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Children from the poorest families are twice as likely to contract malaria than the least poor
New research has found that wherever malaria occurs, the poorest children within the world’s most impoverished communities are twice as likely to contract malaria than the least poor, suggesting that poverty alleviation will protect children from malaria.*
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Are women judges different to men? Durham University law students find out in a groundbreaking experiment for BBC Radio 4’s Law in Action
Durham Law School Professor Erika Rackley said law students asked to determine if gender affected judges’ rulings were unable to establish a discernible difference.
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Failing the test: major review discovers serious problems with citizenship test
Research into the new Life in the UK citizenship test has exposed major flaws in the exam.
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Queen’s Campus celebrates twenty years of achievement with Robert Winston lecture
Durham University is marking the 20th anniversary of its Queen’s Campus site in Stockton on Monday June 17th with a visit from Professor Lord Robert Winston, who will be delivering a lecture that is open and free to the public at 3pm.
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Conference - Breaking the Mould: Humanitarian Aid and Empowering Local Communities
Delivering humanitarian aid in disaster situations is a complicated and controversial subject. Whilst there are numerous examples of good practice that relief workers can point to, there are also countless instances of exploitative and/or inappropriate interventions that those receiving aid have to contend with. This conference asks whether it is time for a paradigm shift in the manner in which aid is delivered and who can be legitimately involved in such work.
Keynote Speakers:
Baroness Valerie Amos, UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs/Emergency Relief Coordinator and the Head of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Dr. Vinya Ariyaratne, General Secretary Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement of Sri Lanka
Professor Vishanthie Sewpaul, KwaZulu Natal University, South Africa
Professor Abye Tasse, University of Nouakchott, Mauritania
Further information and booking details: http://www.dur.ac.uk/conference.booking/details/?id=106
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