July 2026
Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide from a regulatory perspective
Publication
Nasalidade vocálica no guineense
Santos, N. da A., Agostinho, A. L., & Seara, I. C. 2026. Nasalidade vocálica no guineense. Cadernos de Estudos Linguísticos, 68, e026010.
Podcast
August 2026
STIAS Conversations Episode 5 - Fathers and fatherhood
Publication
Creole Languages in Education: The Case of Lung’Ie in São Tomé and Príncipe
Agostinho, A. L. 2026. Creole Languages in Education: The Case of Lung’Ie in São Tomé and Príncipe. In Language Policy across Continents (pp. 360–383). De Gruyter.
Publication
Prevention and Management of Malaria in Children using a School-Based Program Model
Nanvuma, D., Besigye, I., Kabona, A., Turimumahoro, P., Nakitende, M., & Macnab, A. J. (2026). Prevention and Management of Malaria in Children using a School-Based Program Model. GHMJ (Global Health Management Journal), 9(3), 144–151
Project
Book on Statistical Demography
During the last decade, significant advances have been made in the area of statistical demography. In particular, new methodologies have been developed for probabilistic population projections.
Publication
Are girls contact-ready? Video analysis of tackle training practices in adolescent girls rugby union
Dane, K., Deaver, N., Fletcher, E., Shill, I. J., West, S., Siemens, K., Knight, G., Salmon, D., Hendricks, S., Dennett, B., Goulet, C., & Emery, C. A. (2026). Are girls contact-ready? Video analysis of tackle training practices in adolescent girls rugby union. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching.
Publication
Metabolic mRNA insufficiency of single cells: Implications for drug targeting and resistance
Liu, Y., & Westerhoff, H. v. 2026. Metabolic mRNA insufficiency of single cells: Implications for drug targeting and resistance. The FEBS Journal
Publication
Inverse Kinematics of Continuum Robots: A Scale-Aware Empirical Analysis of Finite-Sample Set-Valued Structure
Melingui, A., Mvogo Ahanda, J. J.-B., Von-Kiti, E., & Merzouki, R. 2026. Inverse Kinematics of Continuum Robots: A Scale-Aware Empirical Analysis of Finite-Sample Set-Valued Structure. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 11(8), 9503–9510
Publication
A deliberate oversight? Bourdieu at the Kabyle assembly
Scheele, J. (2026). A deliberate oversight? Bourdieu at the Kabyle assembly. Economy and Society, 1–21.
Project
Towards Robust Social-Ecological States: Comparative Lessons from Belgium, Switzerland and South Africa
How can institutions remain just, legitimate, and protective in an ecologically finite world?
Publication
Computer experimentation reveals mechanisms for signaling and coupled transport that trade efficiency for robust growth
Maeda, K., Kurata, H., Javelle, A., Westerhoff, H. v., & Boogerd, F. C. 2026. Computer experimentation reveals mechanisms for signaling and coupled transport that trade efficiency for robust growth. Npj Systems Biology and Applications.
Publication
Gemination, degemination, and hiatus in Principense Portuguese
Balduino, A., & Agostinho, A. L. (2026). Gemination, degemination, and hiatus in Principense Portuguese. Journal of Portuguese Linguistics, 25(1)
Project
Universalism and Humanism in the Kurdish and Tamil Women’s Freedom Movements
In the 21st century, concepts of humanity and universalism came under theoretical and political pressure.
Project
Inspirational Fiction: Old Testament Exegesis with an Evangelical Agenda
The present project investigates the intersection between Inspirational Fiction and the Bible. Inspiration Fiction offers theology in an easily accessible and attractively packaged form.
Project
Towards an Aegean Vision: exploring regional cultural identities beyond ethnonational divides
How are regional cultures formed beyond the confines of ethnonational borders? To what extent do identity-building processes depend on the shared environments and historical legacies within a geographical area?
Project
Projection of Socioeconomic and Forced Migration for Probabilistic Population Projections
During the STIAS fellowship, I propose to work on issues that are vital for probabilistic population projections for all countries, notably the projection of international migration by age and sex, and the projection of refugee and other forced migration flows.
Project
Politics of the Passport: History, Value, Object
In mapping the now indispensable document for international travel—the passport— the project excavates its complex modern manifestations. Its import may appear to be intuitive, but betrays a multifaceted undergirding that demands unpacking, meaningful articulation and theorising.
Project
Mama Africa: Miriam Makeba, the Anti-Apartheid Movement and Transnational Solidarity
This project, the first book-length scholarly biography of legendary South African performer and political activist Miriam Makeba, chronicles Makeba’s life, her musical career, and her crucial role in the international anti-apartheid and Black Power movements.
Project
Could sex of babies at birth be linked to female wage employment?
My research at STIAS uses a publicly available household data to explore the association between sex at birth and a mother’s wage employment status.
Project
Hope in times of polycrisis: the role of local African initiatives in driving a just and sustainable future
The unprecedented impact and pace of current environmental change calls for visions that counteract the dominant dystopian discourse and provide realistic examples of transformative changes that contribute to a better world, such as the already growing number of new initiatives, projects, practices…
Project
Discovering Gravitationally Lensed Supernovae with Machine Learning in the LSST Era
The next generation of wide-field sky surveys will transform time-domain astrophysics.
Project
Boosting AI-for-health in Africa and beyond: Filling the Health Technology Assessment gap
The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for health is proliferating globally at an incredible rate.
Project
The Best Electoral system for South Africa?
South Africa has since 1994 used a two-tier compensatory member PR system for National Assembly elections. However, it has since the mid-nineties been discussed if the system needs amendment to enable it to deliver the kind of accountable parliament South Africa so direly needs.
