Before the advent of digital biodiversity databases and global conservation platforms, one man quietly traversed the floodplains, woodlands and marshes of northern Botswana, driven by a deep passion for plant life and a vision to preserve the natural heritage of one of the world’s most remarkable ecosystems, the Okavango Delta.

What began as a complex and unfamiliar idea presented in a meeting room in Maun in 2010 has today evolved into one of Africa’s most influential climate research platforms. At the centre of that transformation is the Okavango Research Institute (ORI), whose early engagement helped translate an abstract concept into a practical, regionally owned scientific enterprise.

Long before the Okavango Delta earned its place as a global ecological treasure, its story was already being quietly documented-pressed, preserved and catalogued in cabinets at the Peter Smith University of Botswana (PSUB) Herbarium. Today, that archive has become an indispensable scientific foundation for understanding and safeguarding one of the world’s most unique inland delta systems.

A University of Botswana (UB) researcher, Dr Norman Carl Swart, has been named among the inaugural recipients of a prestigious continental microgrant jointly awarded by the African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer and Bio Usawa.

The University of Botswana Academic and Support Staff Union (UBASSU) commemorated International Women’s Day with a strong call for deliberate action to advance the rights, dignity and empowerment of women and girls.

The University of Botswana (UB) recently hosted the Lesotho Boston Health Alliance (LeBoHA), an international delegation of medical education experts in a high-level engagement aimed at strengthening collaboration and sharing best practices in health sciences training.

The University of Botswana (UB) Karate Club delivered an exceptional performance at the Botswana Karate Association (BOKA) 2026 Junior National Team Final Selection held over the weekend at the UB Indoor Sports Centre.

The University of Botswana (UB), through the Centre for Academic Development (CAD), recently hosted a comprehensive Staff Induction and eLearning Training Programme for newly appointed academic staff as part of efforts to strengthen teaching, research and technology-enhanced learning across the institution.

Portugal’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Her Excellency Ana Isabel Xavier, recently paid a courtesy visit to the University of Botswana (UB) where she reaffirmed Portugal’s commitment to deepening academic and cultural ties through the teaching of the Portuguese language.