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Mining Resilience Research Centre established at the University of Pretoria

A Mining Resilience Research Centre (MRRC) has been established at the University of Pretoria (UP). The Centre will focus on conducting multi-disciplinary research activities within the mining industry and developing lasting partnerships with leading international research and academic institutions.

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Pioneering research on governance innovation at UP

The Centre for the Study of Governance Innovation (GovInn) at the University of Pretoria (UP) is the first research institution in Africa dedicated entirely to governance innovation.

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Research on water tax featured as Editor's Pick on UNESCO forum

An article written by three staff members of UP's Department of Economics was featured as the Editor's Pick on the Global Water Forum (GWF), an online resource publishing concise, open-access articles from leading researchers on water governance, policy and science.

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The fruit industry's big problem

Fruit flies are a major threat to fruit production because infested fruit cannot be sold and production costs increase due to costly management techniques, resulting in increased fruit prices.

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The fruit industry's big problem

Fruit flies are a major threat to fruit production because infested fruit cannot be sold and production costs increase due to costly management techniques, resulting in increased fruit prices.

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Paper on the effect of global capital flows receives award

Professor Nicola Viegi of the Department of Economics and his PhD student Haakon Kavli received the award for best paper in macroeconomics at the Economic Society of South Africa Conference, held in September 2015.