Coping with COVID-19: It is okay to seek help, says VC Prof Kupe

Posted on October 19, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about significant changes in our lives. It is not only a disease crisis; it is a crisis of society, the economy, sustainability, of governance on the continent and globally – and of well-being.

World Food Day: Child nutrition is everyone’s responsibility

Posted on October 15, 2020

With the current increasing rates of malnutrition, infant mortality, poverty, hunger and food insecurity, the future of the African child is at stake. These are children who need to contribute to the economic “rescuing” and growth of the continent and the world at large. The cost of...

UP partners with Impact Catalyst to deliver primary healthcare to mining communities

Posted on October 15, 2020

The University of Pretoria’s (UP) Community Oriented Primary Care (COPC) Research Unit has been contributing its expertise around the Mogalakwena mine in Limpopo by equipping community healthcare workers with skills and knowledge through work-integrated learning sessions.

World Mental Health Day: ‘The lasting impact of the COVID-19 pandemic might be on mental health’, writes UP expert

Posted on October 10, 2020

World Mental Health Day is commemorated annually on 10 October. On this day, mental health practitioners, organisations and advocacy groups attempt to demystify notions around mental health and build trust in seeking mental health intervention.

Updated protocols on COVID-19 reporting

Posted on October 08, 2020

The University has released updated protocols on the reporting of COVID-19 symptoms and any cluster outbreaks that might occur as more staff and students return to campus.

University of Pretoria awards 1 380 qualifications to graduates in virtual spring graduation ceremony

Posted on September 29, 2020

University of Pretoria (UP) Chancellor Professor Wiseman Nkuhlu awarded 1 380 degrees, diplomas and certificates to graduates in absentia during a virtual spring graduation ceremony held on Tuesday, 29 September.

Best-case to worst-case: UP experts predict four scenarios that could play out as SA universities build a new normal post-COVID-19

Posted on September 29, 2020

A paper authored by University of Pretoria (UP) academics highlights four scenarios that could face SA universities as the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to reverberate through every industry and sector nationally and globally.

UP hosts webinar on decolonising universities in the time of COVID-19

Posted on September 25, 2020

The Department of Political Sciences at the University of Pretoria (UP) recently hosted a panel discussion that assessed the impact of COVID-19 on the broader decolonial project. The conversation focused on five key change markers: positionality, intersectionality, fair representation,...