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  • Against all odds

    Posted on April 24, 2017

    Regardt Verster, a rising cricket star and recent BCom (Business Management) graduate from the University of Pretoria, is an inspiration and an example of how, with determination and commitment, one can overcome adversity.

  • Death is temporary - the resurrection of the naked mole rat

    Posted on April 24, 2017

    Prof Nigel Bennett and Dr Heike Lutermann, of the University of Pretoria's Department of Zoology and Entomology, are involved in an exciting study on the naked mole rat that has been featured in Science.

  • Faculty showcases its CEn programme to the steering committee of the USRN

    Posted on April 21, 2017

    The steering committee of the University Social Responsibility Network (USRN) visited the Faculty of Veterinary Science earlier this month as part of an in-depth fact-finding mission to the University of Pretoria.

  • Malaria Awareness Week: Spreading the word about a killer disease

    Posted on April 21, 2017

    The University of Pretoria Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control has initiated an awareness campaign about malaria, during which focus will also be placed on some of the research being done at the Institute.

  • LLITUP Collaboratorium launch at Groenkloof Campus

    Posted on April 20, 2017

    The research space of the Living Lab for Innovative Teaching at the University of Pretoria (the LLITUP Collaboratorium) was recently launched at the University's Groenkloof Campus.

  • Africa's protected areas have only a quarter of the elephants they should

    Posted on April 19, 2017

    A new study from the Conservation Ecology Research Unit (CERU) at the University of Pretoria provides an estimate of the number of elephants that should be present in 73 protected areas spanning 21 African countries.

  • Tuks are the 2017 Varsity Cup champions!

    Posted on April 19, 2017

    UP-Tuks held off Maties (Stellenbosch University) to win the 10th Varsity Cup with a final score of 28–21 (half-time 13-15) in an exhilarating final at the Tuks Rugby Stadium on Monday night.

  • New compounds show promise for the treatment of tuberculosis

    Posted on April 18, 2017

    A study by researchers in the Department of Chemical Pathology at the University of Pretoria has identified three compounds that may have potential for the treatment of tuberculosis.

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