UP EXPERT OPINION: World Diabetes Day: ‘Urgent action is needed to stem the tide of diabetes-related deaths in SA’

Posted on November 14, 2023

World Diabetes Day is observed annually on 14 November, and this year, the campaign is centred on the idea ‘Know your risk, know your response’.

UP congratulates Prof Dire Tladi on historic appointment as judge of the International Court of Justice

Posted on November 10, 2023

Professor Dire Tladi will be one of 15 International Court of Justice judges elected by the United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council for a 9-year term.

Swartbooi aims to restore Tuks’ rugby honour

Posted on November 10, 2023

TuksRugby's new head coach Dewey Swartbooi, who is a former Bulls rugby player, is under no illusion of the enormity of the task that awaits him and his players from next year on as they seek to restore the team’s honour.

Women and diabetes: Pregnancy is an opportunity for intervention

Posted on November 10, 2023

“In terms of mortality, according to Statistics South Africa (2016/17), diabetes is the number one cause of death among women in the country,” says Dr Patrick Ngassa Piotie of UP’s Diabetes Research Centre.

UP EXPERT OPINION: Bridging science and African food systems governance: Celebrating World Science Day for Peace and Development

Posted on November 09, 2023

World Science Day for Peace and Development highlights the need to engage diverse stakeholders on emerging scientific issues, and the importance of science in our daily lives, says Dr Eness Paidamoyo Mutsvangwa-Sammie.

UP visual art education students impress at third-year exam exhibition

Posted on November 09, 2023

UP Visual Art Education students recently impressed with their artworks at the third-year Art Education Exam Exhibition.

UP acquires state-of-the-art mobile lab to stress-test mining waste

Posted on November 08, 2023

UP has acquired a cutting-edge mobile lab where mining waste samples (or tailings) can be strength-tested on site. This has implications for the stability of mine tailings dams – and the safety of surrounding communities and the environment.

SA-Belgium collaboration aims to extend availability of infertility care in underprivileged communities

Posted on November 07, 2023

A collaboration between Steve Biko Academic Hospital, Belgium’s Hasselt University and The Walking Egg NGO is using a mobile IVF laboratory and a simplified IVF culture system to show that infertility treatment can be affordable.

UP EXPERT OPINION: Diabetes-related deaths more than doubled in the past decade

Posted on November 07, 2023

If the national strategic plan for noncommunicable diseases is to succeed, the need for the implementation of a comprehensive surveillance and monitoring system for NCDs such as diabetes cannot be overstated, says UP’s Dr Patrick Ngassa Piotie.

UP EXPERT OPINION: Regional collaboration and transdisciplinary research could end malaria in SADC

Posted on November 06, 2023

Malaria claims the life of an African child every two minutes.

Manage your diabetes risk with SEMLI’s guide to at-home exercises

Posted on November 02, 2023

Medication and dietary management play pivotal roles in controlling this chronic disease. However, the importance of exercise and its role cannot be stressed enough.

Schoenmaker and De Klerk crowned sportswoman and sportsman of the year at 2023 TuksSport Awards

Posted on November 01, 2023

Congratulations to Tatjana Schoenmaker of TuksSwimming and Christian de Klerk of TuksArchery who have been named Bestmed Sportswoman of the Year and Bestmed Sportsman of the Year, respectively.

UP professor and specialist forensic pathologist honoured for upping the public profile and understanding of science

Posted on October 31, 2023

A UP alumnus, Prof Ryan Blumenthal divides his working day between his commitments to the University and the Gauteng Department of Health.

UP EXPERT OPINION: Increasing HIV-positive donors in stem cell transplantation

Posted on October 31, 2023

Increasing HIV-positive donors in stem cell transplantation can help create a future where no patient is left without hope due to a lack of suitable donors, write UP’s Dr Candice Hendricks and Prof Michael Pepper.

‘Pawsitive’ energy – dogs offer relaxing solution for UP students under exam stress

Posted on October 30, 2023

With exam season fast approaching, UP’s Department of Library Services and TOP Dogs have partnered to provide students with animal-assisted therapy to help them de-stress.

2024 Times Higher Education subject rankings reflect UP’s commitment to academic excellence

Posted on October 27, 2023

In his response to the rankings, Professor Themba Mosia, the Interim Vice-Chancellor and Principal, expressed immense pride in UP’s outstanding performance across various broad subject areas.

UP-led project, FSNet-Africa, hosts a stakeholder engagement dialogue under the theme ‘Leave no one behind. Working together to end hunger in Africa’

Posted on October 26, 2023

The UP-led FSNet-Africa project’s recent stakeholder engagement dialogue, whose first day coincided with the internationally celebrated World Food Day, was themed ‘Leave no one behind. Working together to end hunger in Africa’.

A cut above the rest: UP wins ‘Best of Pretoria’ award

Posted on October 25, 2023

In a celebration of the best of Pretoria, UP has been recognised as the Best University in the Rekord newspaper’s 2023 Best of Pretoria Reader’s Choice Awards.

UP celebrates the conclusion of one successful international project and announces the launch of a new one: Conclusion of FSNet-Africa and launch of PERKA II

Posted on October 24, 2023

The seminar, 'Developing Africa’s Next Generation of Researchers', focused on the work being done by both the FSNet-Africa and PERKA projects.

UP EXPERT OPINION: Bird flu in South Africa: Faculty of Veterinary Science expert explains what’s behind the chicken crisis and what must be done about it

Posted on October 23, 2023

“New and innovative thinking is needed to deal with the reality on the ground in South Africa,” says specialist poultry health veterinarian and senior lecturer at UP Dr Shahn Bisschop, speaking about the outbreak of avian flu in the country.