UP collaborates to save the survivors

Posted on July 15, 2016

The Department of Paraclinical Sciences and various partners have initiated a project to determine how rearing conditions and environment affect orphaned rhinos' adaption to their natural habitat.

Muscle-building shakes don't always have as much protein as they claim to

Posted on July 13, 2016

A recent study by researchers at the University of Pretoria has found that when it comes to protein shakes, what is in the tub is not always what meets the eye.

Improving the lives of families affected by HIV

Posted on July 13, 2016

Prof Maretha Visser of the Department of Psychology collaborated on the development of a family strengthening and HIV prevention programme for adolescents and caregivers, which aims to improve the relationships and mental health of, and reduce HIV risk among, adolescents affected and orphaned by...

Pioneering research on governance innovation at UP

Posted on July 12, 2016

The Centre for the Study of Governance Innovation (GovInn) at the University of Pretoria (UP) is the first research institution in Africa dedicated entirely to governance innovation.

New Deputy Dean: Teaching and Learning appointed in Faculty of Veterinary Science

Posted on July 12, 2016

Prof Dietmar Holm was appointed Deputy Dean: Teaching and Learning in the Faculty of Veterinary Science with effect from 1 June 2016.

University of Pretoria partners with SANRAL and CSIR

Posted on July 12, 2016

On Tuesday, 28 June 2016, a memorandum of agreement (MOA) was signed by Prof Cheryl de la Rey, Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Pretoria; Mr Nazir Alli, Chief Executive Officer of the South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL); and Dr Rachel Chikwamba, Executive...

Rhino research that matters at UP

Posted on July 11, 2016

Dr Cindy Harper and her team from UP's Veterinary Genetics Laboratory have developed a ground-breaking technique to collect and catalogue DNA from rhinos and rhino horns.

Welcome to the new genomics revolution!

Posted on July 07, 2016

According to Professor Don Cowen, Director of the Centre for Microbial Ecology and Genomics and the Genomics Research Institute at the University of Pretoria, we are currently in the midst of a new scientific revolution.