International Atomic Energy Agency director visits UP-led Nuclear Medicine Research Infrastructure (NuMeRi) construction site

Posted on November 21, 2022

The visiting delegation, which included @iaeaorg Director of Division Africa Professor Shaukat Abdulrazak, was led by NuMeRI CEO and Head of the Nuclear Medicine Department at UP and Steve Biko Academic Hospital Prof Mike Sathekge.

UP and Aviro Health launch digital solution to manage diabetes

Posted on November 18, 2022

UP’s Diabetes Research Centre, in collaboration with digital health provider Aviro Health, has launched an app that helps community healthcare workers to deliver better diabetes care to people with type 2 diabetes.

SADC Malaria Day: ‘One of the best tools in the fight against malaria is awareness creation’ – UP experts

Posted on November 06, 2022

“Malaria elimination in the SADC region by 2030 is possible,” says Dr Taneshka Kruger of UP’s Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control. “But it will require regional collaboration and cooperation.”

Top scholars honoured at the University of Pretoria’s annual Academic Achievers’ Awards

Posted on November 04, 2022

“You have honoured yourselves as individuals and you have honoured UP,” said UP Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Prof Tawana Kupe.

Limit children’s exposure to microplastics as a precaution – UP researcher

Posted on July 20, 2022

Until we know more about the risks, we should try to limit our exposure to microplastics found in products and in the environment, and the toxic chemicals associated with them. This is according to Professor Halina Röllin of UP’s School of Health Systems and Public Health, who was part of...

Nine UP academics nominated for NSTF/South32 Awards, SA’s ‘Science Oscars’

Posted on June 09, 2022

Earlier this month, the National Science and Technology Forum announced the finalists for this year’s NSTF-South32 Awards. UP congratulates and celebrates nine of our own researchers who have been nominated!

#UPGraduation2022: UP’s first fully online student cohort graduates

Posted on May 17, 2022

UP’s Directorate of Comprehensive Online Education Services (COES) has seen its first cohort graduate during the autumn graduation session.

UP soars in 2022 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings

Posted on May 03, 2022

UP is proud to have been named SA’s second-best and Africa’s third-best university in the 2022 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings! UP’s overall score marks the greatest improvement among all SA universities.