UP Veterinary Science master’s student wins Belgian prize for dissertation

Abstract

South African veterinarian Dr Hendrik Swanepoel, a University of Pretoria (UP) master’s student in Veterinary Science, recently won the 2021 Prize for Global Research of the Province of Antwerp for his thesis on viral diseases in African hoofed mammals (ungulates). This prominent award recognises the best master’s dissertations across selected fields and the researcher’s contribution to global science for health worldwide. Dr Swanepoel completed his master’s degree through a collaborative programme between the Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases in UP’s Faculty of Veterinary Science and the Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM) in Antwerp, Belgium.