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The congress will gather global leaders, experts, industry practitioners, and innovators in the field of sustainability.
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The early career research leader fellowship (ECRLF)
The ECRLF is an initiative of the Future Africa Institute at the University of Pretoria (UP) funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York (CCNY). It serves early career research leaders in basic and applied sciences, engineering, social sciences, the humanities and the arts.
From Paris to Pretoria – Dr Heide Hackmann joins Future Africa
UP welcomes international science diplomat, advisor and policy maker, Dr Heide Hackmann (former CEO of The International Science Council) on staff as the Interim Director at the Future Africa Institute. Born in Kwa-Zulu Natal and having travelled abroad acquiring multiple scholarly and career achievements, she returns to South Africa after nearly 30 years with a determined vision to help empower t...
SRI2022 Calendar
SRI Inkundlas are a series of four interactive and inspirational events organised every month leading up to the 2022 Sustainability Research and Innovation (SRI) Congress, to be held at the Future Africa Institute at the University of Pretoria, South Africa from 20-24 June 2022. The SRI pre-Congress Inkundlas aims to emphasise the collaborative, inclusive and engaging nature of the Congress, while...
SRI Inkundla – Building Peace for Sustainability through Science
SRI Inkundla – Building Peace for Sustainability through Science Join us for the second SRI Inkundla, Building Peace for Sustainability through Science and engage with two free virtual events held from 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm SAST on March 28, 2022 (view your local time) and 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm SAST on March 31, 2022 (view your local time).
Supporting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through the Teach4Reach initiative
UP academics Professor Irma Eloff and Dr Kgadi Mathabathe are two women from diverse backgrounds who are working together through community empowerment, spearheading the South African leg of the research project, Teach4Reach. The initiative explores how teacher education programmes in the Global South and the Global North can be leveraged to support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
SRI2022 Reminder! Call for session proposal closes 25 Feb 2022!
FutureAfrica at the University of Pretoria, Belmont Forum & Future Earth CALL FOR SESSION PROPOSALS for the Sustainability Research & Innovation Congress 2022 #SRI2022
Deadline Extended
DEADLINE EXTENDED – SRI2022 Call for Session Proposals Now Closing February 18, 2022!
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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.