Breaking boundaries: UP student completes actuarial science degree at age 17

Posted on May 28, 2025

Mongiwa Hazel Ntuli will be obtaining a degree in Actuarial Science that she’d completed at the age of 17

Traffic Engineering Expert Dr Christo van As Awarded Honorary Doctorate by UP

Posted on May 26, 2025

UP conferred an honorary doctorate on Dr Sebastiaan Christo van As

UP confers honorary doctorate on social worker and former First Lady Zanele Mbeki

Posted on May 26, 2025

UP's Faculty of Humanities recently awarded Zanele Mbeki an honorary doctorate

Marathon surgery by UP vets breathes new life into white rhino

Posted on May 21, 2025

A UP veterinary team gave four-year-old white rhino Houdini a breath of life after performing fully invasive surgery

University of Pretoria confers honorary doctorate on science leader and visionary Dr Khotso Mokhele

Posted on May 15, 2025

UP has awarded South Africa’s distinguished science leader, Dr Khotso Mokhele, an honorary doctorate

UP scientists home in on gene that could play pivotal role in diet-induced obesity

Posted on May 14, 2025

Researchers at UP may have identified the gene that is responsible for diet-related obesity.

Global artificial intelligence expert Prof Tshilidzi Marwala awarded honorary doctorate by UP

Posted on May 13, 2025

The University of Pretoria has conferred an honorary doctorate on Professor Tshilidzi Marwala

Veterinary milestone: UP graduates 100th class of animal health experts

Posted on May 12, 2025

South Africa’s only Veterinary Science university faculty has just graduated its 100th class

‘Youth led into a life of crime can be led out of it’ – UP master’s grad explores the benefits of pastoral care

Posted on May 09, 2025

Thabang Motale from Soweto will be graduating from UP with a master’s degree in Practical Theology

Shipping container farms - How UP is revolutionising mushroom growing in SA

Posted on May 08, 2025

Research by UP is helping South African producers find new ways to grow white button mushrooms sustainably

UP confers honorary doctorate on SA’s first woman professor of theology

Posted on May 08, 2025

UP recently conferred an honorary doctorate on Professor Christina Landman

UP’s Prof Patricia Forbes named Editor-in-Chief of international journal ‘ACS Earth and Space Chemistry’

Posted on May 07, 2025

Professor Patricia Forbes of UP' s Department of Chemistry has been appointed Editor-in-Chief of the ACS Earth and Space Chemistry journal.

Eau de Sapiens

Posted on May 05, 2025

Imagine if we could drastically improve the control of malaria

World Tuna Day: UP marine expert calls for protection of the ocean’s blue giants

Posted on May 02, 2025

Every year on 2 May, World Tuna Day draws attention to one of the ocean’s most ecologically and economically vital fish species.

UP EXPERT OPINION: ‘It’s not vets alone who are saving rhinos’ – UP wildlife vet on the collective effort to counter poaching

Posted on May 01, 2025

There are five rhino species in the world, two of which occur in Africa.

UP’s Prof Lise Korsten receives Honorary Doctorate from Ghent University

Posted on April 30, 2025

Prof Lise Korsten Receives Honorary Doctorate from Ghent University

UP EXPERT OPINION: From promise to peril: Reimagining the end of malaria amid a funding crisis

Posted on April 25, 2025

World Malaria Day is commemorated every year on 25 April

Understanding bug behaviour to tackle Africa’s food challenges – UP’s Prof Chris Weldon delivers inaugural lecture

Posted on April 25, 2025

Prof Weldon’s impactful address focused on how better knowledge about the biology of tiny pests could solve some of Africa's most significant agricultural challenges

University of Pretoria celebrates ground-breaking Heritage and Museum Skills Short Programme launch

Posted on April 23, 2025

The launch marks a significant milestone in the University’s ongoing commitment to heritage preservation

UP EXPERT OPINION: INTERNATIONAL EARTH DAY: Transitioning to solar power in SA

Posted on April 22, 2025

International Earth Day has been commemorated annually on 22 April since 1970