Research at Lupane
Advancing knowledge through innovative research and academic excellence
Research Focus Areas
Our institution is committed to advancing knowledge in various fields, with a focus on the following areas:
- Irrigation Engineering (Planning and Designs)
- Irrigation Water Management
- Community Water Supplies Planning and Designs
- Natural Resources Utilisation
Faculty Research Initiatives
Our faculties are actively engaged in cutting-edge research across diverse disciplines
Faculty of Agricultural Sciences
- Indigenous goat productivity and genetics through selective breeding
- Biodiversity for climate resilience, food and nutrition security
- Indigenous grain breeding
- Human-wildlife conflict
- Wastewater use and treatment
- Irrigation water management
Faculty of Commerce
- Holistic small town tourism development
- Tourism and climate change mitigation
- Revival of events management industry in the post Covid-19 pandemic era
- Accounting practices in small and medium enterprises
- Entrepreneurship education
- Sustainable cultural tourism products
- Community based natural resources management practices
Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences
- Dynamic Elliptical formation control of multiple Quadrotor UAV for cooperative Forest fire monitoring
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Gender equality and mainstreaming
- Economic empowerment of indigenous people (focussing on the San)
- Disability inclusion in different social sectors
- Climate change mitigation
- Quality and inclusive education in rural spaces
- Emerging and contemporary issues in education and curriculum issues in the Covid-19 era