World Nutrition Day 2020: Ending hunger requires political commitment to safeguarding food security, writes UP expert

Posted on May 28, 2020

On World Nutrition Day 2020 (28 May annually), we are once again reminded that the world produces more than 1½ times enough food to feed all 7.8 billion people on earth. In spite of this, however, 821 million people globally face economic hardships leading to hunger and malnutrition.

Good gut health could be a key line of defence against viral infections – UP food science academics

Posted on May 28, 2020

Although there is no specific research that shows the positive effects of high-fibre foods in helping to fight against COVID-19, some existing research has suggested its beneficial effects against viral infection.

COVID-19: UP prioritises access to online learning and mental health as institutions adapt to remote tertiary education

Posted on May 27, 2020

Effective online learning is about more than just compiling slides and sending them to students, says the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Professor Tawana Kupe.

Incubating the cause: Nissan and UP’s Faculty of Health Sciences combat COVID-19 with INTUboxes

Posted on May 27, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has delayed the production of vehicles during the stringent national lockdown. However, this trying time calls for innovative action to support the nation which is why Nissan and the University of Pretoria have partnered to create and manufacture INTUboxes.

UP PhD graduate makes fascinating findings about millennial men’s fashion choices

Posted on May 26, 2020

In its report on apparel retail in South Africa, market research company MarketLine suggests that for the first time in decades, the menswear segment has a larger share of the market than that of womenswear – and that the vast majority of these purchases are made by male millennials.

UP criminology experts question the efficacy of granting special parole to ‘low-risk’ offenders in the time of COVID-19

Posted on May 25, 2020

The release of offenders during the COVID-19 crisis is not unique to South Africa – many countries have pardoned thousands of prisoners in order to convert prisons into medical facilities or to create social distancing.

Building the Africa we want – Africa Day message from Vice-Chancellor and Principal Professor Tawana Kupe

Posted on May 24, 2020

Africans across the world celebrate Africa Day on 25 May. This day commemorates the founding of the Organisation for African Unity, the precursor to today’s African Union (AU), in 1963.

Applications for 2021 University of Pretoria student intake extended

Posted on May 22, 2020

Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 and the national lockdown, many learners have been faced with various challenges. We have been monitoring all press conferences and strategies released by the Department of Basic Education and the Centre for Educational Testing for Access and Placement closely.