Brace for challenging financial period, experts warn during LeadUP Alumni Thought Leadership budget debate

Posted on June 26, 2020

South Africans need to brace themselves for a challenging financial period due to the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

UP Campus Tours goes digital with interactive, customised virtual tours

Posted on June 25, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated the tourism industry worldwide. Many are asking: how will the industry survive; what will it look like in the years to come; can I, or my child, still develop a career in tourism? The University of Pretoria’s (UP) Department of Historical and Heritage...

Nine types of ‘remote-work personalities’ to look out for in your colleagues

Posted on June 24, 2020

Working remotely is not every employee’s cup of tea. Some employees cope well, while others feel overwhelmed engaging with remote technology to get their work done. A wide range of employees with diverse ‘remote-work personalities’ have emerged during the lockdown.

UP’s Tuks Camerata joins 20 choirs around the world to heal the earth through song

Posted on June 20, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has swept across the world, robbing many of their family members, livelihoods and ways of life. In an effort to spread unity and courage during this time, choirs from across the world have come together to form a virtual choir under the name Sing Around The gloBe (SATB) to...

UP academics participate in SUCSESS project aimed at reducing youth unemployment

Posted on June 19, 2020

Youth unemployment is a major concern in South Africa, one which has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Abandoned babies: Early intervention and care can help prevent abandonment, UP expert says

Posted on June 17, 2020

Why do mothers abandon their babies? Where are the mothers’ families? Where is the biological father of the baby? A family should provide security and care, nurturance, and protection.

Youth Day 2020 – Message from the Vice-Chancellor and Principal

Posted on June 15, 2020

Youth Day is an annual national holiday in South Africa which commemorates the 1976 uprising by black learners against an unjust and inequitable apartheid education system.

Mutual support: UP students raise funds to help each other during pandemic

Posted on June 15, 2020

As South Africa and the world have faced rapidly changing circumstances as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Pretoria (UP) has developed a number of programmes to help students and staff cope with lockdowns as well as the switch to online teaching and learning.