TuksBaja team wins 2019 South Africa title in clash of self-made off-road vehicles

Posted on October 21, 2019

Baja SAE is an international engineering design competition in which students have to conceptualise, design, manufacture and test an off-road car that complies with strict safety rules

UP unveils world-class Biomechanics Lab

Posted on October 18, 2019

UP's SEMLI recently opened the doors to its new Biomechanics Lab, which is already providing support services to TuksSport’s first teams as well as elite track and field athletes.

Primary healthcare access still a challenge in informal settlements

Posted on October 17, 2019

Accessing healthcare is often a struggle for most residents of informal settlements for various reasons, including distance and lack of services.

UP occupational therapy students pay it forward at centre for kids with disabilities

Posted on October 17, 2019

In the spirit of Mental Health Awareness Month this October as well as University Social Responsibility Month at the University of Pretoria, third-year occupational therapy students have been imparting their knowledge and skills at Little Able’s sanctuary for children with physical and...

New UP SRC members inaugurated

Posted on October 16, 2019

Congratulations are in order for the newly inaugurated UP SRC members who were elected in September.

Beating hunger: How aeroponics could provide the solution to feeding 10 billion people

Posted on October 16, 2019

By 2050, we will need to produce at least 50% more food than we do currently to feed 10 billion people. However, over half the land in the world is already used to produce food, and agriculture has a significant negative impact on the environment.

The science of kindness

Posted on October 15, 2019

According to Prof Norman Duncan, Vice-Principal: Academic, “It is University Social Responsibility Month, so this was an ideal time to launch the Random Acts of Kindness campaign. Kindness, caring, generosity and social bonding or solidarity are part of how we live THE UP WAY.”

Beating food insecurity with African grains

Posted on October 14, 2019

Food security is a major issue in Africa. About 20% of the African population is undernourished, with sub-Saharan Africa being the worst hit by food insecurity. Of the 821 million people who are undernourished in the world today, about a third are in Africa. Of these, 90% are in sub-Saharan Africa.