Posted on May 23, 2019
Chaos, a 16-year-old lion from the Lory Park Zoo in Midrand, Johannesburg, this week underwent a third round of radiation at the Mediclinic Muelmed in Pretoria after being diagnosed with skin cancer by veterinarians in the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Veterinary Science.
Posted on May 22, 2019
The University of Pretoria’s (UP’s) 2019 Academic Achievers’ Awards dinner was held on Tuesday to honour more than 110 academics who have shown exceptional achievement in their disciplines, as well as National Research Foundation (NRF)-rated researchers.
Posted on May 21, 2019
University of Pretoria (UP) Sports Science master’s student Muzi Maluleke achieved a goal he set himself ten years ago when he won his category during a recent Amateur Olympia bodybuilding competition in Korea.
Posted on May 20, 2019
Martin Wierzbicki, a recent MSc graduate from the University of Pretoria (UP), is one of three global winners of the 2018-2019 Blue Sky Young Researchers and Innovation Award. The International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA) recently named Martin one of three winners, along with...
Posted on May 20, 2019
Doctoral student Lazarus Takawira of the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) recently won the Best Student Poster award at the US Department of Energy’s Joint Genome Institute’s 14th annual Genomics of Energy & Environment...
Posted on May 19, 2019
Three University of Pretoria (UP) alumni are making waves with an app named Doot, a dining platform for travellers to Japan to connect with locals over authentic meals away from tourist traps. Travellers get to experience local cuisine and learn about Japanese culture, while the host gets to...
Posted on May 17, 2019
Dr Lieza Odendaal, a lecturer in Veterinary Public Health at the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Veterinary Science, has been studying the complex Rift Valley Fever Virus (RVFV) for years – and her findings have offered the international community of veterinary pathologists...
Posted on May 17, 2019
“I love learning about the world around me and how science can shape and change it,” says first-year student Rahil Samlal, who is studying towards a BSc Microbiology degree in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Pretoria (UP). Rahil is also the winner...
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