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Future 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.
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.
Partnerships in STEM Innovation and Future Africa
The Harvard Center for African Studies Africa Office will convene Partnerships in STEM Innovation and Future Africa
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.
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.”
‘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.
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)
Health-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.
Accelerators for Green Skills in Solar PV Energy Transition
Future Africa (at the University of Pretoria) and Nepoworx are pleased to announce a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on the 4 of May 2021 to develop science and skills on solar photovoltaic (PV). The objective of the programme is to upskill a total of 900 youth and women scholars and entrepreneurs over the next three (3) years ensuring participation in the green economy, and more importantly, forming part of the Just Energy Transition that is currently unfolding in South Africa.