
New research finds pangolins in Africa hunted for food rather than illicit scales trade
One of the world’s most endangered mammals is being hunted in West Africa for the quality of its bushmeat and...