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...
Posted on October 29, 2025
Two University of Pretoria (UP) researchers have been awarded the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, along with colleagues from the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN), for their contribution to the ATLAS experiment. The general-purpose particle physics experiment seeks...
Posted on October 27, 2025
UP formally recognised its most distinguished academics at its 25th Annual Academic Achievers’ Awards, which celebrated excellence in research, teaching and community engagement.
Posted on October 21, 2025
The University of Pretoria (UP)’s Physics and Mechanical Engineering researchers are contributing to the institution’s recognition as a leader in particle physics and its transdisciplinary applications, including in thermoflow and computational fluid dynamics (CFD), which is a...
Posted on October 14, 2025
Prof Helen Inglis, an Associate Professor in the University of Pretoria’s Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology (EBIT), has been elected as the incoming Chair of the Governing Board for the...
Posted on September 11, 2025
Prof Vukosi Marivate, Chairholder of the Absa-UP Chair of Data Science at the University of Pretoria (UP) and Professor of Computer Science in the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology, delivered his inaugural address on 26 August 2024. The title of his presentation...
Posted on September 09, 2025
A new University of Pretoria (UP) PhD graduate says she hopes her research – which uses computer science to develop robust representation methods for DNA – could enable early detection of diseases such as cancer.
Posted on September 08, 2025
When Anthony Gaskell first arrived at the University of Pretoria (UP), he thought his future lay in Mechanical Engineering. But one module – Electrical Engineering (EIR 211) – unexpectedly shifted his perspective. While many of his classmates saw it as a difficult requirement, Gaskell...
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