Posted on October 29, 2024
UP has been named a co-lead of the new African-German Centre for Sustainable & Resilient Food Systems & Applied Agricultural & Food Data Science, which is set to focus on research training & knowledge sharing in food systems & data science across Africa.
Posted on October 23, 2024
The reasons for embarking on a research topic are multifaceted. For Raashmi Balbadhur, a lecturer in the Department of Occupational Therapy at the University of Pretoria (UP), this reason moved within hours from her being an educator in the Faculty of Health Sciences to becoming a patient with a...
Posted on October 18, 2024
The University of Pretoria has launched the Africa-Europe Clusters of Research Excellence on Sustainable Food Systems (CoRE-SFS) to address critical challenges facing Africa's agricultural landscape. With rapid population growth and climate change threatening food production, this initiative aims...
Posted on October 17, 2024
The Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Pretoria is proud to announce the reappointment of Professor Tivani Mashamba-Thompson, Deputy Dean of Research and Postgraduate Studies, to the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) Board as a Council on Higher Education representative. This...
Posted on October 16, 2024
Food is more than sustenance; it carries immense cultural and social significance, uniting communities. Yet, food insecurity remains a critical challenge across Africa, exacerbated by the ongoing scarcity of resources. Professor Frans Swanepoel, Future Africa Research Chair for Sustainable Food...
Posted on October 14, 2024
Associate Professor Adrino Mazenda of the School of Public Management and Administration writes that women-headed households in Liberia are affected by food insecurity due to inadequate food availability and lack of nutritious food. He says policy interventions that tackle the root causes of food...
Posted on October 11, 2024
“The first 1 000 days of life is a time of tremendous potential and enormous vulnerability,” said Prof Ute Feucht, an expert in maternal and child health who is based at UP, during her highly anticipated inaugural address. Her lecture focused on how placental function, maternal health...
Posted on October 09, 2024
Africa’s progress in leveraging 4IR technologies is undeniable. But what’s next? Find out how Africa is positioned to be a global leader in the emerging era of human-centric, sustainable innovation.
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