Warehouse Receipt System won International Award

Posted on March 08, 2016

Dr André van der Vyfer of the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development, together with USAID Mozambique and SA Tradehub, have been actively involved in the development of a Warehouse Receipt System for the Mozambique grain and oilseed industry during the course of the...

Raising awareness of the silent thief of sight

Posted on March 07, 2016

This year we will be celebrating World Glaucoma Week from 6 to 11 March, and local and international eye healthcare professionals will commit their time and share their knowledge to raise awareness of and demystify this condition.

Two prestigious prizes for Plant Science student

Posted on March 07, 2016

Ms Rabia Mathakutha, a master’s student in the Department of Integrated Plant and Soil Sciences, recently received two prestigious awards at the Joint Annual Conference of the South African Association of Botany and the Southern African Society for Systematic Biology.

Free hearing test with local app hearZA

Posted on March 03, 2016

An app that lets users test their hearing using their smart device has been developed and validated by researchers at UP and was officially launched on 2 March 2016 ahead of World Hearing Day on 3 March.

The future of wildlife in our hands

Posted on March 03, 2016

On 3 March 2016, the UN celebrates World Wildlife Day with the theme 'The future of wildlife is in our hands'.

Africa Science Leadership Programme announces a second round

Posted on March 02, 2016

Twenty-two outstanding scientists from major regions in Africa will participate in the second round of the Africa Science Leadership Programme (ASLP). The scientists represent basic and applied sciences, and span a wide variety of disciplines including the social sciences and humanities.

ALCRL collaborates with Copenhagen Business School

Posted on February 17, 2016

The Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership (ALCRL) entered into an agreement with the Copenhagen Business School (CBS) in Denmark, funded by the Danish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Higher Education.

Values as a blueprint for value creation

Posted on February 16, 2016

The Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership was involved in a series of events on 'values as a blueprint for value creation', which took place at the offices of the Institute for Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) in London.