UP shines at ATKV/SA Academy Prizes for 2016

Posted on January 18, 2017

Four of the six articles published in Afrikaans scholarly journals in 2015 and which in 2016 were awarded prizes by the Afrikaans Language and Culture Association (ATKV) and the SA Academy for Science and Art in their annual competition, were authored by academics from the University of Pretoria.

Malaria, tuberculosis and neglected tropical diseases

Posted on December 01, 2016

Several students and staff from the Malaria Parasite Molecular Laboratory, which forms part of the University of Pretoria Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control and the Department of Biochemistry, had the opportunity to present their research at the 3rd H3D Symposium in November.

UP's smile makers are changing lives

Posted on November 09, 2016

The Facial Cleft Deformity Clinic in the Department of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery at the University of Pretoria is the largest facial cleft clinic in Africa and has treated more than 4 300 patients over the last 33 years.

Prof Tahir Pillay appointed as editor-in-chief of international medical journal

Posted on November 09, 2016

Professor Tahir Pillay, Head of the Department of Chemical Pathology and the Division of Clinical Pathology at the University of Pretoria, has been appointed editor-in-chief of the Journal of Clinical Pathology with effect from January 2017.

Can we eliminate malaria in South Africa by 2018?

Posted on November 07, 2016

At the University of Pretoria, we believe that the solutions to global problems can be found in the research we do today. Visit Research Matters to find out how UP researchers are making today matter with projects to combat malaria.

Prof Bob Millar receives Platinum Scientific Achievement Award

Posted on September 28, 2016

Prof Bob Millar, Director of the Centre for Reproductive Neuroendocrinology in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Pretoria, has been awarded the Platinum Scientific Achievement Award by the South African Medical Research Council.

Mobile technology brings healthcare into people's homes

Posted on September 19, 2016

According to Prof Jannie Hugo from the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Pretoria, the use of eHealth could be of particular benefit in the provision of primary healthcare services to rural communities in South Africa.

Sport, exercise medicine and lifestyle research in the spotlight at UP

Posted on September 06, 2016

The University of Pretoria has identified 'Sport, exercise medicine and lifestyle interventions for chronic disease' as one of its four main strategic niche areas for research activity in the next decade.