In the highlands of the Eastern Free State, where mountain landscapes shape both ecology and everyday life, the ARU has spent the past decade building a foundation for research that connects people, place, and the environment.

When most people are still tucked in bed, the wetlands are already alive with music.  For Toka Mosikidi, a PhD candidate in the UFS Department of Zoology and Entomology on the Qwaqwa Campus, this morning performance turns beautiful sound into valuable scientific data.