Abstract:
The UP's Department of Library Services hosted Professor G.J.M. Meijer, the Director and Scientific Member at the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Berlin, Germany (since 2002), Prof Michael Pepper, Director, Institute for Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Director, SAMRC
Extramural Unit for Stem Cell Research and Therapy, Professor, Department of Immunology,
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria and Dr. Sepo Hachigonta, a Director in the Strategic Partnerships Unit at the National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa.
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Description:
Papers presented at the UP's Open Access Colloquium webinar themed "It Matters How We Open Knowledge: Building Structural Equity" during the Open Access Week at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, 26 October 2021.
