Posted on July 23, 2021
A total of 25 athletes from the University of Pretoria (UP) and six alumni are participating in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Posted on July 23, 2021
UP’s Graduate School of Technology Management hosted a public seminar on the hot topic of vaccine manufacturing in South Africa.
Posted on July 22, 2021
UP is among the first institutions in South Africa’s higher education sector to have a COVID-19 vaccination centre and is helping the Gauteng Department of Health roll out its vaccination campaign.
Posted on July 20, 2021
Professor Wynand Steyn, Head of UP's Department of Civil Engineering, talks about community engagement in the spirit of Mandela Month, why he is dedicated to his students and why he starts his day at 4am.
Posted on July 20, 2021
An article by UP PhD student Adedapo Adeola on advances in water treatment technologies has been highlighted in the international Water Environment Research journal as a “comprehensive review” of existing and emerging technologies in the sector.
Posted on July 18, 2021
Vice-Chancellor Prof Tawana Kupe’s Mnadela Day message to the UP community
Posted on July 16, 2021
Project Manager, Dr Patrick Ngassa Piotie, says the Tshwane Insulin Project TipTshwane epitomises translational research, where scientific knowledge is translated into practical solutions that impact the way people are doing things.
Posted on July 14, 2021
Researchers at UP are mapping bird flight height in 3D, using standard digital cameras, to understand how vulnerable various bird species are to tall structures such as wind turbines and to help protect them.
Posted on July 13, 2021
The World Bank launched the 13th South African Economic Update at UP’s Future Africa institute on Monday. The bi-annual report looks at, among other things, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the local job market.
Posted on July 13, 2021
“If we’re too slow, we’ll fall behind our competitors.” – A panel member during LeadUP’s latest online discussion on the role of leadership in the context of the 4IR in the mining industry.
Posted on July 09, 2021
UP Veterinary Science Students are putting their skills to use at an animal clinic in Mpumalanga and in the surrounding community.
Posted on July 09, 2021
Funding for the UP Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences project, which will focus on surveying the animal and plant life in the Waterberg Mountain Complex, includes support for citizen science and community engagement activities.
Posted on July 08, 2021
UP alumnus Dr Hossein Masoumi Karakani has been ranked among the top 1% of data scientists globally after entering the rankings of @kaggle, the world’s largest data science community.
Posted on July 06, 2021
A study led by a University of Pretoria (UP) master’s student using South Africa’s MeerKAT telescope has led to the discovery of a group of 20 galaxies. This large galaxy group is likely the most neutral hydrogen gas-rich group ever discovered, and it is the first time this group has...
Posted on July 05, 2021
UP has achieved a 100% pass rate for its first-time writers and a 99% pass rate for all its candidates in the April Initial Test of Competence (ITC) of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Posted on July 05, 2021
UP’s second robotic employee, Stevie, works at the Faculty of Health Sciences and Steve Biko Academic Hospital. Its role is to connect global intensive-care teams with UP teams, to help improve the treatment of ICU patients.
Posted on July 05, 2021
"Do your best, study hard to make today matter, and keep your eye on the finish line. Over and above your hard work and good preparations, I wish you good luck!"
Posted on July 02, 2021
Higher Education, Science and Technology Minister Dr Blade Nzimande was recently at the University of Pretoria’s COVID-19 vaccination centre to receive his second dose of the Pfizer vaccine.
Posted on July 01, 2021
As we kick off commemorations of Mandela Month, we feature a student-led letter-writing initiative to reach out to elderly residents of senior homes who are unable to receive visitors due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Posted on July 01, 2021
A study co-authored by Dr Bernard Coetzee, a senior lecturer in the Department of Zoology and Entomology at the University of Pretoria (UP), has detailed how chance events could alter the Living Planet Index (LPI), a measure of the world’s biological diversity based on population trends.
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