Former Constitutional Court Justice heads Department of Jurisprudence

Posted on August 28, 2017

The Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria is proud to announce that former Constitutional Court Justice Johann van der Westhuizen has been appointed as Head of the Department of Jurisprudence.

Queer Spaces will change things at UP

Posted on August 28, 2017

David Ikpo writes about the creation of queer spaces at the University as part of the #SpeakOutUP campaign, which aims to encourage a non-sexist, non-discriminatory, working, living and study environment for UP staff and students.

Qwelane to apologise for hate speech – Centre for Human Rights applauds judgment

Posted on August 28, 2017

The Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria, through its Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression Unit, applauds the judgment earlier this month by the High Court of South Africa Gauteng Local Division in Johannesburg in the matter of the South African Human Rights...

Education Leadership and Management course attracts international delegation

Posted on August 25, 2017

The Enterprises University of Pretoria (Enterprises UP) Education Leadership and Management course attracted an international delegation of 16 school principals from various schools in Nigeria.

Opinion: The withdrawal of the Mandela book was nothing short of censorship

Posted on August 25, 2017

Beth le Roux, an Associate Professor in Publishing at the University of Pretoria, writes about the withdrawal of the book 'Mandela's Last Years' written by retired military doctor Vejay Ramlakan in an article that recently appeared on The Conversation.

Women in Science Awards 2017 honours three UP scientists

Posted on August 24, 2017

University of Pretoria scientists were honoured at last Thursday's Women in Science Awards (WISA 2017), hosted by Minister of Science and Technology Naledi Pandor.

Profile: Dr Bianca Brider, working towards malaria elimination

Posted on August 24, 2017

Dr Bianca Brider is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Pretoria. In 2014, her research on malaria drug discovery earned her a PhD in Biochemistry. She has been studying and working on the malaria parasite for over eight years.

Community of Practice in malaria elimination hosted at UP

Posted on August 24, 2017

The University of Pretoria (UP) will host its first Community of Practice focusing specifically on the elimination of malaria in the UP Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control.