Posted on July 19, 2023
‘Taylon Bieldt is one of only a few athletes to have set national records in three different age groups’
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 July 19, 2023
UP’s Department of Architecture outlines how its archival projects are contributing to local and international heritage conversations.
Posted on July 14, 2023
University of Pretoria (UP) alumnus, Professor Brenda Louw, was awarded a Fellowship of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).
Posted on July 10, 2023
“The rigorous academic standards and exposure to diverse perspectives at the University of Pretoria (UP) helped me develop a deeper understanding of educational practices and policies,” says Siphakeme Mthabela, an alumnus of the University who was recently recognised by the annual...
Posted on July 06, 2023
‘It’s time for SA to take action against unemployment. We have lost ground. This is urgent. Our people want jobs,’ said Prof Tshilidzi Marwala, Rector of the UN University, speaking at a policy debate on unemployment held at UP's Future Africa.
Posted on July 03, 2023
Meet University of Pretoria (UP) alumna Felicia Snyman-du Toit, who recently published her first Afrikaans children’s book series.
Posted on June 15, 2023
To celebrate international Women in Engineering Day, University of Pretoria (UP) alumna, Nozipho Dlamini, shares her view on the exciting role women can play in the mining industry.
Posted on June 13, 2023
“My first-year self would be shocked to see that I graduated within the minimum amount of time, let alone with distinction!”
Posted on May 30, 2023
Despite the risk of job displacement, AI technology presents Africa with opportunities to leap-frog stages of development, said experts during a LeadUP webinar.
Posted on May 19, 2023
Dr Ilse van Staden, who qualified as veterinarian at the Faculty of Veterinary Science in 1995, is not only an alumnus of the Faculty, but an acclaimed, award-winning poet, writer and artist who recently donated two copies of her debut Afrikaans novel, ‘Goeie dood wat saggies byt’...
Posted on May 15, 2023
Meet the first Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Academic Affairs of Makerere University and a University of Pretoria (UP) alumni, Professor Umar Kakumba.
Posted on May 15, 2023
A deep love of writing inspired by his father and being part of a poetry society at the University of Pretoria (UP) have culminated in the recent publication of UP alumnus Tshepo Matlheketlha’s first poetry book, titled That Cloud has a Sylver Lining.
Posted on May 11, 2023
University of Pretoria (UP) alumna Sunel Combrinck recently published the second book in her Afrikaans young adults series, Die Ontwaking van Winter [The Awakening of Winter].
Posted on April 26, 2023
As one of the few written records of a heritage that was previously considered unwritten and unrecorded, the Van Warmelo Collection is a valuable untapped resource that UP’s Department of Library Services is proud to house.
Posted on April 24, 2023
‘To be competitive, you also need to be mentally and physically tough,’ says Callan Lotter.
Posted on April 24, 2023
University of Pretoria (UP) accounting graduate Reitumetse Manasoe and his father, Dr Benjamin Manasoe, a UP alumnus, are on the same page when it comes to recognising what has made them future-fit professionals: the experience of having studied at UP.
Posted on April 24, 2023
Meet the University of Pretoria (UP) alumni, Shameela Soobramoney, who recently stepped into her role as the newly appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of National Business Initiative (NBI).
Posted on April 24, 2023
A University of Pretoria (UP) study has shown that playing soothing classical music to dairy cows lowers their stress levels and increases their milk production.
Posted on April 24, 2023
Self-belief, proper planning and family support were what helped University of Pretoria (UP) alumna Devoshum Moodley-Veera meet the demands of home life, work life and student life at one stage.
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