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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.
Resilience in Science Leadership during the COVID era workshop
In a bid to expand the African Science Leadership Programme (ASLP) to the different regions of Africa, ASLP has partnered with the prospective Young Academy in Mauritius for the first virtual Regional ASLP for early and mid-career researchers in the South African sub-region.
Voice of Africa - A report on climate change, biodiversity and food security
On Thursday, 2 September 2021, the Embassy of France in South Africa, with the support of the University of Pretoria and Future Africa, will host a debate on Africa's priorities when it comes to global environmental issues.
A Dialogue on Knowledge Economy and Generation Equality in Africa in Honour of Charlotte Maxeke
The event is being hosted by the Future Africa Institute at the University of Pretoria, in partnership with stakeholders from the government and the Charlotte Mannya-Maxeke Institute.