Welcome to the ninth issue of RE.SEARCH magazine. You can find it by clicking directly on the cover, or visiting the magazine's homepage on this site to view it and browse previous editions.
RE.SEARCH 9 is our most novel edition yet. In it, we have featured research that encourages us to think afresh, and is doing so, we’ve highlighted new ways of looking at research. You can expect to read about research that has potential and promise for the future but which is still nascent or represents an educated guess. This edition also features a range of multimedia that you can immerse yourself in.
These new possibilities and probabilities are spurred on by enquiry that is rooted in a desire to unpack real-life issues and solve problems for the betterment of our world.
The cover design for this edition highlights how high-tech solutions are establishing our global footprint while enabling networks with global impact for UP. The design elements in the question mark on the cover relate back to the articles within the magazine, while the question mark itself highlights the theme.
We know that what we do today has an impact on our future. This is in line with our motto, an imperative that inspires us to ‘Make today matter’.
Most of UP’s nine faculties are represented in RE.SEARCH 9, in which we ask a series of questions around the idea ‘What if?’, and explore the possibility, probability and importance of such questions.
We ask the following questions:
As you can tell, we have something that will be of interest everyone.
Click on the cover below to read the latest issue.
August 26, 2024
Cricket à la king? How about a yellow mealworm burger? Foods that may previously have evoked a ‘yuck’ response are now firmly on the menu. Research into edible insects by the Department of Zoology and Entomology at the University of Pretoria (UP) is exploring how to rear and harvest this food of the future.
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is changing how we work, play and relax. Whether you use ChatGPT to write a brief, Midjourney to generate visuals or MuseNet to create unique soundtracks, these technologies have opened up opportunities for richer content.
A single query to ChatGPT uses as much electricity as burning a light bulb for about 20 minutes. Multiply that by the millions of requests that this artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot receives each day, and the environmental impact is ominous.
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