Stories
July 28, 2025
UP study first to document how deadly winds are driving deaths of endangered grey-headed albatross
University of Pretoria (UP) researchers have become the first to document a disturbing new threat to the endangered grey-headed albatross: wind-driven, land...
August 06, 2024
US space explorer inspires students to change the world for all humanity
The University of Pretoria (UP)’s Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology, in collaboration with the US Embassy, hosted Dr Sian...
July 13, 2023
Unlock the Secrets of Flight: Discovering the Wonders of the Grey-headed Albatross
Title: Unlock the Secrets of Flight: Discovering the Wonders of the Grey-headed Albatross Authors: Alex Winter, Janine Schoombie, Dr Lelanie Smith At the...
March 06, 2023
Fledgling aeronautical engineers learn from nature’s aviators
Researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering are finding ways to make air travel cheaper, cleaner and faster. In their quest to...
December 02, 2022
UAV opens opportunities for experiential learning at UP
Since 2014, undergraduate students at the University of Pretoria have been part of an international student team, Aircraft for Rhino and Environmental Defence...
November 16, 2022
Inter-varsity radio controlled aircraft competition 2022
The Irene Radio Flyers Club played host to the annual intervarsity flight competition, a competition designed to encourage young students about the joys of...
September 23, 2022
Moving towards bird-inspired unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at UP
Researchers at UP’s Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering are investigating the use of bird-inspired designs on the performance of unmanned...
August 02, 2022
UP's Mechanical Engineering comes out tops in South Africa in latest Shangai Rankings
The University of Pretoria’s Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering has come out as the top Mechanical Engineering department in South Africa in...
April 29, 2022
Collaborating to better understand the albatross's wing
The Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering is collaborating with the Makerspace at the University of Pretoria’s Hatfield Library to better...