Spacing out: Air pollution and human health
UP part of team that solves mystery of X-shaped radio galaxies with MeerKAT telescope
Research Matters
Welcome to Research Matters. This curated site highlights some of the University of Pretoria’s most impactful and innovative research which addresses some of our society’s most pressing concerns so that we can transform lives and communities. We are rated as the number one university in South Africa for research outputs. Our vision is to be a leading research-intensive university in Africa that is recognised internationally for its quality, relevance and impact. We develop people, create knowledge and strive to make a difference locally and internationally.
Research
Latest featured research
Engineering 4.0: How to make a city street-smart
South Africa and the world will need to go a big step further to create smart cities where cars are safer and traffic congestion becomes a thing of the past: road infrastructure needs to “talk” to the vehicles driving on it, says UP's Professor Schalk Els.
Engineering 4.0: Our future depends on smart African cities
Smart cities can be used as vehicles for South Africa and the world to move towards a sustainable, smarter future, free from the threats of food security, climate change and inequality.
Engineering 4.0: Big data for smart cities – challenges and opportunities
Researchers at UP's Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment, and Information Technology are using computer models and diplomacy to bridge gaps between those who hold the data and those who need it, by making it easy for everyone to talk to each other.
News & Analysis
Latest featured news & analysis
Disaster triggers solidarity rather than disruption among South Africans – UP resilience expert’s findings
South Africans have been found to tend towards flocking instead of taking flight as a resilience response. This is according to Professor Liesel Ebersöhn, a professor in UP's Department of Educational Psychology.
UP research: The history and genetics of our famous Nguni cattle can help conserve them
Research being conducted by UP’s Prof Este van Marle-Koster can help farmers selectively breed more productive animals, improving food security, while conserving the features that make breeds such as the Nguni cow special.
More drought, dust storms and heavy rains expected to spread disease
Climate change in South Africa has major health risks associated with it, such as new vector-borne diseases emerging from heavy rainfall, malnutrition from poor food security caused by drought, and respiratory diseases caused by dust storms and air pollution.