Posted on February 27, 2023
In his Business Day column on 27 February 2023, Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship's (CAS) Research Fellow Professor Adekeye Adebajo reflects on the political analysis environment in South Africa.
Posted on February 22, 2023
UP faculties took stock of lessons learnt and what still needs to be done to recognise and embrace different forms of knowledge at the University’s Senate Conference on Curriculum Transformation.
Posted on February 21, 2023
UP’s Diabetes Research Centre, in partnership with Aviro Health, has launched the Aviro Pocket Clinic app to assist community healthcare workers to work digitally with patient information.
Posted on February 20, 2023
Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship Senior Research Fellow Professor Adekeye Adebajo writes on the renewed trend of non-alignment by the 'global south' in response to conflict between the major global economic powers.
Posted on February 17, 2023
UP is disappointed in NSFAS’ decision to place a R45 000 cap on accommodation funding as this will place the financial burden on students and the University. We're monitoring the situation and will deal with the issues within our available resources.
Posted on February 16, 2023
SA’s top matric achievers touched base with like-minded students at this year’s Vice-Chancellor’s Distinguished Merit Awards. The award grants recipients funding for their undergraduate studies.
Posted on February 16, 2023
UP has signed a memorandum of understanding with US arts institution Guilford College to facilitate student exchange opportunities and research collaboration.
Posted on February 16, 2023
A team of researchers from the University of Pretoria and Aarhus University say an increase in green infrastructure awareness among City of Tshwane officials and residents will increase the many benefits that green spaces can deliver.
Posted on February 15, 2023
UP has partnered with Google to create mathematical models to increase the presence of Sesotho, Setswana, isiXhosa and Sepedi on the internet.
Posted on February 14, 2023
South Africa may be reaching a point where the link between crime and politics is sustained because there are role-players who do not want to see it changing, writes Prof Sandy Africa, Associate Professor, Political Sciences, at UP.
Posted on February 14, 2023
The South African Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Hub, hosted by UP, has revolutionised its search function to make it easier for policymakers and others to have quick access to relevant research about the SDGs.
Posted on February 10, 2023
The United Nations’ 8th International Day of Women and Girls in Science is being commemorated on 11 February. It is a day Professor Ntebogeng Mokgalaka-Fleischmann values and respects.
Posted on February 10, 2023
Delegates included South Africa’s Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Ronald Lamola, a UP alumnus, and Secretary-General of the Hague Conference Dr Christophe Bernasconi, both of whom were speakers at the event.
Posted on February 09, 2023
While diet and lifestyle factors are critical in helping improve immunity, we often forget to be kind to ourselves, says Prof Theresa Rossouw of UP’s Department of Immunology as she gives advice on what works and what doesn’t.
Posted on February 08, 2023
UP's PUA has been collaborating with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HKPU) to teach learners from Mamelodi how to code drones. While 40 HKPU students presented virtual classes, a team of UP students volunteered to help the learners apply their new knowledge practically.
Posted on February 03, 2023
Congratulations to UP early-career researcher and chemistry lecturer Dr Christine Mundy who was the recipient of the South African Chemical Institute’s 2022 medal for Chemical Education for her contribution as a researcher.
Posted on January 31, 2023
Increasingly, institutions are graduating growing numbers of skilled professional leaders who are also citizen scientists, citizen engineers and citizen humanists.
Posted on January 27, 2023
The research collaboration uses targeted alpha therapy (TAT), a novel nuclear medicine therapy that targets cancer cells with precision, without harming the surrounding tissue.
Posted on January 23, 2023
TuksSport High School's matrics of 2022 managed to achieve a 100% pass rate, with Chris-Dian Haasbroek and fellow learner Rivers Williams passing with six distinctions each.
Posted on January 20, 2023
UP researcher and FSNet-Africa postdoctoral fellow Dr Colleta Gandidzanwa and her colleagues shed light on the reasons behind the poor outcomes of South Africa's Proactive Land Acquisition Strategy.
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