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Malaria shaped the distribution of early humans across Africa

22 Apr 2026

A new study suggests that malaria influenced where early humans lived in sub-Saharan Africa between around 74,000 and 5,000 years ago, fragmenting...

AI weather forecasting initiative to strengthen climate resilience in West Africa

22 Jan 2026

A new initiative will harness the latest advances in artificial intelligence for weather prediction, with a goal of improving climate resilience and...

Pangolins in West Africa hunted for food rather than for illicit scales trade

13 Jun 2025

Research finds that appetite for bushmeat – rather than the black market for scales to use in traditional Chinese medicine – may be driving West...

Dr Okello (far right) and colleagues at the Clean Air Forum 2024 in Lagos.

Early Career Researcher 2024

03 Feb 2025

The Early Career Researcher winner for 2024 is Dr Gabriel Okello, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, School of Technology, Murray...

Ancient Egypt gallery at The Fitzwilliam Museum. Photo: The Fitzwillliam Museum / David Valinsky Photography

Report highlights University’s under-researched African collections

03 Dec 2024

The University's collections include an estimated 350,000 artefacts, alongside natural history specimens and human/ancestral remains, from Africa...

Previously unknown Neolithic society in Morocco discovered

26 Sep 2024

Multi-disciplinary archaeological survey at the site of Oued Beht, Morocco, reveals a previously unknown 3400–2900 BC farming society, shedding new...

Photo of Judges and winners at Jesus College

Innovation for Africa's Climate Future

25 Sep 2024

The 2024 Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at the University of Cambridge Entrepreneurship Prize Competition recognises innovative ideas in...

Image from the Mapping Africa’s Endangered Archaeological Sites and Monuments project.

Arcadia awards over £10 million for 2 major archaeology projects

20 Aug 2024

The charitable foundation awards £10.3 million for the continuation of 2 Cambridge projects mapping endangered archaeological heritage in South Asia...

Sustained, purposeful investment key to ‘leaving no girl behind’, either in education or beyond

19 Oct 2023

A UK-funded programme to support out-of-school girls in low-income countries has significantly enhanced their learning, confidence, opportunities and...

Drone shot in front of a spinning weather station, Free State, South Africa

Death tolls from climate disasters will ‘balloon’ without investment in Africa’s weather stations

14 Aug 2023

Investment in ‘hydromet systems’ using technologies from AI to SMS would provide a nine-to-one ROI in saved lives and assets across African nations.

Birds and honey badgers could be cooperating to steal from bees in parts of Africa

29 Jun 2023

The tale of two charismatic species cooperating for mutual benefit has captivated naturalists for centuries – but evidence has been patchy...

COVID has 'ruptured' social skills of the world’s poorest children, study suggests

30 Nov 2022

Two interlinked studies, involving 8,000 primary pupils altogether, indicate children lost at least a third of a year in learning during lockdown.

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Malaria shaped the distribution of early humans across Africa

AI weather forecasting initiative to strengthen climate resilience in West Africa

Pangolins in West Africa hunted for food rather than for illicit scales trade

Early Career Researcher 2024

Report highlights University’s under-researched African collections

Previously unknown Neolithic society in Morocco discovered

Innovation for Africa's Climate Future

Arcadia awards over £10 million for 2 major archaeology projects

Sustained, purposeful investment key to ‘leaving no girl behind’, either in education or beyond

Death tolls from climate disasters will ‘balloon’ without investment in Africa’s weather stations

Birds and honey badgers could be cooperating to steal from bees in parts of Africa

COVID has 'ruptured' social skills of the world’s poorest children, study suggests

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