The University of Botswana (UB) continues to strengthen its global academic partnerships marked by the recent donation of a collection of 141 Japan-related books to the UB Library by Japan under its globally recognised READ JAPAN PROJECT 2025.

Third-year students from the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences recently conducted a tuberculosis (TB) wellness campaign at Ledumang Kgotla in Broadhurst as part of a community project to fulfil the requirements of their BNS 316 (Community Health Nursing Practice) programme.

Growing concern over rising cases of kidney-related illnesses in some communities around the Okavango Delta has prompted scientists to begin examining whether water quality could be a contributing factor. No scientific study has yet confirmed any direct link. Consequently, the emerging health concerns are now driving calls for urgent, coordinated research to establish the source of the problem

UniPod Botswana in conjunction with Mafikeng Digital Innovation Hub are set to launch the first-ever home-grown Virtual Reality technology in the country. The new technology is set to be launched by the Minister of Youth and Gender Affairs, Hon Lesego Chombo, on the 16th of April 2026 at the University of Botswana where the UniPod is located.

Across Botswana’s dry landscapes, water has always determined movement. Now, scientists say where water is placed, and how it is managed, is quietly reshaping the country’s wildlife patterns with elephants at the centre of a growing ecological and human challenge.

University of Botswana (UB) and Northwestern University researchers have partnered to co-design and implement a suicide prevention package (screening, assessment, safety planning intervention) in six (6) schools in Gaborone’s public sector.

The University of Botswana’s School of Nursing recently hosted a crucial workshop focused on the dissemination of research findings on the provision of health services to key populations.

University of Botswana (UB) Senior lecturer and researcher in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, Dr Peal Lefadola, is pioneering an impactful study to upcycle food waste, in particular tomatoes, to make value-added products.

Aone Hans of the Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences and Olorato Sebudi of the Faculty of Business, Economic and Law were crowned Mr and Miss University of Botswana (UB) 2026/2027 in a dazzling ceremony held at the UB Amphitheatre recently.

University of Botswana Athletics Club (UBAC) athletes stamped their authority at the Orange Botswana National Championships with standout performers Junior Phatsima and Oarabile Hines leading a wave of qualifications to major international competitions.