UP GLAM: Preserving Veterinary Heritage through the Jotello F. Soga Library’s Special Collections

Posted on May 23, 2025

The Department of Library Services (DLS) is home to a number of rare and valuable collections curated by the Special Collections Unit. Although the majority of these collections are housed at Special Collections on Level 5 of the Merensky 2 Library, there are a few others at various other library...

UP Food Science graduate aims to nourish both mind and body

Posted on May 15, 2025

“Education has no end,” says Josiah Muriuki, who will be graduating with a BSc (Hons) degree in Food Science from the University of Pretoria (UP) in May as part of UP’s autumn graduation season. “The more you know, the more you realise you don’t know and the thirst...

‘Youth led into a life of crime can be led out of it’ – UP master’s grad explores the benefits of pastoral care

Posted on May 09, 2025

Thabang Motale from Soweto will be graduating from UP with a master’s degree in Practical Theology

Veterinary Science runs in the Voigts family

Posted on March 03, 2025

For the Voigts family, a love for veterinary science seems to be written in their DNA. From childhood experiences with family pets to professional careers in animal healthcare, their journey has been one of passion, dedication, and a deep-rooted commitment to animal welfare.

UP student’s ‘asteroid’ discovery recorded in International Astronomical Union database

Posted on February 28, 2025

A University of Pretoria (UP) student is over the moon after being credited with a provisional asteroid detection that has been catalogued in the International Astronomical Union’s (IAU) Minor Planet Center (MPC) database.

UP alumnus receives World Heritage Irrigation Structures Award

Posted on October 29, 2024

Irrigation expert Professor Sylvester Mpandeli, an alumnus of the University of Pretoria (UP), recently received the World Heritage Irrigation Structures Award at the ninth Asian Regional Conference and Exhibition in Sydney, Australia.

PPE in a mobile app

Posted on July 25, 2024

A new app reimagines the future of radiography by allowing pregnant radiographers to connect with their patients without exposing themselves and their foetuses to unsafe levels of radiation.

UP scientists lead Mpumalanga study of natural hydrogen gas discovered under Earth’s surface

Posted on April 30, 2024

Scientists at the University of Pretoria (UP) are leading a study of natural hydrogen gas discovered under the Earth’s surface in Mpumalanga – a source of renewable energy that could contribute to the national energy budget and help address the energy shortage in South Africa.