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Leveraging African Resources to Transform Food Security on the Continent
Africa is the continent most impacted by food insecurity. Millions suffer from inadequate quantity and quality of food every year, with children and women the most affected.
Imagine this headline in 2030: "Greenhouse gas to green cows' gas: African scientist finds way to reduce methane from cattle"
Dr. Festus A. Adejoro,an animal scientist at the University of Pretoria wants to work with a multidisciplinary team of scientists to reduce methane emissions from ruminant animals in Africa.
‘Women lose a lot when public resources are being siphoned and stolen’ – Dr Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka during UP-hosted Women’s Month Dialogue
The University of Pretoria’s (UP) Future Africa institute and campus recently hosted an online panel discussion that featured a group of prominent women who are well known throughout Africa for their achievements in fields such as medicine, chemistry, academia, and development economics.
Women's role in the transformation of Africa
In celebration of Women’s Month 2020, Future Africa is bringing together a panel of leading women from different parts of Africa in academia, governance, and political participation to discuss the topic Women's role in the transformation of Africa.
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No more injections: Egyptian researcher wants to deliver COVID-19 vaccine through skin
Researchers all over the world are hard at work developing a vaccine for COVID-19. So, what if researchers could deliver life-saving vaccines transdermally; that is, without using needles?
UP, UNICEF and the UNDP collaborate to empower young South Africans
The University of Pretoria (UP) has partnered with the United Nations International Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to conceptualise and implement initiatives that will address challenges faced by young people in South Africa.
UP webinar on ‘Future Africa Post-COVID-19’ suggests researchers must play leading role in reshaping African society
Participants from around the world joined a University of Pretoria (UP)-hosted webinar titled “Future Africa Post-COVID-19” on Friday.
