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Documentary: Biodiversity for Malawi 2063
The ECRLF 2021 Malawi Biodiversity Conference, 20 to 23 July 2021.
SRI2022 REMINDER! CALL FOR SESSION PROPOSALS CLOSES 5 FEB 2022!
FutureAfrica at the University of Pretoria, Belmont Forum & Future Earth CALL FOR SESSION PROPOSALS for the Sustainability Research & Innovation Congress 2022! #SRI2022!
NEW CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 14 JANUARY 2022
FUTURE AFRICA RESEARCH LEADERSHIP FELLOWSHIP (FAR-LeaF)
NEW CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 14 JANUARY 2022
SRI2022 Call for Session Proposals is open – join us for an Informational Webinar
The Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress 2022 (SRI2022) is pleased to announce welcome session proposals in English, French, Japanese, Spanish and Mandarin language sessions through its open Call for Session Proposals. Learn more and submit a proposal in the language of your choice by February 5, 2022, at 23:59 SAST (UTC +2).
Newly formed operational definition of One Health to respond to global health threats
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) welcome the newly formed operational definition of One Health from their advisory panel, the One Health High Level Expert Panel (OHHLEP), whose members represent a broad range of disciplines in science and policy-related sectors relevant to One Health from around the world.
Dr Connie Nshemereirwe (Uganda) appointed as the new Director of the Africa Science Leadership Programme
The Africa Science Leadership Programme (ASLP) is growing and evolving, and also in terms of its leadership. At its last meeting, the Steering Committee appointed Dr. Connie Nshemereirwe as the new Director of the programme, taking over from the founding Director, Prof Bernard Slippers.
Now in its seventh year, the ASLP aims at growing mid-career African academics in the areas of thought leadership, team management, and research development, with the intention of enabling them to contribute to the development of a new paradigm for science in Africa, focused on its contribution to solving the complex issues facing both Africa and the global community.
UP’s Prof Cheikh Mbow features in Netflix documentary
Professor Cheikh Mbow, Director of the Future Africa Institute at the University of Pretoria (UP), has been featured in the Netflix documentary Breaking Boundaries. The film, which is narrated by Sir David Attenborough, explores the extent of Earth’s degradation.
“It was a privilege to be one of the scientists selected to feature in this global documentary,” Prof Mbow said. “This film is both specialised and easy to understand, as the iconoclastic science behind planetary boundaries is simply explained to socialise new ideas related to environmental sustainability.”
FUTURE AFRICA AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA POSTGRADUATE RESIDENCE: Applications for 2022
Future Africa is a flagship institute of the University of Pretoria located on the university’s Hillcrest campus. The campus offers a tranquil, yet modern environment away from the busy Hatfield centre.
Future Africa is a flagship institute of the University of Pretoria located on the university’s Hillcrest campus. The campus offers a tranquil, yet modern environment away from the busy Hatfield centre.
The postgraduate residence at Future Africa offers accommodation for post-doctoral fellows, PhD and master's students, research, as well as visiting scholars of Future Africa. The residence offers bachelor apartments, communal kitchens, and dining spaces, as well as a fully equipped laundry. The rooms have an open space design, each room equipped with a study area and an en-suite bathroom (shower).
Applications for 2022
Impact of Pathogens on Agricultural Production Workshop-2021
Venue: Golf Course Hotel Kampala
Date: 8th-9th November 2021
Time: 08:00 to 17:00 each day
SRI2022 to take place June 20-24, 2022
The Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress 2022 (SRI2022) will take place from June 20-24, 2022, in Pretoria, South Africa and online. Hosted by the Future Africa Institute at the University of Pretoria, SRI2022 will build on the success of the first SRI Congress which took place in June this year and featured 700 speakers and 2,000 participants from 100 countries. A joint initiative of Future Earth and the Belmont Forum, SRI is an emerging global platform of advocacy for sustainability scholarship and innovation, trans-disciplinary and cross-sectoral collaboration, and knowledge to action.
Future Africa at the University of Pretoria hosts regional satellite event for sustainability research and innovation
An international sustainability conference held in the most environmentally sustainable manner possible: via online streaming – that was the Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress 2021 (SRI2021). It brought together 2 000 participants from more than 100 countries between 12 and 15 June 2021.
Future Africa ECRLF Dissemination Webinar hosted by Makerere University
The Future Africa’s Early Career Research Leader Fellowship (ECRLF) supported by Carnegie Corporation of New York set out to offer an opportunity for development of research leaders that will be able to fill a critical gap in the African research capacity ecosystem.