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CLAB-Africa Project

CLAB-Africa Project

The CLAB-Africa Project was conceived with by Future Africa Institute to provide a platform for Africa’s scientific community to contribute to the developmental works of African governments and development institutions. The nature of the Project’s contributions will be in the form of science-based actionable policy recommendations within the four identified clusters. These clusters are namely:...
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Teach4Reach Project: Exploring the synergies between Teacher Education Programmes and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Teach4Reach Project: Exploring the synergies between Teacher Education Programmes and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Teach4Reach is an Africa-Uninet (https://africa-uninet.at/en/) funded collaborative project awarded to the University of Pretoria, University of Vienna and the University of Innsbruck. Two University of Pretoria academics, Professor Irma Eloff and Dr Kgadi Mathabathe work collaboratively with Professor Evi Agostini (Universities of Vienna) and Dr Ann-Kathrin Dittrich (University of Innsbruck) are ...
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RNPIA Conference: 5th – 7th July 2021

RNPIA Conference: 5th – 7th July 2021

RNPIA-2021 Organising Committee invites participants across the globe to attend its 1st International Conference on Reimagining the Natural Products Industry in Africa which is taking place during July 5th – 7th, 2021 at Imperial Royale Hotel, Kampala, Uganda.
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What does sustainability research mean in Africa

What does sustainability research mean in Africa

As the first international Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress (SRI2021) takes place with the purpose of discussing and defining sustainability research and what it comprises, Africa has an opportunity to deliberate on what sustainability science means for the continent.
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Environmental thought in Africa cannot be separated from power and lived realities, Future Africa webinar hears

Future Africa recently hosted a webinar that explored how environmental thought in Africa is shaped by power, colonial legacies and lived realities.

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Future Africa at INGSA2024: A Decade of Global Science Advice and Diplomacy

Future Africa at INGSA2024: A Decade of Global Science Advice and Diplomacy

Future Africa, represented by its task team members Dr Farai Kapfudzaruwa, Research, and Strategic Partnerships Manager; Dr Clarietta Chagwiza, Senior Postdoc Research Fellow; Prof Ahmed Bawa, Visiting Fellow; and Dr Chomora Mikeka, STI Director from the Government of Malawi, convened a strategic side event at the 5th International Conference on Governmental Science Advice (INGSA) conference on 1 ...
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Appointment of Professor Maano Ramutsindela as the UP-UCT Future Africa Research Chair in Sustainability Transformations

The University of Pretoria (UP) and the University of Cape Town (UCT) proudly announce the appointment of Professor Maano Ramutsindela as the Future Africa Research Chair in Sustainability Transformations, effective from 1 April 2024.
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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

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

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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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

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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Spotlight on Politics of Sustainable Development: Future Africa Hosts the Inaugural CoRE Meeting

Future Africa hosted the first physical meeting of the Cluster of Research Excellence (CoRE) on the Politics of Sustainable Development: Squaring the Circle of Science and Democracy from 12 to 13 February 2024. The University of Pretoria and the University of Oslo, serving as co-lead institutions, were delighted to welcome their African and European partners.
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A call for pan-African collaboration in shaping the future of science, technology and innovation

When it comes to the critically important sectors of science, technology, and innovation (STI), we as Africans continue to have a limited say in setting our agendas and priorities. Within Africa, most funding for scientific research remains external, with major contributions coming from
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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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UP’s Dr Heide Hackmann wins Science Diplomacy Award at the 2023 South Africa Science Forum

Dr Heide Hackmann, Director of Future Africa, the University of Pretoria’s pan-African platform for collaborative research, was honoured with a Science Diplomacy Award in the category of Lifetime Contribution in International STI Cooperation to serve society at the 2023 South Africa Science Forum (SASF2023).
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Next-level collaborative action

Next-level collaborative action to advance African science in a global context

Future Africa and the International Science Council (ISC) collaborated to host a consultative engagement with African STI leaders to forge a way towards boosting African science on the global stage. The meeting formed part of the Science Forum South Africa 2023 held from 4 - 8 December 2023.
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