UP academic co-directs documentary on healthcare workers’ fight against COVID-19

Posted on September 13, 2021

UP’s Prof Leonie Scholtz has co-directed a riveting film about healthcare workers’ battle against COVID-19. Catch ‘Fighting Every Day for Everyone’s Tomorrow: Zero to Zero’ on DStv Premium on M-Net (DStv Channel 101) on 4 October at 8:30pm.

University of Pretoria students prove science and rap music rock

Posted on August 30, 2021

"Vaccinate, let us try and heal the nation. Wait, but there’s a debate. People are wondering why we should vaccinate." These are the lyrics of a catchy rap song by UP medical student Rostum Ogbuehi that aims to promote vaccination.

Book your slot! The UP Museums welcome their first visitor for 2021 after 300 days of lockdown

Posted on February 12, 2021

More than 300 days after they closed their doors, the @UP_museums welcomed their first visitor, UP anthropology and archaeology student Tebogo Nkosi.

For the love of university museums: The UP Museums to reopen on 1 February 2021

Posted on January 28, 2021

After over 300 lockdown days, the UP Museums are finally reopening their doors to the public. With new artwork and some new gallery changes, read more here to find out what you can look forward to.

‘Heritage Day must acknowledge the trauma of the dispossessed’

Posted on September 24, 2020

This pandemic has revealed the deep fault lines in democratic South Africa, but, equally, it has opened up a crucial opportunity to think deeply about who we are and how we have come to be here.

UP and University of Leeds collaborate on digital project to teach kids about COVID-19

Posted on August 18, 2020

The University of Pretoria (UP) and the University of Leeds are working together on a project to determine if children between eight and 12 years old can learn about COVID-19 through a storybook and/or by playing an online game.

Theatre in the time of COVID-19: Should the show go on?

Posted on August 12, 2020

The cultural and creative industries sector has, undoubtedly, been hit the hardest by the pandemic. In fact, UNESCO called the situation a “cultural emergency” on a global scale.

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...