Posted on April 21, 2024
“Let’s work towards a future where every young girl’s dream of sporting greatness is not just a possibility but an inevitability,” said SuperSport broadcaster Layla Arrison during an event at UP to celebrate women in sport.
Posted on April 19, 2024
UP has awarded World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, with an honorary doctorate in recognition of her outstanding contribution in Africa and beyond as a leader, global health expert, advocate and diplomat.
Posted on April 18, 2024
“The key to social media marketing is accepting new trends and being at ease with change. It's important to be adaptable, since what's fashionable now might not be so tomorrow," says Munaka Muthambi graduating with a BCom Marketing Management (Hon) degree from UP.
Posted on April 17, 2024
The University of Pretoria has once again performed strongly in the 2024 QS World University Rankings by Subject, with 16 of its subject offerings ranked in the top 450 offerings by universities worldwide, and 18 ranked in the top three among South African universities.
Posted on April 16, 2024
EBIT launches its new Immersive Technology Lab at the Department of Information Science. This cutting-edge facility marks a significant milestone in the university's journey towards integrating advanced immersive technologies into its curriculum and research initiatives.
Posted on April 15, 2024
The University of Pretoria (UP) will confer degrees on 12 511 undergraduate and postgraduate students during its autumn graduation season, which will take place between 15 April and 15 May 2024 on Hillcrest campus.
Posted on April 12, 2024
TUKS Camerata has released its latest album on all streaming platforms. Titled uJehova, the album is a heartfelt tribute to South Africa’s democracy, and contains commissioned and specially curated pieces.
Posted on April 12, 2024
The UP community may make donations from 15 April for the next Thrift Store Day, which is set to take place on the piazza on Hatfield campus on Thursday, 9 May.
Posted on April 09, 2024
UP and the United Congregational Church of Southern Africa recently signed a memorandum of understanding that aims to foster collaboration, understanding and shared goals in the realm of theological education and religious practice.
Posted on April 05, 2024
According to newly appointed Musicology Professor Clorinda Panebianco , musicality is not a talent limited to a few, but an innate quality present in everyone.
Posted on April 05, 2024
“This appointment is an opportunity to deepen our understanding of how to make the right to development a reality for people around the world and to promote this new understanding to policymakers in UN member states,” said UP’s Prof Daniel Bradlow about his appointment as...
Posted on April 05, 2024
Prof Tivani Mashamba-Thompson, Deputy Dean of Research and Postgraduate Studies in UP’s Faculty of Health Sciences, writes about the importance and value of postgraduate studies in Africa, and the pivotal role of higher education institutions in nurturing the next generation of leaders and...
Posted on April 05, 2024
A delegation from the German Ministry of Education and Research and the German Embassy in Pretoria recently paid a visit to UP to bolster existing research collaborations with German academic institutions, focusing on sustainable development in developing countries through enhanced global...
Posted on April 05, 2024
UP’s Future Africa Institute recently played host to a group of young people who were part of a training programme that seeks to address skills inequalities and poverty in rural communities.
Posted on April 05, 2024
Professor Emma Ruttkamp-Bloem, the Head of UP’s Department of Philosophy, discusses her recent appointment as Chair of UNESCO’s World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology.
Posted on April 05, 2024
The University of Pretoria (UP) has once again achieved a 100% pass rate in the January 2024 South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) Initial Test of Competence (ITC). UP candidates dominated the top five, placing four UP candidates in the top five of the ITC results nationally.
Posted on April 04, 2024
As South Africa observed Human Rights Day recently, a group of in-training tourist guides from the UP Campus Tours visited the Centre for Human Rights as an important stop as part of their campus tour itinerary and learned more about its history and functions.
Posted on March 28, 2024
UP and the Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA) are joining forces to achieve student success. The partnership aims to improve financial aid to tackle obstacles that students face in academia.
Posted on March 26, 2024
New study finds that adult female southern right whales visiting Cape Town are 25% lighter than 30 years ago, and are giving birth less often.
Posted on March 25, 2024
With unpredictable electricity, rainfall and municipal water supply, South African farmers may need faith like potatoes to manage crop irrigation. New app will tell potato farmers exactly when, where and how much to water.
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