UP and partners launch first national Type 1 diabetes burden study

Posted on June 02, 2025

UP and other South African institutions have launched a nationwide study to measure the burden of Type 1 diabetes

WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY: ‘Africa is facing a tobacco epidemic, fuelled by product manipulation, marketing and weak regulation’ – UP public health expert

Posted on May 31, 2025

World No Tobacco Day is observed annually on 31 May to raise awareness of the harmful effects of tobacco use

UP’s Dr Hull awarded NRF C2 research rating

Posted on May 22, 2025

Dr Rodney Hull, Research Laboratory Manager at the Pan African Cancer Research Institute (PACRI), has been awarded a C2 rating by the National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa.

UP scientists home in on gene that could play pivotal role in diet-induced obesity

Posted on May 14, 2025

Researchers at UP may have identified the gene that is responsible for diet-related obesity.

UP scientists home in on gene that could play pivotal role in diet-induced obesity

Posted on May 12, 2025

Researchers at the University of Pretoria (UP) may have identified the gene that is responsible for diet-related obesity. By exploring the role of the novel gene Slc7a8, they have made a potential breakthrough in current knowledge about the cellular mechanisms that drive fat accumulation. This...

UP EXPERT OPINION: From promise to peril: Reimagining the end of malaria amid a funding crisis

Posted on April 25, 2025

World Malaria Day is commemorated every year on 25 April

Beating malaria: what can be done with shrinking funds and rising threats

Posted on April 25, 2025

Healthcare in Africa faces a perfect storm: high rates of infectious diseases like malaria and HIV, a rise in non-communicable diseases, and dwindling foreign aid.

UP researcher awarded C2 NRF Rating for work in genomics and critical healthcare research

Posted on April 24, 2025

Dr. Mankgopo Kgatle, a researcher at the University of Pretoria’s Nuclear Medicine Research Infrastructure (NuMeRI) has been awarded the coveted C2 rating by the National Research Foundation (NRF), in recognition of her sustained contributions to scientific research, transformative...