Posted on July 25, 2024
Join the Giving Matters campaign and secure your chance at owning this iconic 1967 Beetle
Posted on July 25, 2024
Discover the historic legacy captured in photographs at the University of Pretoria's Archives
Posted on July 25, 2024
University of Pretoria (UP) graduate Keanan van Dyk recently landed an internship that’s likely to rank as a dream job for millions of racing fans out there – he’s now part of Oracle Red Bull Racing F1’s Aerodynamics Development team.
Posted on July 25, 2024
Meet the Khumalo siblings, Sandile and Nozipho, who are thrilled to have obtained their qualifications at the University of Pretoria (UP).
Posted on July 25, 2024
A new app reimagines the future of radiography by allowing pregnant radiographers to connect with their patients without exposing themselves and their foetuses to unsafe levels of radiation.
Posted on July 25, 2024
A look at Tuks's Olympic success and the stories of grit behind the medals
Posted on June 20, 2024
Meet the Masiya family, all of whom obtained qualifications from the University of Pretoria (UP) just days apart during the 2024 autumn graduation ceremony.
Posted on June 18, 2024
Kutlwano Mabeba is a business analyst at Lombard Insurance who graduated with a degree in industrial engineering from the University of Pretoria (UP) in 2019. She is currently enrolled for a master’s degree in innovation management with the University’s Graduate School of Technology...
Posted on May 28, 2024
University of Pretoria (UP) alumnus Dr Mpho Nenweli is thrilled to have published his second book, titled Succeed in Business, in which he hopes to inspire academics to see the value in turning their innovative ideas into businesses.
Posted on May 23, 2024
“We were motivated to choose the University of Pretoria (UP) because of our desire for the best and because of UP’s global footprint,” says Dr Rachael Olusegun, who – along with her husband and three children – is a graduate of the University.
Posted on April 30, 2024
Scientists at the University of Pretoria (UP) are leading a study of natural hydrogen gas discovered under the Earth’s surface in Mpumalanga – a source of renewable energy that could contribute to the national energy budget and help address the energy shortage in South Africa.
Posted on April 23, 2024
“When my family and I moved from the Eastern Cape to Pretoria in 1958, I was shown the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Aula, a cultural beacon of note in those years,” recalls UP alumnus Frans Gustav Radloff, who obtained a BA Law degree in 1963 and an LLB in 1965.
Posted on April 23, 2024
The University of South Africa (Unisa) recently conferred an honorary doctorate on part-time University of Pretoria (UP) lecturer and sculptor Dr Angus Taylor in recognition of his artwork over the years. He graduated with a BA in Fine Arts in 1996 from UP and was awarded an alumni laureate in...
Posted on April 23, 2024
Did you know that the University of Pretoria’s Department of Library Services has a dedicated Special Collections Unit which curates rare, valuable and specialist collections on level 5 of the Merensky 2 Library?
Posted on April 10, 2024
“After my mother’s passing when I was 13 years old, I vowed to pursue law,” says University of Pretoria (UP) alumna Tiyani Majoko, who is a Communications Officer at the International Finance Corporation which is the private sector investment arm of the World Bank Group.
Posted on March 26, 2024
Last month, fashion designer and University of Pretoria (UP) alumna Judy Sanderson became a recipient of the 2024 Global Brand Prize, courtesy of France’s Maison Mode Méditerranée Endowment Fund.
Posted on March 01, 2024
Jenny van Dyk, the "Coach with the Midas Touch", is now up to her most significant challenge with today's announcement that she is the new Protea head coach.
Posted on February 29, 2024
Boitumelo Lekalakala's commitment to football empowers athletes and supports the disadvantaged
Posted on February 29, 2024
Meet the Nxumalos, four siblings who believe that their course in life has been directly impacted by their time as students at the University of Pretoria (UP).
Posted on February 29, 2024
“I recall the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Faculty of Law hosted a festival in 2020, and I was one of their headliners¬¬ – my first performing gig in front of a big crowd was at UP,” says rapper Lethabo Sebetso, popularly known as Focalistic.
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