Pipeline for Rapid Diagnostics of Emergency Transboundary Infectious Diseases – PREPARE-TID
Strengthening Global Preparedness for Future Pandemics Global travel and environmental changes are accelerating the spread of infectious diseases of zoonotic origin, posing a critical challenge to global health security. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the crucial role of rapid diagnostics in controlling disease outbreaks. This is where the EU-funded project PREPARE-TID comes in. The project aims […]
VAX4ASF – NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR AFRICAN SWINE FEVER VACCINES
African swine fever (ASF) threatens pigs and wild boar populations across Europe. The disease, caused by the ASF virus (ASFV), poses significant challenges due to its diverse variants and the limited efficacy of traditional vaccines. Current measures struggle to contain ASF outbreaks, leading to economic losses and significant animal welfare concerns. In this context, the […]
PEACE – Participatory Engagement for Adaptation and Conservation Efforts
Biodiversity loss and increasing human-wildlife interactions are among the most pressing challenges in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa. In regions where protected areas border agricultural and pastoral communities, conservation success depends not only on ecological knowledge, but also on how decisions are made, who is involved, and whether policies are perceived as fair and legitimate. […]
Hydrogen Maps and Hydrogen Education to support the intercontinental collaboration and education of Hydrogen Industry (H2Map-Educate)
The H2Map-Educate project aims to support the hydrogen economy in Namibia, South Africa, and Türkiye by linking technological innovation with academic capacity building. At the core of the project is the development of a modular open-source web application for mapping hydrogen potentials, infrastructure, and demand. In addition, a “Learning Factory” will be established on the […]
Nexus4Her: Addressing the Nexus: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Mental Health of Young Refugee and Migrant Women in Ecuador and Uganda
The Nexus4Her project addresses a critical gap in evidence-based, integrated interventions for young refugee and migrant women (YWRMs), who face disproportionately high rates of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) challenges such as teenage pregnancy, gender-based violence, high rates of sexually transmitted diseases and yet with limited knowledge and low access to and uptake of SRH […]
Eroding food security – Cropland soil loss in the Rwenzori mountains of Uganda (Solozori)
A critical hotspot for rising food demands fused to massive soil degradation is Africa’s Albertine Rift due to steep terrain, heavy erosive rainfall and low soil cover conditions throughout the cultivation period. The pressure on land resources leads to various problems that will have a tense ecological and social impact. As soil loss under arable […]
Cooperation for Holistic Agriculture Innovation Nests in Sub-Saharan Africa (CHAIN)
Although agriculture is often seen as a low-tech sector, it is increasingly driven by innovation, data science, and precision technologies. However, these advances remain limited in Sub-Saharan Africa, where many people depend on small-scale farming. The CHAIN project aims to strengthen agricultural innovation and collaboration in the region by engaging universities, students, farmers, and industry […]
Green chemistry and biotechnology approaches for the development of nature-based cosmetics – GreenCosmIn
A green way towards nature-based cosmetics The MSCA-funded GreenCosmIn project aims to form a tight multisectoral and interdisciplinary network for the implementation of green approaches for natural resources exploration and exploitation, towards the production of cosmetics. Leveraging the diverse expertise within the network (phytochemistry, biotechnology, bioactivity assessment), the project aspires to identify new compounds, methodologies […]
Building Equitable Health Systems through Telemedicine and Community-Based Models for Hypertension and Diabetes Care – BEACON-HD
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of non-communicable disease (NCD) morbidity and mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Evidence-based interventions to manage hypertension (HTN) and type 2 diabetes (DM) can prevent CVD, yet gaps in HTN-DM care drive a large preventable disease burden in SSA. BEACON-HD addresses three health system weaknesses that contribute to these […]
Tell Basta/Bubastis
The Tell Basta Project is an international archaeological, geoarchaeological, and epigraphic research project conducted by the Chair of Egyptology at the University of Würzburg in cooperation with the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. Its aim is to investigate the ancient city of Bubastis (Tell Basta) in the southeastern Nile Delta.
