EXPERT OPINION: Engineering faculties perfectly placed to be at forefront of expanding on lessons learned during COVID-19 pandemic, says UP dean

Posted on March 09, 2021

Prof Sunil Maharaj, Dean of UP’s EBIT Faculty, writes about the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for Engineering faculties and students around the world.

UP experts highlight importance of prenatal care as COVID-19 linked to increase in infant and maternal deaths

Posted on February 17, 2021

Healthcare services in metropolitan areas have been inundated by the number of COVID-19 infections taking away the emergency care for mothers in labour, warn UP experts.

Times Higher Education Southern Africa Impact Forum, co-hosted by UP, to focus on sustainable development

Posted on February 17, 2021

The Forum will provide an opportunity for university and sustainable development leaders to analyse the opportunities and responsibilities of universities to address challenges highlighted by COVID-19.

EXPERT OPINION: UP career counselling specialist outlines how learners on lockdown can chart a course for future success

Posted on February 04, 2021

With public schools still closed as a result of COVID-19, Prof Kobus Maree of UP’s Dept of Educational Psychology offers learners and parents tips on how to maximise learning potential.

COVID-19 has hurt some more than others: SA needs policies that reflect this, say UP researchers

Posted on February 03, 2021

As is often the case during economic crises such, there are winners and losers, and in this case, it is the least skilled workers and poor females who suffer the most, say UP researchers.

EXPERT OPINION: Veterinary ivermectin: Should I use it to protect me from COVID-19? UP specialist veterinary pharmacologist weighs in

Posted on February 01, 2021

UP’s Dean of Veterinary Science, Professor Vinny Naidoo, weighs in on the debate around the use of a veterinary drug to treat COVID-19.

UP scientists scoop first and second prizes in Innovation Hub competition’s Biosciences category

Posted on January 14, 2021

UP’s Prof Tahir Pillay and Prof Celia Abolnik and their teams have won first and second prize, respectively, in the Biosciences category of the GAP Innovation Competition run by the Innovation Hub.

Working collaboratively and across disciplines is the only way to beat the pandemics and crises of the future, UP’s Future Africa tells Galien Forum Africa

Posted on December 17, 2020

“COVID-19 will probably not be the last pandemic. If we don’t build resource capacity, we’re going to be in more trouble. And if we don’t build a youth that thinks transdisciplinarily, we are also going to be in trouble,” said Professor Wanda Markotter of the...