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Call for applications 2024: Tuks Young Research Leadership Programme (TYRLP)

Call for applications 2024: Tuks Young Research Leadership Programme (TYRLP)

The speed and quality of the development of science at UP and beyond not only depend on infrastructure and technical training but are intimately linked to the quality of leadership heading the change. In this regard, it is widely accepted that the future of scientific development lies in enabling interdisciplinary, interconnected, and even large, international teams.
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EXPERT OPINION: Human Rights for Social Justice: Reflecting on human rights day 2024

EXPERT OPINION: Human Rights for Social Justice: Reflecting on human rights day 2024

Future Africa at the University of Pretoria celebrated its five year anniversary on 24 May 2024, highlighting its role as a pan-African research platform with Africa at its core. Highlighting contributions from global and local academics, the event was also a joint celebration to pay tribute and honour Professor Ernest Aryeetey and his work with the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA).
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Empowering Youth for a Sustainable Healthy Future

Empowering Youth for a Sustainable Healthy Future

This publication highlights two key programmes resulting from the collaboration between Future Africa and UNICEF: the Youth Empowerment and Health/Economic Responses to COVID-19 (YEaH) initiative, and the Women Scientists and Historically Disadvantaged Institutions (YWS & HDI) programme. These initiatives are centered on sustainable efforts to empower youth through education and community engageme...
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Future Africa Team Visits New York to Strengthen Science Partnerships

Future Africa Team Visits New York to Strengthen Science Partnerships

Dr Heide Hackmann, Director of Future Africa, and Dr Farai Kapfudzaruwa, Research and Partnership Manager, recently travelled to New York to strengthen existing partnerships with the Permanent Representative of South Africa to the United Nations (SA PR to the UN), United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), and Carnegie Corporation of New York (CCNY).
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Advancing One Health: Insights from the Status of One Health in SA Webinar

Advancing One Health: Insights from the Status of One Health in SA Webinar

The Status of One Health in South Africa webinar convened on 19 January 2024, marked a significant milestone in the country's commitment to holistic approaches in addressing health challenges at the human-animal-ecosystem-environment interface. Hosted by the National One Health Forum Committee and supported by Future Africa at the University of Pretoria, this event brought together key stakeholder...
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Newsletter: One Health Focus – Issue 1 (Dec 2023)

Newsletter: One Health Focus – Issue 1 (Dec 2023)

Welcome to the latest edition of One Health Focus. This One Health newsletter is proudly produced by the South African One Health Forum Steering Committee in partnership with the University of Pretoria Future Africa Research Chair in People, Health, and Place (One Health).
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Future Africa-hosted Lancet Countdown Africa explores the cost of heat on birth outcomes

The Lancet Countdown Africa Regional Centre, hosted at Future Africa at the University of Pretoria, partnered with Wits Planetary Health Research to convene a discussion on the health and economic impacts of heat exposure on birth outcomes in Africa, and how evidence can inform policy, investment and climate adaptation.

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Agricultural adaptation to climate change

Agricultural adaptation to climate change: lessons from Hai District, Tanzania

As we mark World Water Week 2023, we explore the experiences and strategies of Hai District's farming communities, showcasing their innovative efforts to adapt to the changing climate and improve their livelihoods.
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Making Water Challengers Visible

Making Water Challengers Visible

Many of the world’s most urgent water challenges are invisible to the naked eye: the availability and state of our groundwater, the global streams of so-called virtual water, and the impact water has on people, nature, and economies.
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Making transdisciplinarity real: transformations supporting transdisciplinary research

In response to today's challenges, institutions are embracing change through the transdisciplinarity (TD) movement. Dr Hester du Plessis, Senior Research Fellow at Future Africa shares her insights into the "community of transdisciplinarians," shown by Future Africa which connects academics and society.
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Water and sanitation governance in rural settlements

A thriving society should promote good governance, accountability, and democratisation by increasing citizens’ participation in planning around social amenities like water and sanitation. A shift toward a bottom-up process could offer several benefits, including stakeholder empowerment, user participation, and good governance of water resources. As a fundamental human right, having access to...
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Change in rainfall affect all farming activities

Climate change in Ghana has caused crop failures leading to yield reduction and food insecurity in the region. Most vulnerable to this variability and change in climate are smallholder farmers. Changes in rainfall affect all farming activities.
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Future Africa to Help Implement Africa Charter on Transformative Research Collaborations

Future Africa, the pan-African platform for collaborative research at the University of Pretoria, has joined the steering committee to implement the Africa Charter for Transformative Research Collaborations.
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Women’s Month 2023: Dr Sussy Munialo

August is Women's Month in South Africa. This year, we are shining a spotlight on the phenomenal women who are making strides in their areas of expertise for the betterment of humanity. Meet Dr Sussy Munialo, a postdoctoral research fellow at Future Africa who is working to improve food security in Africa and beyond.
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FAR-LeaF wraps second workshop

The Future Africa Hub of the University of Pretoria recently hosted the second Future Africa Research Leadership Fellowship (FAR-LeaF) Workshop. The 24 research fellows from across Africa who attended responded overwhelmingly positively to the event.
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Lessons from the field: Literacy leadership among rural women

FAR-LeaF fellow Dr Hellen Namawejje of Makerere University, Uganda, is teaching rural women to become money leaders instead of money spenders – and her experiences in the field over the past year have led to a further prestigious fellowship.
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Empowering Africa’s indigenous communities through technology

On August 9th each year, the world unites to honour and celebrate the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples. This day is a crucial reminder of indigenous communities' diverse cultures, rich traditions, and invaluable contributions to our global society. However, it also highlights the pressing need to address these communities' challenges, particularly in the context of technology an...
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Developing a machine learning system to detect water stress on maise farms

Agriculture plays a vital role in the economies of many countries. In Tanzania, a developing country, agriculture represents almost 30% of the country’s GDP, with three-quarters of the country’s workforce involved in this sector.
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Increasing sustainability education

Increasing sustainability education in higher education institutions in Africa

The phenomenon of climate change and sustainability continues to generate debate among scholars, practitioners and decision-makers across the globe and calls for action among institutions, governments, and stakeholders to develop interventions for mitigation and adaption.
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