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‘There cannot be a global one-size-fits-all approach to sustainability,’ Future Africa public lecture hears

Prof Maano Ramutsindela during a Future Africa public lecture calls for context-specific “sustainabilities” shaped by history, ideology, and lived experience...

Future Africa dialogue explores what it takes to build supportive environments for Transdisciplinary Research

Future Africa at UP recently hosted a TD dialogue exploring what it takes to build supportive environments for Transdisciplinary research

Newsletter: One Health Focus – April 2025

This edition of the One Health newsletter highlights the importance of environmental health, a critical and often underrepresented part of understanding the broader challenges in animal, plant and human health.

Future Africa to lead science mission for Mapungubwe revival

Drawing on lessons from the rise and fall of the ancient Mapungubwe Kingdom, a proposal led by Professor Maano Ramutsindela, the UP–UCT Future Africa Research Chair in Sustainability Transformations, has been selected as one of 12 global pilot science missions by the International Science Council (ISC) to accelerate real-world sustainability solutions.

Future Africa and CREST launch STI leaders forum to strengthen Africa’s voice in global science

New ASTIL Forum connects Africa’s top STI leaders to boost collaboration, policy, and global influence in science. Launched by Future Africa and CREST....

Future Africa Convenes Final Workshop to Develop Strategic Frameworks for Future Earth Africa Hub

Future Africa, the University of Pretoria’s (UP) recently hosted the final workshop of the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL)

Unpacking STEM Careers: Her Voice in Science

On February 11, 2025, the world marked the 10th anniversary of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science under the theme "Unpacking STEM Careers: Her Voice in Science." This year’s theme

Cultivating Research Leaders for a Sustainable Future Africa

Future Africa, the University of Pretoria’s collaborative research platform, is at the forefront of fostering scientific leadership across the continent. A recent article in University World News highlights how Future Africa is addressing Africa’s research capacity challenges through the Future Africa Research Leadership Fellowship (FAR-LeaF).

Qinisa Initiative hosts UP Vice-Chancellor and New Zealand High Commissioner

UKUDLA – Centre of Excellence for Food Systems and Food Data Science officially launched

On 20 January 2025, during the 11th German-African Agribusiness Forum, UKUDLA – the African-German Centre of Excellence for Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems and Applied Agricultural and Food Data Science – was officially launched.

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