Welcome to Research Matters. This curated site highlights some of the University of Pretoria’s most impactful and innovative research which addresses some of our society’s most pressing concerns so that we can transform lives and communities. We are rated as the number one university in South Africa for research outputs. Our vision is to be a leading research-intensive university in Africa that is recognised internationally for its quality, relevance and impact. We develop people, create knowledge and strive to make a difference locally and internationally.
South Africa has vibrant and rich sources of cultural, living and natural heritage which are celebrated in September, Heritage Month.
Finding the right worm for the job Osmond Mlonyeni, a PhD student at the University of Pretoria’s Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), studies the genetic code of microscopic worms known as nematodes.
Prof Tiaan de Jager, Director: UP Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control (UP ISMC) Focus area - Public health, Environmental health, Malaria, Toxicology, Reproductive health
Zooming-in to the heart of M87 to see a new view of its black holeThis zoom video starts with a view of ALMA, a telescope in which ESO is a 4partner and that is part of the Event Horizon Telescope, and zooms-in on the heart of M87, showing successively more detailed observations.
Despite the fact that access to clean and disease-free drinking water is a basic human right enshrined in South Africa’s constitution, utilities often find it difficult to produce safe drinking water as they have to deal with highly contaminated water.
Malaria is a deadly, infectious disease with a complex life cycle. So complex in fact that after many years of research, scientists have still not been able to come up with a definitive solution to eradicate the disease completely.
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