Book your slot! The UP Museums welcome their first visitor for 2021 after 300 days of lockdown

Posted on February 12, 2021

More than 300 days after they closed their doors, the @UP_museums welcomed their first visitor, UP anthropology and archaeology student Tebogo Nkosi.

Tasty, healthy and African: UP plays its part in international project to promote local crops and develop new food products

Posted on February 11, 2021

UP is representing South Africa in a 20-partner African and European consortium to boost food security and nutrition in Africa.

‘What are universities good for?’: UP successfully co-hosts the first digital University Social Responsibility Summit

Posted on February 09, 2021

The first virtual University Social Responsibility Summit, co-hosted by UP, took place from 3-5 February 2021. Read more about the event.

University of Pretoria researchers receive prestigious grants for cutting-edge cancer research

Posted on February 09, 2021

UP’s Prof Robert Millar and Dr Iman van den Bout have received funding to support their research into solutions for the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer and breast cancer.

UP’s Department of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering ranked number one in SA for second consecutive year

Posted on February 04, 2021

Congratulations to UP’s Department of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering, which has been ranked number one in SA for its metallurgical engineering degree programme

UNIVERSITY SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY SUMMIT 2021: Social responsibility MOOC for universities launched

Posted on February 04, 2021

Universities in Africa will benefit from a massive open online course that has been launched by the University Social Responsibility Network.

COVID-19 has hurt some more than others: SA needs policies that reflect this, say UP researchers

Posted on February 03, 2021

As is often the case during economic crises such, there are winners and losers, and in this case, it is the least skilled workers and poor females who suffer the most, say UP researchers.

Lekgetho Makola appointed as new CEO of the Javett Art Centre at UP

Posted on February 02, 2021

Congratulations to Lekgetho Makola on his new position as the CEO of Javett-UP! “I am looking forward to guiding one of South Africa’s newest museums to a truly distinctive place in our heritage sector,” says Makola.

UP staffer writes book to be read by three million children on World Read Aloud Day 2021

Posted on February 01, 2021

UP staffer Sihle Nontshokweni has written this year’s official South African story to be read on #WorldReadAloudDay on 3 February.

EXPERT OPINION: Veterinary ivermectin: Should I use it to protect me from COVID-19? UP specialist veterinary pharmacologist weighs in

Posted on February 01, 2021

UP’s Dean of Veterinary Science, Professor Vinny Naidoo, weighs in on the debate around the use of a veterinary drug to treat COVID-19.

UP’s Prof Roula Inglesi-Lotz appointed Vice-President: Regional Affairs of international energy economics council

Posted on January 29, 2021

Congratulations to UP Economics academic Prof Roula Inglesi-Lotz, who has been appointed Vice-President: Regional Affairs of the International Association for Energy Economics Council.

For the love of university museums: The UP Museums to reopen on 1 February 2021

Posted on January 28, 2021

After over 300 lockdown days, the UP Museums are finally reopening their doors to the public. With new artwork and some new gallery changes, read more here to find out what you can look forward to.

Natural success: TuksNovation helps UP students turn passion for medicinal plant science into skincare business

Posted on January 28, 2021

A start-up company founded by two postgraduate UP students, incubated by UP’s TuksNovation, is starting to turn heads in the natural skincare products market.

UP's Moja Gabedi: From rubble to a meaningful garden

Posted on January 28, 2021

With the help of UP staff and numerous students doing their curriculum-related community engagement activities, Moja Gabedi has taken shape as an urban garden for the community and a life-changing space.

Jonas Gwangwa embodied South Africa’s struggle for a national culture

Posted on January 27, 2021

Through 65 years on stage, Jonas Gwangwa’s playing contributed to every genre of South African jazz. Overseas, he was hailed as player, producer and composer.

Two UP profs take top slots in SA Association for Food Science and Technology

Posted on January 27, 2021

UP’s Professor Elna Buys and Professor Riëtte de Kock are currently the president-elect and vice-president, respectively, of the South African Association for Food Science and Technology.

University Social Responsibility Summit 2021: The changing mission of higher education

Posted on January 22, 2021

The changing mission of higher education is the increasing realisation that, without relinquishing any of our cherished convictions regarding academic freedom, we should add to them in equal measure a sense of academic responsibility, writes Professor Chris Brink.

UP Engineering Faculty Dean appointed Chair of Global Engineering Deans Council

Posted on January 20, 2021

Professor Sunil Maharaj, Dean of our Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology, has been appointed as the new Chair-Elect of the Global Engineering Deans Council. Prof Maharaj is the first Dean in Africa to occupy this position.

Prof Stephanie Burton marks a milestone as UP’s Vice-Principal of Research

Posted on January 19, 2021

UP’s Professor Stephanie Burton recently vacated her position as Vice-Principal for Research and Postgraduate Education after serving two terms – though the chapter on her academic accomplishments, and her association with UP, is far from closed.

EXPERT OPINION: Fighting COVID-19: A veterinary perspective

Posted on January 18, 2021

Dr Rebone Moerane, Head of the University's Department of Production Animal Studies of Production Animal Studies, shares lessons learned from pandemics in animal populations.