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COMMITTED

TO DIVERSITY

AND EXCELLENCE

Our women r esearchers at the University
of Pretoria are disruptors and connectors,
addressing some of the biggest challenges
facing business, government and society in
Africa and in the world through their g round-
breaking research… Did you

Four women who have been recognised for
the quality of their research and teaching:
know...

Prof Tania Haneko oom
Chancellor’s Awarddd for
teaching e xcellenceee
Bioengineering
Almost 60%
of postgraduate
students at
Dr Alisa Phulukdar rree UP are female
NRF Y-rated researcher
UP Young Research hher award winner
Molecular mechanisssms involved in 57% of
chronic inflammatory disease The number of UP staff
black women are female
academics
who hold
PhDs
increased
Prof Stella N komo oo Almost 75% of
NRF A-rated researcher 76% postgraduate
over the past
Race, gender a nd dddiversity students
within organisations five years at UP are
black
UP is supporting
a f urther
37 black female
Prof Mmantsae Di iiale academics in their
Finalist for N STF Em mmerging Researcher Award PhD studies
Solar energy conversion from materials
development to device fabrication

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