Academic Achievers' Awards

These awards recognise individuals whose academic performance, research breakthroughs, and global influence set them apart. They are not only leaders in their fields — they are catalysts for change, advancing UP’s mission to shape futures through innovation, engagement, and ethical scholarship. Their work exemplifies the UP130 strategy in action: people-centred, future-focused, and globally connected.

Exceptional Academic Achievers Award This is awarded annually to senior academics who have already achieved the status of Professor, are regarded highly by their peers, and have consistently excelled in the areas of under- and postgraduate teaching and learning, research, community service and administration over a period of time.

Exceptional Young Researchers Award This award is given to exceptional young achievers in the field of research, as seen against the University’s strategic goals of achieving academic excellence, international competitiveness and local relevance.

Teaching Excellence Laureate Award The Laureates are awarded to nominated projects that display teaching practices with clear purpose and intent, and which have a strong alignment between the different elements in the broader context, to address identified needs or gaps with the aim of innovating to optimise teaching and learning.

Community Engagement Award The Community Engagement Award is awarded annually to one individual to recognise community engagement as a long-standing and valued tradition in higher education and an extensive, high-impact practice in teaching at the University of Pretoria.

The Conversation Africa Science Communication Awards The University of Pretoria confers awards under The Conversation Africa Science Communication Awards category.

RE.SEARCH Contribution Award The RE.SEARCH magazine award is awarded to a department or faculty for consistently communicating their science and research by providing relevant submissions relating to the theme of each edition which are shortlisted and published in RE.SEARCH over the preceding academic year.

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