May 2021: Monthly video message from the Vice-Chancellor and Principal

Posted on May 01, 2021

In this month's video message, Vice-Chancellor Prof Tawana Kupe reflects on Workers' Day, which falls on 1 May, and talks about UP's hosting of the first Nobel Dialogue to take place in Africa on 18 May.

UP caps inaugural graduates of first Master’s in Tangible Heritage Conservation in sub-Saharan Africa

Posted on April 30, 2021

UP’s Tangible Heritage Conservation programme has capped its inaugural master’s students. The degree, launched in 2018, is the first of its kind in sub-Saharan Africa.

‘Researchers must collaborate in a transdisciplinary manner to achieve malaria elimination’

Posted on April 29, 2021

For a decade, the ethos of the University of Pretoria (UP) Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control (UP ISMC) has been to transcend disciplines to allow for transdisciplinary collaborations and translational applications towards malaria elimination, as outlined in a paper published in Malaria...

UP produces first-of-its-kind solution to encourage safe listening to prevent hearing loss

Posted on April 28, 2021

In the first study of its kind, researchers at the University of Pretoria (UP) have made headway in understanding the accuracy and reliability of sound-level monitoring earphones and the effect of smartphone feedback, as an intervention to encourage safe listening use among young people.

UP experts explore dagga law dilemma in the workplace

Posted on March 30, 2021

Adults are entitled by law to smoke or consume cannabis (dagga) in private – but what happens when a company tests the blood, urine or saliva of an employee and finds traces of dagga a day later, or even a week later?

University of Pretoria mourns loss of esteemed human rights law expert Professor Christof Heyns

Posted on March 29, 2021

UP joins colleagues in the global law and human rights networks in mourning the loss of legal giant Professor Christof Heyns, who was the Director of the Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa at UP’s Faculty of Law.

UP part of global team that reveals behaviour of magnetic fields around black holes

Posted on March 24, 2021

The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration – which produced the first-ever image of a black hole and of which the University of Pretoria (UP) is an associate institute – has revealed a new view of the massive object at the centre of the M87 galaxy: what it looks like in polarised...

UP’s Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences discussion tackles managing well-being in a new world of work as COVID-19 tests employees, employers

Posted on March 24, 2021

Old work habits need to be replaced with new habits, say experts from UP’s Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences.

How to get a UP student card

Posted on March 19, 2021

All students need a student card to access UP campuses and to make use of various facilities on campus.

UP named top design institution in Africa and Middle East

Posted on March 18, 2021

Congratulations to UP’s Information Design division, which has been named the number one design institution in Africa and the Middle East by the Loeries.

UP and International Labour Organization report explores role of business in times of transition and crisis

Posted on March 17, 2021

The UP and ILO report explores what lessons can be drawn from the role business played in SA’s transition from apartheid to democracy.

UP Maths Department hosts online celebration of International Maths Day

Posted on March 17, 2021

UP Maths recently celebrated the International Day of Mathematics with an exciting online programme that featured several maths experts who spoke about how mathematics contributes to society at large.

LeadUP: Minister Naledi Pandor and UP VC discuss SA on the global stage in virtual chat

Posted on March 16, 2021

The virtual series features a panel of alumni who deliberate on topical issues of public interest. This event included UP Senior Lecturer Dr Sithembile Mbete and Vice-Chancellor Professor Tawana Kupe.

UP’s Prof Charles van Onselen awarded prestigious Academy of Science of South Africa Humanities Book Prize

Posted on March 15, 2021

Professor Charles van Onselen received the prize for his much-applauded book, "The Night Trains: Moving Mozambican Miners to and from South Africa, circa 1902-1955".

The future for African universities is here: UP co-hosts virtual Times Higher Education Southern Africa Impact Forum 2021

Posted on March 12, 2021

Academics and stakeholders from across the world held discussions under the theme 'Reimagining universities for transdisciplinary knowledge co-creation’.

UP Whale Unit conducts boat-based research on ‘data deficient’ and ‘vulnerable’ Bryde’s whales off SW Cape coast

Posted on March 12, 2021

The Whale Unit at UP’s Mammal Research Institute is conducting boat-based research on “data deficient” and “vulnerable” Bryde’s whales off the south-western Cape coast.

Online classes for first-year and returning students start 15 March

Posted on March 12, 2021

In the interest of social distancing and to ensure the safety of all our staff and students, classes will start online from 15 March 2021.

Dr Rozett Phillips joins executive team of UP’s Gordon Institute of Business Science

Posted on March 12, 2021

“I am very excited to join @GIBS as a formidable African institution that serves at the intersection of what I believe in and what I value,” said Dr Rozett Phillips.

Enterprises UP and training organisation Drone Safety and Legal launch Africa’s first specialised drone courses

Posted on March 11, 2021

Redefine your future with a specialised application course in the use of drones in civil engineering, agriculture or mining launched by UP Enterprises and training organisation Drone Safety and Legal.

EXPERT OPINION: Business deserves thanks for role in averting SA civil war, say experts ahead of discussion co-hosted by UP

Posted on March 11, 2021

In this opinion piece, UP’s Dr Cori Wielenga and the ILO’s (@ilo) Gary Rynhart discuss business’ role in ushering SA into democracy