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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