Partners

covid19za Consortium

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The open Coronavirus COVID-19 (2019-nCoV) Data Repository for South Africa created, maintained and hosted by Data Science for Social Impact research group at the University of Pretoria. To disseminate this information, the Data Science for Social Impact research group at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, has worked on curating and applying publicly available data in a way that is computer readable so that information can be shared to the public – using both a data repository and a dashboard.
Partner project leader(s): Tshepiso Mokoena and Raesetje Sefala
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  • Title: COVID-19 MODEL HUB , Students: Takura Asael Wekwete | Lekutumisa Eddie Mathebana, Year: 2022

Forestry And Agricultural Biotechnology Institute and Institute of Commercial Forestry Research

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FABI, the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, at the University of Pretoria, is a post-graduate research institute that was established in 1997, based on a recognition that the future of forestry and agriculture in South Africa will strongly depend on the incorporation of new and emerging technologies into these industries. Major opportunities for these industries have emerged in recent times, from the applications of biotechnology and bioinformatics, amongst many others. FABI scientists undertake goal-directed research, in partnership with major players in the forestry and agricultural sectors in South Africa and in so doing, promote both human capital and industrial development in the country.

The Institute for Commercial Forestry Research (ICFR) is a non-profit organisation, providing project-based research solutions and related services in support of forest management in southern Africa. ICFR is the custodian of weather data on behalf of the forestry industry.
Partner project leader(s): Hannes Strydom and Dr Ilaria Germishuizen and Prof Bernard Slippers
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Department of Consumer and Food Sciences, University of Pretoria

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The department provides relevant, world-class education and training of future leaders in Consumer Science, Food Science, Culinary Science and Nutrition. We provide teaching and learning opportunities to develop future leaders in Food Science, Nutrition, Hospitality, Food Retail Management and Clothing Retail Management. We also conduct relevant research that is internationally recognized and impacts positively on the well-being of the African community.
Partner project leader(s): Prof Riëtte de Kock
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Department of Private Law, University of Pretoria

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The Department of Private Law is responsible for teaching several of the core subjects in the LLB curriculum. The main subjects taught are Family Law and the Law of Persons in the first year, Law of Succession, Law of Contract and Legal Pluralism in the second year, Law of Things, Intellectual Property Law and Law of Delict in the third year and Private Law in the fourth year. The Department also takes responsibility for teaching the following electives in the fourth year, namely Private International Law, Law of Damages, Trusts and Estates, Education Law and Child Law.
Partner project leader(s): Prof Gustav Muller
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Mail and Guardian

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The Mail & Guardian is a quality investigative and comment news publication, based on a culture of editorial independence and excellence. We have published a weekly newspaper since our first edition in 1985, and in 1994 we became the first news organisation in South Africa to launch a website. Since that first issue, the M&G has maintained an activist soul. We were born out of the need for a truly free and independent press in the dark days of the Apartheid regime, and through our journalism, we maintain and promote our core values of truth, freedom, justice and equality. Our aim is to create space for debate and diversity, to defend freedom of expression and to combat racial, political and religious prejudice. We stand in solidarity with the powerless and vulnerable and we strive for a more just and compassionate South Africa
Partner project leader(s): Athandiwe Saba
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South African Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Hub

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The South African SDG Hub is a metaplatform that aggregates the best and most relevant research on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from South African and selected non-South African universities. Our machine-learning-based classification tool classifies research in terms of one or more of the SDGs. Our mission is to increase the impact of research published on universities' institutional repositories.
Partner project leader(s): Dr Jurgens de Lange and Prof Willem Fourie
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Centre for Environmental Studies, GGM, University of Pretoria,

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The Centre for Environmental Studies at the University of Pretoria is a graduate training programme for multidisciplinary studies in the field of environmental sciences. The emerging discipline of Environmental Studies requires a new generation of graduates capable of facing the challenges posed by this multidisciplinary subject as well as by the expanding and rapidly changing market requirements. The latest developments in national legislation with respect to the environment and the consumer-driven environmental awareness of the industry at an international level have generated a need for suitably qualified professionals who can implement these new developments in the environmental industry. A sensitive balance between professional specialisation and a broad understanding of the varied and interacting dimensions of environmental problems is required promoting sustainable economic development at the conservation natural resource and social dimensions.
Partner project leader(s): Dr. Philemon Tsele and Prof. Abel Ramoelo
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Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences

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At the EMS Faculty you will receive the best support and additional study resources online to help you graduate on time with a relevant and internationally recognised degree that carries an excellent reputation amongst the top corporate employers in South Africa and abroad. You will also have the opportunity to gain critical skills that will allow you to start your own business as an entrepreneur. The Faculty offers a wide range of specialised degrees at undergraduate and postgraduate levels and focuses on three broad areas namely financial sciences economic sciences and management sciences – the cornerstones of global economies. We are a proud member of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). A number of our degrees are accredited by statutory and professional bodies at national and international level.
Partner project leader(s): Prof S Das and Dr A Bignotti
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  • Title: Forgood Needs , Students: Nkosana Guga | Tebogo Motlhamme, Year: 2020

Facial Morphology Research group

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Our main research focus is to identify affordable, non-invasive measures of health. More specifically, we study the associations between facial appearance (both shape and colour), direct measures of health and genetic variation. Our previous work, for example, found associations between facial appearance and Body Mass Index (BMI), hormonal profile, and antibody response. Many of these studies were conducted in collaboration with other local and international researchers and we continue to collaborate with various researchers worldwide.
Partner project leader(s): Prof. Vinet Coetzeeand | ORCiD and Google Scholar
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Department of Private Law, University of Pretoria

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The Department of Private Law is responsible for teaching several of the core subjects in the LLB curriculum. The main subjects taught are Family Law and the Law of Persons in the first year, Law of Succession, Law of Contract and Legal Pluralism in the second year, Law of Things, Intellectual Property Law and Law of Delict in the third year and Private Law in the fourth year. The Department also takes responsibility for teaching the following electives in the fourth year, namely Private International Law, Law of Damages, Trusts and Estates, Education Law and Child Law.
Partner project leader(s): Prof Gustav Muller
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Innovation Africa

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Innovation Africa @UP is a research investment platform that hosts and develops government-industry-University research entities to address national and pan-African needs for sustainable development and economic growth. The Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), Engineering 4.0 and Future Africa, together with various other research programmes and faculties at the University of Pretoria, provide a powerful foundation for the Innovation Africa @UP platform.
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Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria

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The Department of Zoology and Entomology provides excellence in teaching and sustained high productivity and quality in research. We are a highly skilled, internationally recognised scientific team, whose major research and teaching goals are to provide a comprehensive understanding of the patterns in, processes underlying, threats to, and management of biodiversity in natural and human-influenced landscapes.
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Gys Pitzer Motoring

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We are in the motor industry buying and selling good used vehicles.
Partner project leader(s): Prof Vukosi Marivate
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Tree Protection Co-operative Programme (TPCP), Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria

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The Tree Protection Co-operative Programme (TPCP), hosted at the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), is highly recognised internationally as the single strongest programme dealing with pest and pathogen problems in plantation forestry in the world. The TPCP has also brought huge energy to agricultural research and education in the biological sciences in South Africa. For example, it formed the foundation for the establishment of FABI at the University of Pretoria, which has become a flagship research centre promoting many aspects of plant improvement in South Africa. The TPCP represents a co-operative research initiative between the University of Pretoria and all private forestry companies in South Africa. It is also supported by departments in the South African Government. Other than long and short-term research, the TPCP provides the industry with extension services, training of forestry students at Universities, access to a world-class disease and pest diagnostic clinic and guidance in dealing with tree pest and pathogen problems. One of the key products of the TPCP is to produce biological control agents for insect pests that damage plantations belonging to members. This work depends on outstanding quarantine green house and related facilities.
Partner project leader(s): Prof. Martin Coetzee and Mr. A.N. Schreuder
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Data Science Law Lab

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The Data Science Law Lab is a research group for the study of laws regulating data science activities and how African countries should apply those laws to harness the opportunities and address the challenges of those data science activities.
Partner project leader(s): Dr Chijioke Okorie and Mr Segopotso Gakeitumele
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