Posted on August 29, 2018
The Faculties of Humanities and Theology and Religion hosted the Johan Heyns Memorial lecture, presented by Dr Allan Boesak, renowned public intellectual, who spoke on , ‘Rebels at the lectern and on the pulpit: Hegemony, harmony, and the critical dimensions of theological integrity’.
Posted on August 22, 2018
To achieve Sustainable Development Goal 3 which entails ‘ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at all ages,’ involves strengthening of the implementation of the framework convention on tobacco control and providing access to medicines and vaccines. It also involves...
Posted on August 20, 2018
Within any university context, the publication of articles, chapters and even entire books is a common occurrence, among academics. Senior management assistant in the Faculty of Theology and Religion at the University of Pretoria (UP), Tania Arrison, bucked this trend by writing a chapter in a...
Posted on August 14, 2018
The University of Pretoria Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control (UP ISMC) researchers scooped awards at the recent Southern African Malaria Research Conference held at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases in Johannesburg. Hosted by the South African Medical Research Council,...
Posted on August 13, 2018
In 2017, the percentage of women in executive positions in Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed companies was about 19%. “At this rate of improvement, it will take 200 years to reach gender equity.” This is according to Prof Jenny Hoobler, Professor of Human Resources at the...
Posted on August 12, 2018
Dr Vinet Coetzee’s main research objective is to create workable health solutions for Africa that can be used in both hospitals and rural areas. Because access to adequate health facilities is often limited in Africa, she knows her approach has to be different. Using her expertise in...
Posted on August 10, 2018
University of Pretoria researchers are helping save the South African pine industry from the destructive Sirex wasp, through a form of biological control. As part of the South African Sirex Control Programme, they are distributing millions of microscopic worms called nematodes to pine...
Posted on August 07, 2018
The University of Pretoria has announced the launch of Tuksnovation, a new high-tech business incubator which will initially support postgraduate students within the Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology (EBIT) Faculty.
Posted on August 03, 2018
The University of Pretoria (UP) believes that the education it affords its graduates should provide them with the skills, values and attributes that will not only enable them to fulfil their career aspirations, but also contribute to the life chances of others who do not yet have the...
Posted on August 02, 2018
The world of work is a rapidly changing environment as the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) takes root in society. The 4IR is characterised by the increasing capabilities of technology and its effect on work automation and artificial intelligence, greater global connectivity, wearable tech and...
Posted on August 01, 2018
Prof Nthabiseng Audrey Ogude, Dean of the University of Pretoria’s, Mamelodi Campus, was recently appointed Vice-President of the Pan African University Council (PAU). The PAU was established by the African Union Council (AUC) as an intra-African human resource development initiative to...
Posted on July 31, 2018
The University of Pretoria (UP) is one of three South African universities taking a novel approach to analysing big data, building capacity and research expertise ahead of the deluge of data expected to come streaming in through new telescopes like the South African Radio Astronomy...
Posted on July 30, 2018
A major challenge in cancer research is to find agents that target cancer cells, while leaving healthy cells alone and unharmed. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatments can have many undesirable side effects because they damage healthy cells as well.
Posted on July 20, 2018
Research led by scientists at the University of Pretoria (UP) has shed light on an evolutionary arms race with a twist. This research, conducted by Morgan J. Martin, a PhD student from UP has found that the small Heaviside’s dolphins (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii) selectively switch between...
Posted on July 19, 2018
A study by a University of Pretoria researcher into the ablution habits of white rhinos in the Hluhluwe iMfolozi Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, has revealed that these animals use their place of defecation to communicate with each other and take decisions that can affect their ecology.
Posted on July 17, 2018
Prof Roger Deane from the Department of Physics represented UP at the launch of the MeerKAT radio telescope, inaugurated by Deputy President David Mabuza in the Northern Cape. Built and operated by the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO), the MeerKAT comprises 64 radio dishes, each...
Posted on July 13, 2018
Hunger is on the rise again worldwide, despite the rapid progress needed to achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2, which is to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture. Currently, one person in three is...
Posted on June 25, 2018
Discover, access and explore the University of Pretoria from anywhere in the world. Prospective students who are interested in the University of Pretoria’s (UP) academic offerings can now take a virtual tour of the campuses from the comfort of their homes. Go to www.virtualcampus.up.ac.za...
Posted on June 22, 2018
The UP Shop is on the Hatfield Campus, in the Huis en Haard Building, next to the Graduate Centre and opposite the Sanlam Auditorium on Faculty Avenue. The old premises were renovated and the result is a spacious, airy shop.
Posted on June 18, 2018
Khanimamba Hlungwani, a postgraduate student in the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development at the University of Pretoria (UP), and her team mates from other universities emerged as the winners of the prestigious 2018 Agbiz Student Case Study Competition.
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