Our Programmes

MIT 808 Big Data Science project

The Future Africa Research Chair on People, Health and Places (One Health) has partnered with the Data Science for Social Impact Research Group at the University of Pretoria on a project for the 2025 MIT 808 Big Data Science Capstone.

Future Africa Community Engagement in One Health (FACE One Health)

The Future Africa Community Engagement in One Health (FACE One Health) is a pilot programme under the Future Africa Research Chair in One Health.

Cluster of Research Excellence (CORE): Politics of Sustainable Development

The Africa – Europe Cluster of Research Excellence (CoRE) on the Politics of Sustainable Development is a collaborative research hub that brings together expertise across the social sciences, humanities, natural sciences and law to strengthen the interface between science, policy and practice.

African Political Ecologies (APE) Learning Lab

The African Political Ecologies (APE) Learning Lab is an initiative of Future Africa at the University of Pretoria (UP), established to advance African scholarship on the relationships between society, nature and sustainability.

UNU HUB on United Nations University Hub on Resilient Environment, Agriculture, Climate and Health for Africa (UNU REACH-AFRICA)

The UNU Hub on Resilient Environment, Agriculture, Climate and Health for Africa (REACH-AFRICA) hosted at the University of Pretoria’s Future Africa platform is committed to advancing scientific understanding, developing innovative solutions, and training the skilled workforce needed to address Africa’s interconnected water, food, agricultural, environmental, climate, health, and sustainability challenges.

Lancet Countdown Africa Regional Centre

Established on 22 April 2025, the Lancet Countdown Africa Regional Centre exists to strengthen African-led evidence at the intersection of climate change and health.

Africa Week Biennial Science Leadership Summit

Africa Week is the University of Pretoria’s (UP) biennial science leadership summit hosted by the Future Africa platform. Held in May to coincide with Africa Day, this strategic gathering brings together leaders of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) from across Africa and beyond, alongside key stakeholders from government, business, civil society, and the media.

Future Africa Research Leadership Fellowship

The Future Africa Research Leadership Fellowship (FAR-LeaF) develops Africa’s next generation of science leaders through transformative, transdisciplinary, and future-oriented research.

Africa–Asia Platform for Youth Entrepreneurship and Innovation

The Africa–Asia Platform for New Private and Public Partnership Initiatives (A–A Platform Project) promotes collaboration between Africa and Asia to strengthen youth skills development, entrepreneurship and innovation.

UKUDLA Graduate Centre

UKUDLA – the African-German Centre of Excellence for Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems and Applied Agricultural and Food Data Science – was officially launched in January 2025. UKUDLA is a ground-breaking initiative dedicated to transforming Africa’s food systems through innovative research, capacity building, and knowledge transfer.

Futures Literacy Incubator

Anticipation is fundamental to the world that surrounds us – from human beings that plan for the future, to the anticipatory instincts of basic biological systems underpinning the living universe.

Transdisciplinarity for transformation

The Transdisciplinary (TD) approach to research has been adopted as a cornerstone of the University of Pretoria’s (UP) current strategy. It is argued that championing and supporting TD are explicit and bold steps towards accelerating and amplifying the impact of UP research and scholarship.

Africa Science Leadership Programme

The African Science Leadership Programme (ASLP) is an initiative of the University of Pretoria and the Global Young Academy, with the support of Robert Bosch Stiftung.

Future Africa and ISC Regional Engagement Project

The positive developments and persistent challenges in African science entail that the global science system must collaborate with the continent.

Science, Technology and Innovation Coalition for Africa

The Coalition on Science, Technology, and Innovation for Africa’s Development (STI Coalition for Africa) is a multi-stakeholder initiative designed on the premise that collaborative efforts, including various forms of partnerships, are crucial for making STI more responsive to African realities.