UP students launch social media initiative to honour lives lost to COVID-19 and GBV

Posted on November 25, 2020

UP student Tanya Šafrová is calling on the UP community to heed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s call to mourn the individuals who have lost their lives to COVID-19 and gender-based violence.

UP Centre for Child Law continues fight for consideration of learners with disabilities amid COVID-19

Posted on November 25, 2020

World’s Children Day on 20 November and Disability Awareness Month in November presented an opportune time to reflect on how the experience of COVID-19 has brought into greater light the urgent need to affirm, protect and realise the rights and well-being of children with disabilities.

South Africa has failed to harness the digital revolution: how can it fix the problem?

Posted on November 20, 2020

A number of countries have successfully harnessed the digital revolution to enable broader socio-economic development. But South Africa has fallen behind.

‘COVID-19 a reminder that the world is on the edge of constant disruptions’ – UP Vice-Chancellor Prof Kupe at Future of Higher Education virtual discussion

Posted on November 19, 2020

The University of Pretoria (UP) in conjunction with New York University (NYU) recently hosted a panel discussion on the ‘Future of Higher Education’ and further discussed the role of global cross-institutional and cross-sector partnerships in leading opportunities for the future of...

Post-COVID-19: Opportunity for universities to have a rethink

Posted on November 16, 2020

Universities have a long history of operating in environments that are unstable, disruptive and unpredictable.

Coping with exams amid COVID-19 pandemic: UP educational psychology expert offers tips for students

Posted on November 11, 2020

Prof Kobus Maree of UP's Department of Education Psychology offers advice on how students can cope during exams as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to weigh heavily on the world.

UP Expert Lecture: Learning from COVID-19 can help prevent future pandemics, says virologist Prof Wanda Markotter

Posted on November 10, 2020

“It’s not just about disease surveillance; we really need to bring multidisciplinary teams together, and use the resources to answer several different questions.”

UP chemical pathology scientists develop ground-breaking nanobodies for COVID-19 detection and therapy

Posted on November 03, 2020

Researchers at the University of Pretoria (UP) are producing unique nanobodies that could be of ground-breaking use in rapid tests and as a therapy for COVID-19. In tests conducted in collaboration with the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), the nanobodies have been shown to...