READ ALL ABOUT IT! AT UP, we’re in the business of doing research for real-world impact. Find out more in ‘RE.SEARCH’ magazine, which details just some of our findings, from sustainable energy solutions to healthcare breakthroughs. Visit up.ac.za/research-matte…

CULLING CANCER: UP researchers have discovered an oestrogen-like compound that attacks tumours while sparing healthy cells. Find out more on page 16, Issue 2 of UP’s ‘RE.SEARCH’ magazine: indd.adobe.com/view/a356c00d-… #UPResearchMatters #UniversityOfPretoria

SOLUTION SEEKERS: Up-to-the-minute innovation & groundbreaking discoveries – ‘RE.SEARCH’ magazine has it all. Read about the research that UP experts have undertaken as they seek to address major societal challenges. Visit up.ac.za/research-matte…

DO OR DYE: “The problems related to food waste are driving our research,” said UP researchers who’ve found a sustainable solution to synthetic dyes by extracting natural dyes from onions. See page 22, Issue 3 of UP’s ‘RE.SEARCH’ magazine: indd.adobe.com/view/076ef024-…

BLOWN AWAY! UP researchers are focusing on an understudied driver of climate change – wind – by using Marion Island, an exceptionally windy sub-Antarctic region, as a model system. Go to page 10, Issue 4 of UP’s ‘RE.SEARCH’ magazine: indd.adobe.com/view/4c5cf9c2-…

ON THE JOB: SA needs entrepreneurs to create employment. That’s why a UP study is underway to identify the entrepreneurial competencies needed for specific groups to create a future workforce. See pg 30, Issue 6 of UP’s ‘RE.SEARCH’ magazine: indd.adobe.com/view/9cb1660d-…

FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND FINDING: A UP, McGill University and Université Laval study has found that DDT, used widely in malaria-endemic areas – could alter the sperm epigenome, affecting the next generation’s health. More: ow.ly/lJPg50QAXB4

The FABI team at #Fungal24 🍄🧬 Representing quite a few countries and bunch of different fungal favs, we've got Mike Wingfield, Brenda Wingfield, Markus Wilken, Janneke Aylward, Neriman Yilmaz 🧫🔬🧬, Nam Q Pham, Taygen Fuchs and I 🧬 UP Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences University of Pretoria UP Research Matters

University of Pretoria researchers say that for the 1st time in SA, data from satellite imagery and local weather stations have been “calibrated” to inform irrigation strategies on potato farms in the western Free State. Read: bit.ly/4czLuZe UP Plant and Soil Sciences🌾 FABI Future Africa Platform

SPIDER SENSE: UP researchers have weaved their magic once again, after discovering nine new trapdoor spider species in the Great Karoo, along with the Agricultural Research Council! Read more: ow.ly/SGzg50RcfRO #UPResearchMatters #trapdoorspiders #spiders

Connect with us! RE.SEARCH Issue 8 is available now. It features all nine faculties & demonstrates how we make today matter by connecting the research we do to creating a brighter future us all. More: indd.adobe.com/view/31e87922-… #UPResearchMatters #UniversityOfPretoria

READ ALL ABOUT IT! AT UP, we’re in the business of doing research for real-world impact. Find out more in ‘RE.SEARCH’ magazine, which details just some of our work, from innovative animal surgery to finding new energy sources. Visit up.ac.za/research-matte…

UP researchers have helped to reveal two new mole rat “superpowers”, adding to a long list of unique adaptations that human health researchers can tap into. The studies have been published in two Nature Communications papers: up.ac.za/research-matte… #UPResearchMatters #MakeTodayMatter

I just love this story. My latest in nature: ‘Rainbow’, ‘like a cricket’: every bird in South Africa now has an isiZulu name BirdLife South Africa 🇿🇦 nature.com/articles/d4158…

SOLUTION SEEKERS: Up-to-the-minute innovation & groundbreaking discoveries – ‘RE.SEARCH’ magazine has it all. Read about the research that UP experts have undertaken as they seek to address major societal challenges. Visit up.ac.za/research-matte… #UPResearchMatters

(P)AWESOME! UP surgeons have made history by fitting a dog with an artificial foot, marking the first known successful intraosseous transcutaneous amputation prosthesis surgery in SA. Read more on page 26, Issue 8 of ‘RE.SEARCH’ magazine: indd.adobe.com/view/31e87922-…

Techno-stress – the constant presence and change of information and communications technology in digitised workplaces – is a growing phenomenon that significantly affects the well-being of employees. ow.ly/uy3k50Sv9Eh #MakeTodayMatter #UPResearchMatters #WorkplaceStress

The government must act now to remediate acid mine drainage in Krugersdorp, or else the cost of clean drinking water for households will soar. Read more: ow.ly/OprJ50SvuHM #MakeTodayMatter #UniversityofPretoria #UPResearchMatters

Fight against poaching: UP experts have discovered that a rhino’s ‘third eyelid’ is the best site to place a pulse oximeter to monitor blood oxygen levels for a better response to immobilising drugs used during dehorning: ow.ly/mSr450SXrIb #UPResearchMatters

WHAT IF WE THOUGHT DIFFERENTLY? Find out more in Issue 9 of RE.SEARCH magazine, which details just some of our work, from developing future-fit education models to exploring the metaverse. Visit indd.adobe.com/view/6745ad16-…