Posted on January 20, 2021
Professor Sunil Maharaj, Dean of our Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology, has been appointed as the new Chair-Elect of the Global Engineering Deans Council. Prof Maharaj is the first Dean in Africa to occupy this position.
Posted on January 19, 2021
UP’s Professor Stephanie Burton recently vacated her position as Vice-Principal for Research and Postgraduate Education after serving two terms – though the chapter on her academic accomplishments, and her association with UP, is far from closed.
Posted on January 18, 2021
Dr Rebone Moerane, Head of the University's Department of Production Animal Studies of Production Animal Studies, shares lessons learned from pandemics in animal populations.
Posted on January 15, 2021
Whether populist disturbances of the magnitude witnessed at the US Capitol last week could happen in South Africa is not the question but, rather, in what ways are there similarities and trends, says UP Vice-Chancellor Professor Tawane Kupe.
Posted on January 15, 2021
UP and the University Social Responsibility Network are hosting an international online summit from 3-5 February 2021 under the theme ‘University Social Responsibility: Priorities for the Next Decade’.
Posted on January 14, 2021
UP’s Prof Tahir Pillay and Prof Celia Abolnik and their teams have won first and second prize, respectively, in the Biosciences category of the GAP Innovation Competition run by the Innovation Hub.
Posted on January 11, 2021
The discovery involves the identification of unique compounds that are able to kill several stages of the malaria-causing parasite and can block the transmission of the parasite between humans and mosquitoes.
Posted on January 08, 2021
Identifying opportunities for building owners and community groups in cities to take the initiative on a small scale can be part of SA’s response to climate change, write UP lecturer Jan Hugo and Professor Chrisna du Plessis.
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