Posted on October 28, 2025
Swimmers were the big winners at the University of Pretoria Sports Awards last night. Pieter Coetzé was named Bestmed Sportsman of the Year. Kaylene Corbett is Bestmed Sportswoman of the Year, and Rocco Meiring is Coach of the Year (individual sport). TuksSwimming is the Club of the Year. The...
Posted on October 28, 2025
All religious texts, modern or ancient, are ultimately part of power play and power structures, serving an agenda of one kind or another. Sometimes these texts serve the powerful and sometimes the powerless – and sometimes both.
Posted on October 23, 2025
What do stillbirths, child stunting and impaired cognitive development have in common? It could be that all these problems start in the womb, with a placenta that doesn’t function as it should. Researchers at the University of Pretoria’s Research (UP) Centre for Maternal, Fetal,...
Posted on October 22, 2025
The University of Pretoria (UP) recently held its annual Vice-Chancellor’s Distinguished Merit Award (VCDMA) Recognition of Achievers Event, in celebration of the outstanding academic achievements of VCDMA recipients.
Posted on October 20, 2025
In a thought-provoking inaugural lecture at the University of Pretoria (UP), renowned philosopher Professor Jonathan O. Chimakonam offered a bold and incisive exploration of what he calls “the real African predicament”.
Posted on October 17, 2025
Professor Daleen Casteleijn of the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Department of Occupational Therapy recently delivered her inaugural address, which focused on her research to transform a South African theory – the Vona du Toit Model of Creative Ability (VdTMoCA) – into an...
Posted on October 10, 2025
World Mental Health Day provides an annual reminder that mental health is not a secondary need but a cornerstone of human resilience and recovery.
Posted on October 07, 2025
Whose heritage is being celebrated during Heritage Month?
Posted on October 06, 2025
The University of Pretoria (UP) recently hosted its annual International Students Day celebration
Posted on October 05, 2025
Are our teachers ready, willing and able to equip young minds with AI-driven skills?
Posted on October 03, 2025
The global discourse on food systems has reached a critical inflexion point. As South Africa holds the G20 Presidency in 2025 under the theme ‘Solidarity, Equality and Sustainability’, the focus is on building resilient systems that mitigate the effects of climate change and deep-...
Posted on October 02, 2025
UP is home to more than 200 jacaranda tree specimens.
Posted on September 30, 2025
UP master’s student Motlatjo Mogoboya explores how women use needle and thread to confront social and economic challenges
Posted on September 29, 2025
A custom-made titanium plate was designed and printed to fit the outside of her skull perfectly.
Posted on September 26, 2025
Tourism Month reminds us that communities are at the heart of South Africa’s unique travel experiences. But while community-based tourism (CBT) has long promised empowerment and inclusion, many projects have struggled to deliver lasting impact.
Posted on September 18, 2025
A new national platform designed to drive South Africa’s industrial and technological transformation as part of the World Economic Forum’s global network of Centres for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) will be launched in Pretoria on 22 September 2025.
Posted on September 17, 2025
Supply chains are the backbone of global commerce, ensuring that goods flow seamlessly from manufacturers to consumers. Yet the COVID-19 pandemic exposed the fragility of these systems, especially in South Africa’s fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector. Disruptions from border closures,...
Posted on September 16, 2025
Ten postgraduate students from the UP's Faculty of Humanities travelled to the University of Konstanz’s Graduate School Post-Eurocentric Europe in Germany
Posted on September 12, 2025
The University of Pretoria (UP) proudly celebrates the graduation of Dr Elmien Claassens, a lecturer in Social Work, who was awarded her PhD in the discipline. Her research, which explores the integration of technology into social work practice, is ground-breaking in its vision to equip...
Posted on September 12, 2025
A gifted scholar with a dry sense of humour, Best has faced extraordinary challenges in his academic journey. He lives with spastic quadriplegia, a form of cerebral palsy that affects all four limbs and makes physical tasks immensely difficult.
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