Prof James Ogude appointed as Director: Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship

Posted on January 17, 2017

The University is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor James Ogude as the new Director of the Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship (CAS) with effect from 1 January 2017.

Geoinformatics students win national Responsive Cities Challenge

Posted on January 11, 2017

A group of five students from the University of Pretoria who competed as team Apex PentaVertex were announced as winners of the Responsive Cities Challenge, which took place at the end of 2017.

New project to address issues at water-plant-food public health interface

Posted on January 09, 2017

A three-year grant under the Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) Program by the USAID and the South African Department of Science and Technology was recently awarded to Prof Lise Korsten and her research team from the Department of Plant and Crop Sciences at the University of...

Professor Ann Skelton receives another international award

Posted on December 20, 2016

The Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria is pleased to announce that another prestigious international award was bestowed upon Professor Ann Skelton, Director of the Centre for Child Law, on 20 December 2016.

Law Clinic wins Yousif Badri Civic Engagement International Prize

Posted on December 14, 2016

The Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria is proud to announce that its Law Clinic has been awarded the Yousif Badri Civic Engagement International Prize (YBCEIP) by the Ahfad University for Women in Sudan.

When men tackle mother and child health: lessons from Malawi

Posted on December 13, 2016

A recently completed study in Malawi shows that participatory governance, which emphasises citizen participation in governmental processes could support the practical implementation of gender equality.

Op-Ed: The rights of persons with disabilities: call to action!

Posted on December 13, 2016

According to Prof Charles Ngwena, Disability Rights expert and professor of Human Rights Law at the University of Pretoria, one of the messages to derive from the International Day of Persons with Disabilities in South Africa should be a call to action; it is time to act now!

Harmonising the legal environment for adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights

Posted on December 06, 2016

A research project by researchers at the Centre for Child Law in collaboration with Enterprises UP, examined laws, policies and related sources that impact adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights in 23 African countries.