Posted on October 07, 2025
The University of Pretoria’s Dr Celesté Pretorius has been honoured with the Society of Radiographers of South Africa (SORSA) Award for Best Oral Presentation at the SORSA-IAFR 2025 Congress, held from 5–7 September 2025 at the Century City Conference Centre in Cape Town.
Posted on October 06, 2025
Students from the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Department of Pharmacology have once again demonstrated academic excellence on the national stage, achieving top honours at the 58th Annual South African Society for Basic and Clinical Pharmacology (SASBCP) Conference. The event, held from 14...
Posted on September 29, 2025
Despite advances in cancer treatment, two of the main challenges that persist are cancer cells that resist therapy, and treatments that harm healthy tissue. Biomedical scientist, medical doctor and Professor at the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Department of Physiology, Joji Mercier,...
Posted on September 11, 2025
In preparation for Faculty Research Day, we had the pleasure of sitting down with Prof Michael Pepper, Director of the Institute for Cellular and Molecular Medicine, for a conversation that went beyond his professional achievements.
Posted on September 10, 2025
Research by a new University of Pretoria (UP) PhD graduate has led to the development of a skin replacement product that paves the way for 3D bioprinting of “natural” skin replacement products, offering an alternative to traditional skin grafts.
Posted on September 02, 2025
It is often said that the measure of a teacher is not in the lectures they give, but in the lives they shape. Dr Desmond Mathye, a former Extraordinary Lecturer (contract ended in April 2025) in the Department of Physiotherapy and President of the Health Professions Council of South Africa...
Posted on August 28, 2025
Dr. Pam Mahlangu, a registrar at the University of Pretoria’s Department of Dermatology, received top honours at the National Annual Dermatology Congress held from 20 to 24 August 2025 at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in Durban. The award was presented to her on...
Posted on August 26, 2025
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