From Wednesday 13 November to Saturday 15 November, the conference Responsive Governance and Population Wellbeing in Late Antiquity (3rd–6th century AD) took place in Stellenbosch, South Africa, organised through a collaboration between the universities of Ghent, Stellenbosch, and the Western Cape (p.i. Prof. Dr. Lieve Van Hoof and Prof. Dr. Philip Bosman).

On Sunday November 23, the Ghent Alumni gathered for the 25th Great Ethiopian Run in Addis Ababa. More than 30 alumni across different Ethiopian universities and research institutes (e.g. Ambo University, Haramaya University, Hawassa University, Jimma University) walked / ran the 10 km through streets of the capital. Following the race, all participants joined for a lunch buffet at the historical Ras Hotel.

On 24 November 2025, Prof. Michel De Paepe took part in a workshop on the theme “The Added Value of Bilateral Collaboration: Practical Insights from Belgium–South Africa Initiatives”, at the CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, RSA.

Sexually transmitted infections have an enormous impact on healthy pregnancies, yet they are frequently present without symptoms. In many sub-Saharan African settings, the true burden of STIs in pregnancy remains a blind spot due to limited diagnostics and a lack of reliable data.

The talk will highlight the scale of undetected infections, compare diagnostic performance, and outline how improved STI detection could strengthen maternal health services in Ethiopia.

We are delighted to invite you to the CliMigHealth Africa hub Summer School 2026, hosted by the School for Climate Studies at Stellenbosch University, South Africa, from 3–6 February 2026.

This CPD-accredited, in-person event marks the third rotation of the established CliMigHealth Short Course series, which brings together diverse experts to examine the urgent and interlinked challenges of climate change, migration, and health.

The International Conference on Modality in Bantu Variation & Change co-organized by UGent colleagues Maud Devos and Gilles-Maurice de Schryver is taking place at Mkwawa University of Education (MUCE), Iringa, Tanzania, on 20-21 February 2026.

There is still room for a few extra contributions.

In a time of growing global instability, from climate-related disasters to political polarisation and humanitarian crises, the urgency to protect and promote Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) has never been greater.

The ANSER 2026 Conference brings together researchers, policymakers, practitioners, CSO representatives and private sector actors to foster collaborative action toward safeguarding SRHR as a policy priority.

This special issue of Cahiers du Genre is an invitation for critical examinations of masculinity through the lens of labor, drawing on insights from research on colonialism and postcolonial societies—or, put differently, from a theorization “from the South” (Comaroff & Comaroff, 2012).

In recent years, the history of livestock and livestock commodities has attracted increasing attention, partly due to the animal turn, the increasing popularity of environmental history and commodity history, and the intertwined ecological and climate crises that are unfolding.

Focusing on cattle, perhaps the most emblematic livestock species, this international workshop wants to take stock of recent historiographical developments and push towards a first synthesis that thinks together the various dimensions of cattle commodification from a global history perspective.

With support from its “Special Research Fund” (BOF) Ghent University grants PhD “sandwich” scholarships to promising PhD students from Global South countries who wish to carry out half of their PhD research at Ghent University ('North') and half at a university in the Global South ('South'). Ghent University only finances the part of the research that will be carried out in Ghent (24 months). The candidate must have full-time funding for the other 24 months of research to be carried out in the South.