Posted on July 19, 2023
What do you do when a vulture with a crushed beak needs a new beak and two attempts to fit an acrylic beak fail? You improvise and use the beak of a deceased vulture, successfully enabling the injured bird to feed again.
Posted on October 20, 2022
UP researchers boost nutritive benefits of sweet potato with novel drying technology
Posted on October 20, 2022
‘Having this sort of recognition makes me want to work harder and inspire other young people,’ says Dr Gopolang Mohlabeng.
Posted on October 25, 2021
Scientists at UP’s Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering have substituted the sun’s rays for those of the moon to test a solar power-generating system.
Posted on October 07, 2021
Pangolins are highly sought after and used regularly in traditional medicine and divination in SA, which makes the study of their place within SA law particularly important, says prize-winner UP alumna Nicola Irving.
Posted on August 18, 2021
UP academics released the first study in the South African context of successful teaching and learning strategies for a blind student taking mathematics and science subjects.
Posted on July 30, 2021
Congratulations to Dr Keneiloe Molopyane for being selected as a National Geographic Emerging Explorer! The 15 individuals are chosen for conducting innovative work in everything from ocean exploration to understanding the past through archaeology. Dr Molopyane chats about her research and...
Posted on July 30, 2021
A study led by a University of Pretoria master’s student using South Africa’s MeerKAT telescope has led to the discovery of a group of 20 galaxies.
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