Posted on August 25, 2025
The theme of this edition, ‘Global’, illustrates how the University of Pretoria (UP) serves as a globally engaged, continental hub that is driving impactful research through innovation, creativity and sustainability. The research in this issue demonstrates how the research we do today...
Posted on August 20, 2025
PRETORIA - Medical entomologist Dr Ashley Burke describes herself as a bit of a detective, a biologist and a public health worker rolled into one. As the newest member of the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control, and a lecturer in the School of Health...
Posted on August 11, 2025
Professor Mike Sathekge, Head of the Department of Nuclear Medicine at the University of Pretoria (UP) and CEO of the Nuclear Medicine Research Infrastructure (NuMeRI), has been named a Fellow of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) a notable recognition, and the first of...
Posted on August 06, 2025
In celebration of Women’s Month, we are spotlighting Women of Impact in our faculty, leaders who are shaping the future of health sciences through their expertise, dedication, and vision. We caught up with Professor Priya Soma-Pillay, Acting Deputy Dean: Stakeholder Relations, to hear more...
Posted on August 01, 2025
The Faculty of Health Sciences is proud to celebrate the exceptional achievement of Professor Ryan Blumenthal, who received the Communication Award at the 2025 NSTF-South32 Awards - widely known as South Africa’s “Science Oscars”. Prof Blumenthal, a Senior Specialist Forensic...
Posted on July 23, 2025
From air pollution in Khayelitsha to malaria in KwaZulu-Natal, University of Pretoria graduates are tackling some of South Africa’s most pressing health challenges. At the recent School of Health Systems and Public Health (SHSPH) Research Day, held on 3 July 2025, public health students...
Posted on July 23, 2025
In the informal settlements of Tshwane District, community health care workers (CHWs) are increasingly recognised as vital bridges between vulnerable populations and essential health services. This was the key finding presented by University of Pretoria graduate Rebaone Madzivhandila during the...
Posted on July 23, 2025
Student presentations on Disease Control, Epidemiology & Biostatistics took centre stage at the School of Health Systems and Public Health Research Day on 3 July 2025. Master’s students from the University of Pretoria showcased their latest research tackling some of South Africa’s...
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