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  • UP produces interactive app with real-time data on COVID-19 infections

    Posted on April 06, 2020

    A team from the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Department of Statistics in collaboration with other international universities has developed what is believed to be the first interactive app in the country that provides real-time data on COVID-19 using R-Shiny (a statistical software package).

  • The future of universities post-COVID-19 – UP co-hosts international THE online forum

    Posted on April 06, 2020

    The financial existential crises experienced at universities and the future funding of research in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown were the focus of an online forum organised by the Times Higher Education publication in partnership with the University of Pretoria.

  • Message to students: Teaching & Learning

    Posted on April 03, 2020

    This is an uncertain time, not only for us, but also for the whole world. However, in the second week of lockdown, as we are all slowly settling into our new routines, we want to encourage you to take heart and develop a routine that also includes your academic work.

  • Message from the VC – 3 April 2020

    Posted on April 03, 2020

    We have now entered Day 8 of the national lock down, which is meant to curb infections and flatten the curve. This effort is necessary to save our individual and collective health in the face of a pandemic caused by the coronavirus COVID-19.

  • Library news: Publishers make wide range of learning material available online in response to COVID-19

    Posted on April 02, 2020

    The Department of Library Services would like to bring to your attention that a number of publishers and aggregators of scholarly materials have stepped up to support online learning in response to the current health emergency of COVID-19.

  • WATCH: UP's Tuks Camerata choir performs Just over the Horizon

    Posted on April 01, 2020

    WATCH: “We are all in this together. Despite all our differences, we are all the same.” To lift spirits as South Africa and the world unite to fight COVID-19, UP's Tuks Camerata choir performs Just over the Horizon and delivers their inspirational message.

  • University of Pretoria’s MakerSpace Centre producing 3D visor frames for facial shields for healthcare workers

    Posted on March 31, 2020

    The University of Pretoria’s (UP) MakerSpace Centre is producing 3D-printed visor frames for facial shields for use by healthcare workers in Gauteng. There is a shortage of facial shields for use by healthcare workers, who are testing and treating members of the public for COVID-19. Isak...

  • WATCH: Coping with stress and anxiety during the COVID-19 outbreak

    Posted on March 28, 2020

    While it is important to be informed and to take action to limit the spread of COVID-19, the amount of information on this topic out there can increase stress and anxiety.

  • ANALYSIS: Surviving COVID-19 – and Modi

    Posted on March 27, 2020

    On 31 December last year, as China first alerted the WHO about several cases of unusual pneumonia in the port city of Wuhan, India was in the throes of the largest protests the country had witnessed since Narendra Modi and the right-wing Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) first took...

  • COVID-19: Food security is about more than fully-stocked supermarket shelves, says the Centre of Excellence in Food Security at UP and UWC

    Posted on March 26, 2020

    As South Africa prepares to shut down for 21 days to counter the rapid spread of Covid-19, promises around the maintenance of food supply chains fail to take account of the fact that food security and nutrition are far more complex than fully-stocked supermarket shelves.

  • UPDATE: Latest on UP COVID-19 lockdown measures

    Posted on March 24, 2020

    At its meeting today (24 March), USAf agreed that tertiary institutions must aim to resume their academic activities on 20 April 2020, dependent on an ongoing assessments of how the pandemic develops. A further announcement will be made in this regard.

  • Coronavirus update from the VC

    Posted on March 24, 2020

    In line with President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement yesterday (23 March 2020), calling for a nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), we have made a decision to close the campus with effect from Thursday 12:00, 26 March until 16 April 2020.

  • COVID-19: Social distancing and why you should do it

    Posted on March 23, 2020

    One of the measures that have been suggested by the National Department of Health to curb the spread of COVID-19 is social distancing. What is social distancing?

  • UPDATE: Message to students regarding graduation ceremonies

    Posted on March 19, 2020

    Recognising the importance of the graduation ceremonies not only to the University but also to the graduates and their families, the University of Pretoria (UP) management has heard the concerns raised by students regarding the cancellation of graduation ceremonies.

  • Gates and access control: Hatfield Campus

    Posted on March 19, 2020

    Vehicle access to the Hatfield Campus will be restricted to the University Road entrance (which provides access to the Engineering Parkade and the Ring Road) from 6pm on 19 March 2020 to 6am on 14 April 2020 (subject to change). The vehicle gates on Prospect Street, Roper Street and Lunnon Road...

  • Your pets & the COVID-19 pandemic: Your questions answered.

    Posted on March 19, 2020

    The COVID-19 disease was caused by the SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus and it was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on 11 March 2020. It has now spread to all continents. Amidst widespread uncertainty it has also become clear that there are certain misconceptions and...

  • Closure of residences in view of the coronavirus COVID-19

    Posted on March 18, 2020

    The University Management has made an announcement that contact classes are suspended effective Monday, 16 March 2020, until mid-April 2020, and that “residences will be closed during this period”.

  • Student Counselling Unit services to continue during suspension of contact classes over COVID-19

    Posted on March 18, 2020

    The Student Counselling Unit (SCU) at UP would like to ensure all students that counselling will continue for existing and new clients during the university shutdown period while the country is trying to manage the spread of COVID 19.

  • UPDATE: Today's tests and assessments postponed

    Posted on March 16, 2020

    The University Executive has decided to postpone all tests and assessments for today and is finalising plans on contact activities, taking into account the measures announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa as consultation with the Minister of Higher Education begins.

  • UPDATE: Postponement of contact classes and rescheduling of academic calendar

    Posted on March 16, 2020

    As South Africa faces the locally expanding coronavirus epidemic, the University of Pretoria’s (UP) executive management team is committed to making decisions that safeguard health and reduce the risk of infection among staff and students.

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