ICMM celebrates a decade of scientific excellence and transformative impact

Posted on November 26, 2025

The University of Pretoria’s Institute for Cellular and Molecular Medicine (ICMM) marked a decade of pioneering discovery, scientific leadership, and trans-disciplinary collaboration at a celebratory event held on 15 October 2025. Since its inception, the ICMM has become a national...

How the Faculty of Health Sciences choir became a home for students

Posted on November 26, 2025

When the Faculty of Health Sciences Choir first lifted its voices five years ago, it was not just the start of a musical journey, it was the beginning of a community that would transform student life on the Prinshof Campus.

University of Pretoria hosts High-Level AU-EU Health Partnership Meeting, strengthening continental collaboration

Posted on November 26, 2025

Amid growing global health complexities and rising demands on health systems, African and European health leaders convened at the University of Pretoria (UP) for the Third High-Level Steering Meeting of the African Union–European Union (AU–EU) Health Partnership. The meeting...

UP’s MBChB class of 1975 returns home

Posted on November 25, 2025

Half a century after stepping onto the graduation stage as newly minted MBChB doctors, the University of Pretoria’s Class of 1975 returned to the Faculty of Health Sciences on 31 October 2025 for a reunion marked by nostalgia, laughter, and renewed purpose.

Prof Isabel Coetzee‑Prinsloo inaugural lecture spotlights blueprint for advancing critical care nursing

Posted on November 21, 2025

Professor Isabel Coetzee-Prinsloo outlines a transformative vision for the future of critical care.

RE.SEARCH 13: One Health

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.

UP School of Dentistry Unveils state-of-the-art radiology unit to transform teaching, training, and patient care

Posted on November 21, 2025

The University of Pretoria’s School of Dentistry has unveiled a modernised radiology unit that promises to significantly elevate clinical training and patient care. Leading this transformative project is Prof Tsholofelo Kungoane, Academic HOD and Head of the Clinical Department in Oral and...

UP's Prof Janse van Rensburg receives international adjunct appointment at University of Limerick

Posted on November 21, 2025

Professor Christa Janse van Rensburg, Head of Section Sports Medicine and Director of Sports and Exercise Medicine and Lifestyle Institute (SEMLI), has been appointed as Adjunct Professor in the Department of Physical Education & Sport Sciences at the University of Limerick (UL), Ireland.