Research News

  • Seeing is (dis)believing

    Posted on June 05, 2025

    Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is changing how we work, play and relax. Whether you use ChatGPT to write a brief, Midjourney to generate visuals or MuseNet to create unique soundtracks, these technologies have opened up opportunities for richer content.

  • UP graduate’s research aims to restore mobility for paraplegics

    Posted on June 02, 2025

    A breakthrough in rehabilitation for paraplegics may be just around the corner

  • Green, deep learning

    Posted on May 29, 2025

    A single query to ChatGPT uses as much electricity as burning a light bulb for about 20 minutes. Multiply that by the millions of requests that this artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot receives each day, and the environmental impact is ominous.

  • RE.SEARCH 11: Digital Worlds

    Posted on April 17, 2025

    The latest issue of the University of Pretoria’s award-winning RE.SEARCH magazine is available now and reflects a shift towards both a fresher design and outlook. This edition is curated under the theme ‘Digital’, and offers a glimpse into some of the fascinating research...

  • UP’s Prof Vukosi Marivate marks six years as ABSA Chair of Data Science

    Posted on December 18, 2024

    Prof Vukosi Marivate is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of Pretoria.

  • RE.SEARCH 10: Make today matter

    Posted on November 22, 2024

    The articles in this edition showcase work from all nine of our faculties, and underscore our University’s slogan ‘Make today matter’. RE.SEARCH has been named South Africa's top corporate publication as the winner of the 2024 SA Publication's Forum Awards. It is a runner up and...

  • RE.SEARCH 9: What if? 

    Posted on August 26, 2024

    RE.SEARCH 9 is our most novel edition yet. In it, we have featured research that encourages us to think afresh, and is doing so, we’ve highlighted new ways of looking at research. You can expect to read about research that has potential and promise for the future but which is still nascent...

  • Enhancing boiling with cavities

    Posted on August 22, 2024

    An investigation to determine how microcavities impact the bubble dynamics of boiling.

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