Posted on April 24, 2024
Duané Kitching (24), a Junior Marketer at UP & recent Master of Commerce in Marketing Management graduate, scored her latest academic success with a research study focused on Nando's tongue-in-cheek adverts related to loadshedding.
Posted on April 23, 2024
Dr Heather Thuynsma, a senior lecturer in the Department of Political Sciences at UP, shares this interesting piece ahead of South Africa's elections in May.
Posted on April 23, 2024
UP has awarded world-renowned conservation scholar, Professor Stuart Pimm, with an honorary doctorate in recognition of his outstanding contribution in the field of conservation biology.
Posted on April 23, 2024
The UP ISMC was awarded a substantial grant by the Gates Foundation totalling $1.64 million.
Posted on April 22, 2024
With the increasing rise in youth unemployment, UP’s Centre for the Future of Work launches an online website aimed at forging partnerships with stakeholders to research and address the growing crisis.
Posted on April 21, 2024
“Let’s work towards a future where every young girl’s dream of sporting greatness is not just a possibility but an inevitability,” said SuperSport broadcaster Layla Arrison during an event at UP to celebrate women in sport.
Posted on April 19, 2024
UP has awarded World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, with an honorary doctorate in recognition of her outstanding contribution in Africa and beyond as a leader, global health expert, advocate and diplomat.
Posted on April 18, 2024
“The key to social media marketing is accepting new trends and being at ease with change. It's important to be adaptable, since what's fashionable now might not be so tomorrow," says Munaka Muthambi graduating with a BCom Marketing Management (Hon) degree from UP.
Posted on April 18, 2024
Do today’s academics and leaders have the skills to be changemakers? This and other questions were up for discussion when university leaders from 32 countries met at the Times Higher Education Pan-African Universities Summit, hosted by UP.
Posted on April 17, 2024
The University of Pretoria has once again performed strongly in the 2024 QS World University Rankings by Subject, with 16 of its subject offerings ranked in the top 450 offerings by universities worldwide, and 18 ranked in the top three among South African universities.
Posted on April 17, 2024
Dr Reuel Jethro Khoza, leadership pioneer and accomplished businessperson, academic and author, was awarded the Chancellor’s Medal by UP during the autumn MBA graduation ceremony held by UP’s business school, GIBS.
Posted on April 17, 2024
Research Associate Johanneke Kroesbergen-Kamps's book has been shortlisted for the Desmond Tutu-Gerrit Brand-prize
Posted on April 16, 2024
Nonkululeko Gobodo, the first black woman in South Africa to qualify as a chartered accountant, receives the Chancellor’s Medal at UP from GIBS during its autumn MBA graduation ceremony.
Posted on April 16, 2024
EBIT launches its new Immersive Technology Lab at the Department of Information Science. This cutting-edge facility marks a significant milestone in the university's journey towards integrating advanced immersive technologies into its curriculum and research initiatives.
Posted on April 16, 2024
On April 11, 2024, the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Health Sciences and Family Health International (FHI 360) solidified their commitment to advancing public health research through a formal agreement. This collaboration, formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), marks...
Posted on April 15, 2024
LESSONS IN LEADERSHIP: UP’s EMS Faculty is pleased to have had the opportunity to host delegates from the American Council on Education Fellows Programme. “The objective of our visit was to meet leaders at UP, and learn about issues of transformation, inclusion, diversity and...
Posted on April 15, 2024
The University of Pretoria (UP) will confer degrees on 12 511 undergraduate and postgraduate students during its autumn graduation season, which will take place between 15 April and 15 May 2024 on Hillcrest campus.
Posted on April 12, 2024
TUKS Camerata has released its latest album on all streaming platforms. Titled uJehova, the album is a heartfelt tribute to South Africa’s democracy, and contains commissioned and specially curated pieces.
Posted on April 12, 2024
Dr Avi Sooful, Senior Lecturer in Fine Arts at UP’s School of the Arts, has become the first South African to join UNESCO think tank on arts education around cultural diversity & sustainable development.
Posted on April 12, 2024
The UP community may make donations from 15 April for the next Thrift Store Day, which is set to take place on the piazza on Hatfield campus on Thursday, 9 May.
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