UP’s SEMLI launches research study on returning to sport after COVID-19

Posted on August 06, 2020

A study on the effects of COVID-19 and other respiratory infections on athletes returning to training and competition is being launched by the Sport, Exercise Medicine and Lifestyle Institute (SEMLI) at the University of Pretoria (UP) in association with the International Olympic Committee (IOC)...

It’s time to get real: Leadership lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic

Posted on August 06, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is revealing that the leaders who are “winning” the war against the virus and the hearts and minds of followers are not the blustering, direct-now-and-think-later leaders of the pre-pocalypse. The leaders who are winning during the pandemic are the ones who are...

UP Law Clinic keeps fighting the good fight during COVID-19 lockdown

Posted on August 04, 2020

The University of Pretoria Law Clinic (UPLC), Faculty of Law, has continued functioning amid the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in South Africa.

Student life post-COVID-19: ‘Life on campus will continue to be resilient and adaptable to the challenges of this pandemic,’ writes UP Vice-Principal

Posted on August 03, 2020

Student academic success is underpinned by a range of comprehensive, holistic student support interventions that address their individual needs, leverage their strengths, and focus on professional development and personal growth.

UP and Healthcare Workers Care Network sign MOU to tackle mental health

Posted on August 03, 2020

The University of Pretoria (UP) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Healthcare Workers Care Network (HWCN) to help tackle mental health challenges that affect healthcare practitioners.

Higher Education Post-COVID-19: ‘Online learning must remain a key component of teaching systems,’ writes UP Vice-Principal

Posted on July 24, 2020

There is a TikTok video doing the rounds that sums up what many feel about remote teaching during the COVID-19 lockdown: A music teacher says she has composed a song to express what she feels about transitioning to online teaching and learning. She picks up a ukelele, strums a few chords, opens...

Expert Opinion: Home-bound or office-bound after COVID-19, what will your choice be?

Posted on July 24, 2020

As human beings, we are creatures of habit, and most often we are comfortable doing things which are familiar to us. Before COVID-19, most of us were part of the rat race, industrialisation, and endless traffic.

Trust in political parties is being tested as COVID-19 infection rates surge, say UP Political Sciences experts

Posted on July 23, 2020

The pandemic has already raised necessary questions around the integrity of the election and the IEC’s readiness to hold it. What is also important, however, is how political parties and, since this is a local government election, independent candidates will use this experience to shape...