Posted on November 26, 2025
The University of Pretoria’s (UP) Career Services Office hosted its Appreciation Gala Dinner on 7 November to celebrate the internal and external partners whose collaboration plays a vital role in driving student employability and strengthening the link between academia and industry.
Posted on November 26, 2025
GBV is not a single event – it is a recurring cycle. Periods of violence are often followed by apologies, affection or material gifts, creating temporary illusions of love and safety.
Posted on November 24, 2025
As Black Friday (28 November) and Cyber Monday (1 December) approach, our phones and inboxes explode with messages shouting “Up to 90% OFF!” or “Only two left" ¬ It’s easy to believe these deals are all about helping shoppers save money. In reality, they are carefully...
Posted on November 21, 2025
The University of Pretoria’s (UP) newly appointed Deputy Director of Student Affairs, Dr Lekwa Mokwana, is all about ensuring that students not only have access to higher education but thrive within it.
Posted on November 21, 2025
Professor Isabel Coetzee-Prinsloo outlines a transformative vision for the future of critical care.
Posted on November 21, 2025
The Red Flag campaign encourages honest conversations about consent and respect. Hulisani Khorombi, a specialist in student capacity building at UP’s Transformation Office, details the campaign.
Posted on November 21, 2025
In April, Uys possibly achieved something few athletes have ever done at the South African Championships. Uys medalled in three of the four throwing events. She won gold in the shot put and discus events and silver in the hammer throw.
Posted on November 21, 2025
Congratulations to the three researchers from UP’s Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute who have made this prestigious list!
Posted on November 21, 2025
UP alumna Ntando Dube has been awarded the 2026 KwaZulu-Natal Rhodes Scholarship. We chat to the actuarial assistant who hopes to bring an African perspective to global conversations on equity and economics.
Posted on November 21, 2025
This edition is curated around the concept of One Health, in which the University of Pretoria plays a leading role globally, and is based on our research expertise in the various disciplines across healthcare for people, the environment and animals.
Posted on November 20, 2025
A decisive call to declare diabetes a national public health emergency set the tone at the opening of the 2025 South African Diabetes Summit in Johannesburg, where leaders warned that the country can no longer afford fragmented responses or “business-as-usual” approaches as the...
Posted on November 20, 2025
PRETORIA – The University of Pretoria (UP), the African Development Bank (AfDB), and Japan’s University of Tokyo have forged a new Africa–Asia partnership aimed at working together to develop the next generation of leaders for inter-regional public–private partnerships.
Posted on November 20, 2025
The University of Pretoria (UP) recently celebrated five years of UPOnline at a gala event, recognising the individuals and teams that helped grow its fully online programmes and strengthened the University's commitment to accessible, high-quality education. The event, held at the Javett Art...
Posted on November 20, 2025
The University of Pretoria (UP), in partnership with Eskom and the South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI), has officially launched the Eskom–SANEDI Chair in Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Energy through a formal memorandum of agreement (MOA). This innovative...
Posted on November 19, 2025
The University of Pretoria (UP) recently hosted the final pitch day of the Innovation Challenge, where three winners were chosen for their innovations that seek to tackle real-world sustainability issues: Eco-Polish, Owa Jewellers and Rhythm Syndicates.
Posted on November 19, 2025
UnRest, a powerful new documentary that details the uneasy legacy of human remains discovered at Prestwich Street in Green Point, Cape Town.
Posted on November 19, 2025
When a victim and perpetrator meet in mediated dialogue as part of a restorative justice process, the results can be transformative for both. In its 25 years in operation, the University of Pretoria’s Restorative Justice Centre (RJC) has facilitated many such interactions, with...
Posted on November 19, 2025
The University of Pretoria (UP) has secured the 10th spot in the world and the top position in Africa and South Africa in the Governance category in the 2026 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Sustainability Rankings.
Posted on November 19, 2025
Paediatric neurosurgeon Professor Llewellyn Padayachy, Head of the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Steve Biko Academic Hospital, is redefining how brain-related diseases are diagnosed and treated, especially in low-resource settings. He’s at the...
Posted on November 18, 2025
A new timber-clad youth centre in the Melusi informal settlement west of Pretoria – one of two new structures designed by University of Pretoria (UP) Architecture Honours students in partnership with local community members – received a Maverick Prize at the recent national Timber...
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