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Systematic bias found in prominent “fair share” assessments of global climate action
In a new perspective, leading climate social scientists argue that influential studies that attempt to quantify different countries’ “fair share” of climate action are presented as ‘neutral’ but convey unreflected and unintentional bias. Reducing equity to derivative benchmarks is an oversimplified view of what is primarily a political and ethical discussion.
06 Apr 2021
Modelling the COVID-19 epidemic – student paper recognised for new insight
A paper that explored the applicability of knowledge of chemical reactions, specifically batch reaction kinetics, to model COVID-19 has been recognised by the University of Cape Town (UCT) Department of Chemical Engineering as one of the best papers in their year.
01 Apr 2021
Invite: ‘Decolonising the future’ through art
SPACECRAFT is an interventionist art project in southern Africa and along with its sister project African Robots , it engages with street wire artists to develop new forms of art and design that combine handcraft with emerging technologies.
01 Apr 2021
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