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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.

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The dark side of the hive

What's the buzz? Prof Robin Crewe is a senior research fellow at the University of Pretoria's Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship and he is the co-author...
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The dark side of the hive

Bees are social insects and everyone has a role to play in the hive, but there is a darker side to the hive.

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The dark side of the hive

Most people have a perception that beehives and colonies are perfectly built, and that they are places of industrious labour for the greater good of the colony and a workforce working for the common good. Prof Crewe’s research uncovers the “dark” side of bees.

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Young children in Krugersdorp are breathing in uranium, arsenic and mercury fumes wafting over from abandoned legacy mines, while pollutants are seeping into...

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51
Research chairs in 8 disciplines
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NRF rated researchers
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