{"articles":[{ "contentID": "1770938", "articleURL": "/news/articles/natural-sciences/life-sciences/2026/lower-intensity-coconut-farming-boosts-yields-and-soil-health-in-west-africa/", "date": "23 April 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-04-23", "headline": "Lower-intensity coconut farming boosts yields and soil health in West Africa", "summary": "New research shows that lower-intensity management of coconut palm plantations can sustain, or even increase, crop yields while improving soil health.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Emily Govan", "profile": "Professor Vincent Savolainen, Dr Tilly Collins", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Centres, Natural Sciences, Environmental Policy, Georgina Mace Centre for the Living Planet, Life Sciences", "topic": "Science", "topicLabel": "Science", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Africa|Climate, energy and sustainability", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1761736", "articleURL": "/news/articles/global-health-innovation/2026/glow-in-the-dark-technology-used-to-detect-leaky-gut/", "date": "30 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-30", "headline": "\u2018Glow in the dark\u2019 technology used to detect \u2018leaky gut\u2019", "summary": "New research has used a novel \u2018glow in the dark\u2019 approach to study \u2018leaky gut\u2019, a key feature of a condition known as environmental enteropathy (EE) in which a damaged gut allows harmful matter to enter the bloodstream. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Dara O'Hare", "profile": "Professor Lord Ara Darzi", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Centres, Hamlyn Centre, Institute of Global Health Innovation", "topic": "Health, Engineering, Imperial Global, Science", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Africa|Child Health|Gastrointestinal|Global Health|Health and Technology|Health, MedTech and robotics|Nihr Imperial Brc|Public Health", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1765147", "articleURL": "/news/articles/convergence-science/2026/machine-learning-for-health-zimbabwe-2026/", "date": "27 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-27", "headline": "Imperial AI academics and PhD ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ deliver Machine Learning for Health course with local data scientists in Zimbabwe ", "summary": "The collaborative initiative is illustrative of the convergence science taking place at Imperial, bringing cross-departmental expertise together to transcend silos and stimulate fresh scientific progress for societal impact. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Tashiana Langley", "profile": "Professor Payam Barnaghi, Dr Felicity C S Fitzgerald, Ms Antigone Fogel, Ms Iona Biggart, Mr Marco Reed, Ms Aditi Rao, Mr Kevin Meck", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Centres, Imperial News, Medicine, Centre for Paediatrics and Child Health, Department of Brain Sciences, Department of Infectious Disease", "topic": "Cross-faculty, Engineering, Health, Science", "topicLabel": "Cross-faculty", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Africa|Artificial Intelligence|Engineering Ai And Machine Learning|Health and Technology", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1760348", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/civil-engineering/2026/bridging-water-data-gaps-new-project-unites-global-scientists-and-local-communities/", "date": "19 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-19", "headline": "Bridging water data gaps: new project unites global scientists and local communities", "summary": "A new, international research project will bring together community knowledge and cutting-edge science to transform how we understand and manage the world\u2019s freshwater resources. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Sigourney Luz", "profile": "Professor Wouter Buytaert", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Civil Engineering", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Africa|Climate Change|Climate, energy and sustainability|Engineering Civil Eng|Environment|Imperial Global|India|International|Research", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1758284", "articleURL": "/news/articles/global-health-innovation/2026/standard-oral-rehydration-is-safe-for-severely-malnourished-children-/", "date": "10 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-10", "headline": "Standard oral rehydration is safe for severely malnourished children ", "summary": "A major new clinical trial, conducted on over 400 children in four African countries, challenges longstanding international guidelines on how to treat dehydrated children with severe acute malnutrition caused by diarrhoea.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Dara O'Hare", "profile": "Professor Kath Maitland", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Centres, Institute of Global Health Innovation", "topic": "Health, Imperial Global", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Africa|Child Health|Global Challenges Health And Wellbeing|Global Health|Health Policy|Healthcare|Public Health", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1736257", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/2026/new-vaccines-new-hope-first-human-trial-for-ebola-marburg-and-lassa-vaccines/", "date": "19 January 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-01-19", "headline": "New vaccines, new hope: First human trial for Ebola, Marburg and Lassa vaccines", "summary": "A new research partnership will test cutting-edge vaccines designed to protect against some of the world\u2019s most dangerous infectious diseases.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Louisa Lee", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, News, Department of Infectious Disease", "topic": "Health, Science", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Africa|Drug Discovery|Global Health|Healthcare|Infectious Diseases|Public Health|Vaccines", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1718054", "articleURL": "/news/articles/natural-sciences/life-sciences/2025/imperial-led-project-brings-gene-drive-mosquitoes-closer-to-reality-in-africa/", "date": "10 December 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-12-10", "headline": "Imperial-led project brings gene-drive mosquitoes closer to reality in Africa", "summary": "An Imperial-led project has made a major advancement in developing gene drive modified mosquitoes to eliminate malaria transmission in Africa.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Conrad Duncan", "profile": "Professor George K Christophides, Dr Nikolai Windbichler", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Natural Sciences, Life Sciences", "topic": "Science", "topicLabel": "Science", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Africa|International|Malaria|Research", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1714647", "articleURL": "/news/articles/2025/the-duke-of-edinburgh-celebrates-innovation-at-commonwealth-startup-fellowship-bootcamp-in-ghana/", "date": "25 November 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-11-25", "headline": "The Duke of Edinburgh celebrates innovation at Commonwealth Startup Fellowship bootcamp in Ghana", "summary": "His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh joined Fellows at the Commonwealth Startup Fellowship bootcamp in Ghana to find out about their innovative startups.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Stephen Johns", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Imperial News", "topic": "Imperial Global", "topicLabel": "Imperial Global", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Africa|Imperial Global|International", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1711762", "articleURL": "/news/articles/2025/rising-stars-chosen-for-global-startup-accelerator-programme/", "date": "20 November 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-11-20", "headline": "Rising stars chosen for global startup accelerator programme", "summary": "Rising stars from across Africa, South Asia and the Caribbean have been chosen for a leading global startup accelerator programme to turbocharge their businesses.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Stephen Johns", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Imperial News", "topic": "Imperial Global", "topicLabel": "Imperial Global", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Africa|Imperial Global|India|International", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },]}