Posted on March 08, 2024
Professor Joel Modiri has been appointed by the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General to serve on the Group of Independent Eminent Experts
Posted on March 08, 2024
UP’s TuksSport mascot, MVP, is a bateleur, and the University is delighted to be associated with this impressive eagle and to have the opportunity to shine the light on its conservation.
Posted on March 08, 2024
Meet Natalie Hanekom (22), an engineering student at the University of Pretoria (UP) whose passion for science knows no bounds – and whose journey into the world of engineering began long before she set foot on campus.
Posted on March 08, 2024
UP EXPERT OPINION: "The time has come for society to look for a new approach and a new architecture that will ensure gender parity," writes Professor Flavia Senkubuge UP's Acting Vice-Principal: Student Life as the world celebrates International Women's Day.
Posted on March 08, 2024
International Women's Day champions inclusion, empowering women globally. Women in academia advocate for change, combatting gender-based violence.
Posted on March 07, 2024
A new documentary by two University of Pretoria (UP) professors captures the diminishing expertise of traditional midwives amid the global shift towards Western medical practices.
Posted on March 05, 2024
The University of Pretoria (UP) was recently presented with an award from the global student-success programme Achieving the Dream (ATD), a “non-profit leader in championing evidence-based institutional improvement”. UP was honoured for being part of ATD's efforts to enhance...
Posted on March 05, 2024
Dr Sansia Blackmore, a senior lecturer in the African Tax Institute writes that tax morality is a double-edged sword because the revenue handed over by weary taxpayers has not been used to build a transformed, inclusive, and just society. It has been diverted towards elite interests instead of...
Posted on March 04, 2024
The effects of climate change mean that we now need to find ways to secure food and other resources for future generations. Engineers have a critical role to play in collaborating with other stakeholders to develop innovative and sustainable solutions.
Posted on March 04, 2024
The Mastercard Foundation pledges seven-year commitment to nurturing the next generation of leaders who demonstrate excellence in their field of study.
Posted on March 03, 2024
The University of Pretoria's WHO Collaborating Centre for the Prevention of Deafness and Hearing Loss is leading transformative efforts to address global hearing loss. Unmet ear and hearing care needs affect over 80% of the world’s population and cost nearly US$1 trillion annually as a...
Posted on March 01, 2024
About 250 young entrepreneurs and prospective entrepreneurs from across the continent took part in an intensive training programme on the AfCFTA.
Posted on February 28, 2024
A network of world-class scientists across Africa has entered the global drug discovery arena
Posted on February 23, 2024
Prof Nontembeko Bila of UP’s Department of Social Work and Criminology details how ubuntu holds profound wisdom that can offer an alternative approach to the global mental health crisis.
Posted on February 14, 2024
According to the study’s authors, thousands of young people across the continent are battling mental health issues such as depression. Challenges, such as poverty, make young people even more vulnerable to mental illness.
Posted on February 12, 2024
Professor Themba Mosia, Interim Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Pretoria (UP), welcomed 8 500 first-year students, their parents, guardians and families to UP’s global academic family.
Posted on February 08, 2024
The United Kingdom Friends of the University of Pretoria Foundation (UK Friends of UP) was officially launched on 5 February 2024, marking a significant milestone in fostering international collaboration and support for educational initiatives.
Posted on February 06, 2024
“I also spoke to several people in the medical profession and medical students and they all told me that UP has a very high quality of education,” says Annalette du Plessis who is joining UP’s School of Medicine with 12 matric distinctions.
Posted on February 03, 2024
“A country’s ‘personal’ milestone can help drive global malaria elimination efforts.” Cabo Verde’s certification as malaria-free is a call to action for the malaria community to not give up, says the UP Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control.
Posted on February 01, 2024
At the event first-year students will be able to get information about: academic orientation week, their faculties, how to register and how to choose modules among other topics.
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