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.
Posted on October 20, 2023
The 2023 Diabetes Summit, which is taking place at UP on 15 November, aims to propel all stakeholders involved in diabetes prevention and management –to confront diabetes head on, write SEMLI’s Lizanne Meyer and Dr Patrick Ngassa Piotie of UP’s Diabetes Research Centre.
Posted on October 18, 2023
Prof Tivani Mashamba-Thompson, a molecular biology medical scientist who is Deputy Dean: Research and Postgraduate Studies in the Faculty of Health Sciences at UP, is co-leading the Africa-Europe Multimorbidity Cluster of Excellence.
Posted on September 15, 2023
The breeding females have dropped 23% in body weight since the late 1980s because of a reduction and fluctuation in krill populations in the southern right whales’ feeding grounds, explains whale specialist Dr Els Vermeulen.
Posted on September 12, 2023
As part of a team of researchers from five countries, Professor Zodwa Dlamini aims to tackle the pressing issue of cancer inequities by attempting to define the causes of cancer disparities in diverse underserved populations.
Posted on September 05, 2023
Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne pathogen that causes listeriosis, a life-threatening disease that could cause miscarriage and stillbirth among pregnant women.
Posted on August 31, 2023
The University is very pleased to be so well represented by these exceptional individuals and recognises the extraordinary role that they play, not only with their own research, but in elevating the research of their colleagues at the University.
Posted on August 18, 2023
UP has been ranked number two in South Africa and Africa in the highly cited researchers' category of the 2023 Shanghai Ranking. Overall, the university ranked number three in the country and fourth in Africa.
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