RE.SEARCH 10: Make today matter

The articles in this edition showcase work from all nine of our faculties, and underscore our University’s slogan ‘Make today matter’.

RE.SEARCH has been named South Africa's top corporate publication as the winner of the 2024 SA Publication's Forum Awards. It was a runner up and finalist in the Excellence category for Communication (runner up), Design and Photography (finalist) and the Judges Choice category for Best Cover Design (runner up) and Best Headlines (runner up).

RE.SEARCH provides an impactful and insightful snapshot of research and innovation across UP’s faculties, institutes, units and centres. We share it with our influential stakeholders such as government, diplomatic corps, donors and funders at UP’s high-profile events, and with media to show the scope of UP’s impact in and on society under a single theme. You can view previous editions of the publication on the magazine landing page.

We would not be able to live up to our slogan ‘Make today matter’ without the passion of all our staff who are working towards building a more sustainable future.  In all aspects, our research aims to make a positive impact on society by changing lives and shaping a better future.

In this bumper 10^th edition, we show how we make today matter by:

• Accelerating equitable healthcare (Page 2)
• Catching the eye of brain tumours (Page 4)
• Bio-printing skin (Page 6)
• Finding out what’s on the menu for supermassive black holes (Page 8)
• Making AI more environmentally friendly (Page 10)
• Building a home-grown African city tracker (Page 12)
• Connecting Global North-Global South partnerships (Page 14)
• Creating the catalysts of the future (Page 16)
• Producing insects as food (Page 18)
• Determining whether protein could determine our socio-economic future (Page 20)
• Developing plant-based vaccines for rabies (Page 22)
• Investigating which scents from human skin could eliminate malaria (Page 24)
• Combating rhino poaching (Page 26)
• Preventing still births and childhood stunting (Page 28)
• Protecting athletes from abusive and predatory coaches (Page 30)
• Empowering women leaders (Page 32)
• Understanding work-life balance, especially for women (Page 34)
• Creating hope for the future (Page 36)
• Cultivating empathy (Page 38)
• Promoting South Africa as a tourist destination through film (Page 40)
• Protecting whistleblowers (Page 42)

As you can see, there is something for everyone to enjoy while celebrating the University of Pretoria's brand.

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