Applications for 2021 University of Pretoria student intake extended

Posted on May 22, 2020

Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 and the national lockdown, many learners have been faced with various challenges. We have been monitoring all press conferences and strategies released by the Department of Basic Education and the Centre for Educational Testing for Access and Placement closely.

IN MEMORIAM: Professor Anton Carel Stoltz

Posted on May 21, 2020

The University of Pretoria mourns the loss of Professor Anton Carel Stoltz, a top infectious diseases expert, who passed away on Wednesday night from complications following surgery.

HR in a post-COVID-19 world: UP expert on embedding a ‘people over profit’ culture

Posted on May 21, 2020

Every crisis in history has resulted in change, and this crisis will be no different. Overnight, HR functions across industries and company sizes experienced what it really means to operate in a VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity) world.

UP mathematicians develop website for communication of mathematical analysis of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19

Posted on May 20, 2020

A group of University of Pretoria (UP) mathematicians has developed a website for rapid communication and exchange of ideas devoted to the modelling and mathematical analysis of SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, which causes COVID-19) and COVID-19 itself.

OUTsurance donates 20 000 items of COVID-19 personal protective equipment to UP’s Faculty of Health Sciences

Posted on May 19, 2020

UP’s Faculty of Health Sciences received a generous donation of 20 000 COVID-19 personal protective equipment (PPE) from OUTsurance to help keep health care workers safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.

‘We must find new ways to bridge the digital divide’ – UP Vice-Chancellor on World Telecommunication and Information Society Day

Posted on May 17, 2020

The internet has changed our lives. Today, in light of the global COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of students have to study online, while workers whose jobs can be done remotely through the internet have taken to working from home. This “new normal”, as some are calling it, finds...

International Day of Families: ‘Virtual families’ are important sources of support during COVID-19 lockdown, says UP lecturer

Posted on May 14, 2020

On 23 March 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a nationwide lockdown for 21 days with effect from 27 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Upon receiving the news, many South Africans bought food in bulk to feed their families.

ANALYSIS: Lockdowns and research – what we lost and what we stand to gain

Posted on May 13, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic – and the resulting lockdowns – have had a major impact on research at institutions across the world, and universities in particular.