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.
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.
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.
Posted on January 18, 2021
Dr Rebone Moerane, Head of the University's Department of Production Animal Studies of Production Animal Studies, shares lessons learned from pandemics in animal populations.
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.
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...
Posted on December 17, 2020
"2020 has been a very difficult, uncertain and challenging year, when life as we know it has been severely disrupted. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced us to be critical thinkers and find solutions to the challenges we face,” says Professor Tawana Kupe, Vice-Chancellor and Principal of UP.
Posted on December 15, 2020
The best way to prevent getting malaria and other mosquito-borne diseases is to avoid getting bitten by mosquitoes. Dr Taneshka Kruger, project manager at UP’s Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control, shares tips on just how to do that.
Posted on December 09, 2020
The vision for the podcast is “to provide scientific, evidence-based information to students on how they can enhance their mental health and well-being in a simple, understandable and user-friendly way.
Posted on December 07, 2020
The University of Pretoria (UP) has played an instrumental role in supporting the drafting of General Comment 37 (2020) of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Committee, which offers global guidance on peaceful assembly.
Posted on November 25, 2020
UP student Tanya Šafrová is calling on the UP community to heed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s call to mourn the individuals who have lost their lives to COVID-19 and gender-based violence.
Posted on November 25, 2020
World’s Children Day on 20 November and Disability Awareness Month in November presented an opportune time to reflect on how the experience of COVID-19 has brought into greater light the urgent need to affirm, protect and realise the rights and well-being of children with disabilities.
Posted on November 20, 2020
A number of countries have successfully harnessed the digital revolution to enable broader socio-economic development. But South Africa has fallen behind.
Posted on November 19, 2020
The University of Pretoria (UP) in conjunction with New York University (NYU) recently hosted a panel discussion on the ‘Future of Higher Education’ and further discussed the role of global cross-institutional and cross-sector partnerships in leading opportunities for the future of...
Posted on November 16, 2020
Universities have a long history of operating in environments that are unstable, disruptive and unpredictable.
Posted on November 11, 2020
Prof Kobus Maree of UP's Department of Education Psychology offers advice on how students can cope during exams as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to weigh heavily on the world.
Posted on November 10, 2020
“It’s not just about disease surveillance; we really need to bring multidisciplinary teams together, and use the resources to answer several different questions.”
Posted on November 03, 2020
Researchers at the University of Pretoria (UP) are producing unique nanobodies that could be of ground-breaking use in rapid tests and as a therapy for COVID-19. In tests conducted in collaboration with the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), the nanobodies have been shown to...
Posted on November 02, 2020
While Africa faces food insecurity challenges, there are also immense possibilities and opportunities for ending global hunger and malnutrition.
Posted on October 30, 2020
Two computer engineering students at the University of Pretoria (UP) were part of a team that won an award for best proposal on social distancing at a global hackathon held last weekend.
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