Posted on September 09, 2021
UP alumna Tatjana Schoenmaker put South Africa on the map and on the medal table when she set a world record for the 200m breaststroke at the 2021 Tokyo Games, subsequently winning gold.
Posted on September 08, 2021
UP alumna Dr Amy Louise Collyer writes about the stressful cycle that has become the life of many healthcare workers as they fight to save the lives of their COVID-19 patients and challenge misinformation
Posted on September 06, 2021
The race was held online this year because the department realised that students were struggling with the lack of interaction with their peers and felt discouraged by lost opportunities.
Posted on September 05, 2021
We hosted our second annual virtual #ChooseUP Day and it was a roaring success. Thousands of grade 12 students and their parents/guardians got to experience what they should expect when they #ChooseUP in the 2022 academic year.
Posted on September 03, 2021
Exxaro Resources and UP’s Mining Engineering Department have established the Exxaro Chair in Extended Reality Technology to address challenges in the mining industry and to identify the best available technologies for solutions.
Posted on September 02, 2021
In his monthly video message UP VC Professor Tawana Kupe reflects on the blessings of spring and celebrates the second birthday of @JavettUP, one of Pretoria’s flagship art institutions.
Posted on September 01, 2021
“We must look at how we can achieve inclusive growth and shared prosperity.” – Advisor in the Presidency Dr Gwen Ramokgopa, one of 13 female dignitaries who participated in a UP-hosted dialogue held in honour of Charlotte Mannya-Maxeke.
Posted on August 31, 2021
“I strongly believe I was elected because of the stature of the University of Pretoria as a leading African university that is locally, continentally and globally engaged and connected.” – UP Vice-Chancellor Prof Tawana Kupe on his election.
Posted on August 31, 2021
“We’ve received so much gratitude from our patients, their families and communities; that’s what has kept us going.” – UP’s Prof Veronica Ueckermann, critical care specialist and physician, on her experience of COVID-19 in the wards.
Posted on August 30, 2021
"Vaccinate, let us try and heal the nation. Wait, but there’s a debate. People are wondering why we should vaccinate." These are the lyrics of a catchy rap song by UP medical student Rostum Ogbuehi that aims to promote vaccination.
Posted on August 30, 2021
UP is the first higher education institution in Africa to adopt edtech company Blackboard’s Ally software to make its digital courses more accessible to students.
Posted on August 27, 2021
Integration technology “must enhance the actual learning outcomes to facilitate and improve deeper understanding of the content...it must spark creativity in the educator to improve a transformed teaching practice”. – UP lecturer Lizelle le Roux.
Posted on August 25, 2021
“The latest ARWU ranking results are an indication that UP is on track with its pursuit of becoming a research-intensive university,” said the University's Dr Mxolisi Masango.
Posted on August 24, 2021
The University of Pretoria's Hatfield Digital Twin City is a novel initiative that aims to boost service delivery with the help of smart technology.
Posted on August 23, 2021
Meet Prof Ntombizozuko Dyani-Mhango, newly appointed Head of the Department of Public Law in the Faculty of Law – and the faculty’s first black woman professor and head of department.
Posted on August 20, 2021
“Setting up policies isn’t enough: the environment where those policies exist needs to transform. This must be interrogated for change.” – Ntsikie Loteni, UP Transformation Office Director, on effective transformation.
Posted on August 20, 2021
UP Vice-Chancellor and Principal Professor Tawana Kupe presented his virtual Inaugural Lecture in which he interrogated the role of the media in a disrupted society.
Posted on August 18, 2021
Dr Rakeshnie Ramoutar-Prieschl, Head: Research and Development at UP discusses her journey as a female scientist and the challenges she has faced.
Posted on August 18, 2021
Eskom Group Chief Executive André de Ruyter recently presented the 57th Hendrik van der Bijl Memorial Lecture, co-hosted virtually by UP, and spoke about a restructured electricity supply for SA.
Posted on August 17, 2021
“It’s very important for women to uplift each other,” says UP graduate Shilpa Ranchod, a researcher in radio astronomy. She chats about what inspired her career choice and about women in science supporting one another.
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