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A call for a COP26 Blog series: Launched by the Africa Research and Impact Network (ARIN), in collaboration with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and other partners
Blog Submissions deadline: 1Oth October 2021 The Africa Research and Impact Network (ARIN), in collaboration with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and other partners has launched a call for a […]
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COVID-19 and Research Systems: An urgent need for fresh thinking in the Global South
Authors: Andrea Ordoñez, Francesco Obino, Inaya Rakhmani, Joanes Atela, Jon Harle, Verity Warne It’s spring 2020 in Myanmar and the global pandemic has begun. The international organisations that ‘dominate’ the Mynamese […]
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The impact of COVID-19 on mental health and mental health treatment in Africa
Authors; Biggy Dziro and Primrose Nyamayaro Currently, the world is experiencing a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in an increase in infections and deaths. Moreover, the prolonged nature of the pandemic, the uncertainty of its duration, the uneven vaccine roll-out and its inadequate accessibility all […]
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Launch of Africa-led events
Profiling global impacts and upscaling opportunities for climate research in Africa UKRI and partners are pleased to announce the next set of events coming up in the series, which will be […]
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Public confidence and COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in Africa
Authors; Joanes Atela, Nora Ndege, Uzma Alam, Samson Kinyanjui, Verrah Otiende COVID-19 vaccination The COVID-19 pandemic has had clearly negative impacts on health and socio-economies worldwide. For Africa in particular, […]
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Science engagement to support evidence-informed and context-specific policy responses to COVID-19 in Africa: understanding transmission dynamics and diagnostics
Authors;Uzma Alam, Joanes Atela, Gordon Awandare, Tobias Chirwa Africa’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been hampered by several factors, including lack of adequate evidence on effective approaches for different […]
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Policy Brief: Assessing Science Technology and Innovation Metrics in Africa
The policy brief was prepared by the African Centre for Technology Studies, the Science, Policy Research Unit at the University of Sussex and the Africa Research and Impact Network. Joanes […]
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The Inauguration of Odhong Football Club in Nyakach-Kisumu County by the ARIN Convener Dr. Joanes Atela
In support of youth empowerment, the ARIN Convener Dr Joanes Atela was joined by ARIN Fellows on 30th May 2021 in Nyakach consituency in Kisumu county to support the Odhong […]
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What role for multi-stakeholder partnerships in adaptation to climate change? Experiences from private sector adaptation in Kenya
Authors;Kate Elizabeth Gannon a,*, Florence Crick b, Joanes Atela c, Declan Conway a a Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science […]
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Challenging Power Through Methods
Authors;Linet Mwirigi, Maureen Kabasa, Kennedy Mbeva, Joel Onyango Introduction In every sphere of life, different methods and power relations are at play. The dynamics and dimensionality of power and methods […]
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