Posted on December 12, 2023
Although listeriosis cases and outbreaks are generally still rare in Africa, Dr Thulani Sibanda, a food scientist at UP, says we must be better prepared because bacterial foodborne diseases have the highest fatality rates.
Posted on December 04, 2023
Since its establishment, UP’s Forestry and Agriculture Biotechnology Institute has been a leader in cutting-edge research, providing transformative impact in forestry and agriculture biotechnology.
Posted on November 28, 2023
UP’s Dr Phanankosi Moyo and Dr Carolyn Chisadza have been awarded a fellowship by the University of Oxford which gives exceptional African researchers the chance to work on a project of their choice.
Posted on November 23, 2023
Professors Mike Wingfield and Rangan Gupta are among a group of only 10 South African academics on on Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers list for 2023.
Posted on November 21, 2023
Several UP researchers have been awarded the Google General Research Support Grant. “We anticipate with great excitement the contributions that our researchers will make to technology and sustainability,” says research grants manager Ninette Kotzee.
Posted on November 06, 2023
Malaria claims the life of an African child every two minutes.
Posted on October 31, 2023
Increasing HIV-positive donors in stem cell transplantation can help create a future where no patient is left without hope due to a lack of suitable donors, write UP’s Dr Candice Hendricks and Prof Michael Pepper.
Posted on October 20, 2023
“AI is not neutral – there are biases in the creation of AI models, which can reinforce discrimination and exclusion,” says UP PhD candidate Katleho Mokoena, whose doctoral study explores the impact of AI in Africa through the lens of “ubuntu” ethics.
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