Left: Professor Wanda Markotter, Research Chair at Future Africa: People, Health and Place right: Professor Cheikh Mbow, Director, Future Africa InstituteRNPIA Conference: 5th – 7th July 2021
RNPIA-2021 Organising Committee invites participants across the globe to attend its 1st International Conference on Reimagining the Natural Products Industry in Africa which is taking place during July 5th – 7th, 2021 at Imperial Royale Hotel, Kampala, Uganda.
Left: Professor Wanda Markotter, Research Chair at Future Africa: People, Health and Place right: Professor Cheikh Mbow, Director, Future Africa InstituteFuture Africa to host the SRI2022 Congress
South Africa has long been a leader on the African continent and around the globe for sustainability science and innovation as well as participatory approaches to action research.

What does sustainability research mean in Africa
As the first international Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress (SRI2021) takes place with the purpose of discussing and defining sustainability research and what it comprises, Africa has an opportunity to deliberate on what sustainability science means for the continent.

Future Africa | UNICEF Youth Forum
UNICEF partnered with the University of Pretoria to scale up various skill-building and capacities to respond to COVID-19 with a focus on youth.

Partnerships in STEM Innovation and Future Africa
The Harvard Center for African Studies Africa Office will convene Partnerships in STEM Innovation and Future Africa

Sustainability Research & Innovation Congress 2021
The Sustainability Research & Innovation Congress 2021 (SRI2021) is the world’s first transdisciplinary gathering in sustainability – it will be a space of fierce advocacy for sustainability scholarship, innovation, collaboration, and action.

Health Economics Discussion Forum at UP (HEDF@UP)
The event will take place on Thursday, 3 June 2021 at 14h00. The aim of the forum is to establish a transdisciplinary, inter-institutional, academic-industry network to support collaboHEALTH ECONOMICS DISCUSSION FORUM AT UP (HEDF@UP)
UP Vice-Chancellor Professor Tawana Kupe (at the podium) gives the opening address as Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation Dr Blade Nzimande (left); French President Emmanuel Macron (centre); and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (right) take in his remarks.Africa has the capabilities and the experience to produce vaccines’ – President Ramaphosa in conversation with President Macron at UP
Africa is capable of manufacturing safe and effective vaccines – it just needs the support to do so.

British Council funded Climate Change Malaria Action (C2MA) workshop
Early career researchers (ECRs) from South Africa (SA) and the United Kingdom (UK) are invited to APPLY NOW for the British Council funded Climate Change Malaria Action (C2MA) workshop: “Investigating the effects of climate change on malaria for urgent action to combat climate change with reference to COP26 priorities.”
Left: Professor Wanda Markotter, Research Chair at Future Africa: People, Health and Place right: Professor Cheikh Mbow, Director, Future Africa InstituteHealth-People-Places Chair will strengthen UP’s science leadership in Africa
“A strong focus is mentoring young academics in this transdisciplinary space and expanding resources,” says Prof Wanda Markotter. Prof Markotter, Director of the UP’s Centre for Viral Zoonoses, has been appointed as Future Africa Research Chair on Health-People-Places.

