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PRIME is a collaborative research programme focused on wild baboons in South Africa, with core field sites at the Swebeswebe Wildlife Estate and Telperion Nature Reserve. The programme addresses key questions in behavioural ecology, social evolution, and environmental physiology, using long-term field studies to understand how primates adapt to complex and changing environments. PRIME brings together a network of researchers—including Richard McFarland (NTU), Tyler Bonnell (University of Calgary), Tony Weingrill (University of Zurich), Louise Barrett and Peter Henzi (University of Lethbridge), Chris Young (NTU) and Leslie Brown (UNISA)—integrating expertise across behaviour, ecology, physiology, and data science. This collaborative approach links social dynamics, environmental pressures, and individual health and performance in natural populations. We welcome enquiries from those seeking field experience, prospective postgraduate students looking for a field site, and individuals interested in pursuing postgraduate study at our partner institutions.