Posted on April 19, 2024
UP has awarded World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, with an honorary doctorate in recognition of her outstanding contribution in Africa and beyond as a leader, global health expert, advocate and diplomat.
Posted on April 16, 2024
On April 11, 2024, the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Health Sciences and Family Health International (FHI 360) solidified their commitment to advancing public health research through a formal agreement. This collaboration, formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), marks...
Posted on April 15, 2024
The University of Pretoria (UP) will confer degrees on 12 511 undergraduate and postgraduate students during its autumn graduation season, which will take place between 15 April and 15 May 2024 on Hillcrest campus.
Posted on April 02, 2024
Emerging academics Dr. Kuhlula Maluleke and Dr. Siphesihle Robin Nxele currently completing postdoctoral fellowship under REASSURED-d@UP research group at Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria have been selected as part of a cohort of researchers in the Rising Scholars: Breast Cancer...
Posted on March 26, 2024
Nobuhle Vanessa Gxekwa Tuks Undergraduate Research Forum (TURF) student lead, has emerged as a co-author of a recently published research article, titled “Barriers and enablers for implementation of digital-linked diagnostics models at point-of-care in South Africa: stakeholder...
Posted on March 24, 2024
Tuberculosis (TB) is a significant public health challenge with 10 million new cases diagnosed annually worldwide and 1.5 million TB-related deaths reported each year.
Posted on March 20, 2024
On March 13, as the world geared up to celebrate World Oral Health Day (WOHD), the Department of Community Dentistry in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Pretoria visited the Melusi Holistic Primary Health Centre, Pretoria West. The 20th of March marks World Oral Health Day, a...
Posted on March 14, 2024
Carolyn Nadasen, a Master’s student from the Department of Anatomy, University of Pretoria, won first place in the South African National Visualize Your Thesis (VYT) competition, hosted at the University of Johannesburg! This victory follows her initial success at the University of...
Posted on March 11, 2024
In South Africa there has been a notable rise in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in recent years, due to changing diets
Posted on March 08, 2024
“Inspiring others to see the value of women begins with us as women seeing the value within ourselves,” says UP’s Prof Flavia Senkubuge, who writes about taking a new approach to advancing gender equality.
Posted on March 01, 2024
The University of Pretoria (UP) Department of Human Nutrition and Department Nursing, the Unit for Community Engagement and International Baby Food Action Network Africa (IBFAN), have for the first time collaborated in offering the 20 hours three-day Breastfeeding Training Course from the 19 to...
Posted on March 01, 2024
The old African proverb "it takes a village to raise a child" conveys the message that it takes many people ("the village") to provide a safe, healthy environment for children, where they can develop, flourish and realise their hopes and dreams. The village includes not only family and neighbours...
Posted on February 28, 2024
Our outstanding student athlete, Jason Visser, is gearing up to showcase his skills at the Junior African Championship in Cairo from March 1st to 7th, 2024. Jason's journey to this prestigious event comes after securing a bronze medal last year in the team epee event.
Posted on February 13, 2024
We are thrilled to share some big (pun intended) news from the M2PL
Posted on February 12, 2024
Professor Themba Mosia, Interim Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Pretoria (UP), welcomed 8 500 first-year students, their parents, guardians and families to UP’s global academic family.
Posted on February 09, 2024
In a study that signals potential reproductive and health complications in humans, now and for future generations, researchers at the University of Pretoria and Canada’s McGill University and Université Laval have concluded that toxins in the environment, notably DDT, modify the sperm...
Posted on February 07, 2024
In a ground-breaking effort to combat the challenges of keloid treatment, Professor Janette Bester of the Department of Physiology has forged an international partnership with Professors Fiona Wood and Mark Fear from the Burn Injury Research Unit at the University of Western Australia aimed at...
Posted on February 07, 2024
The word "spike" will undoubtedly impact Danilo von Ludwiger's life in 2024 when he is in the hospital or playing beach volleyball. He is a sixth-year MBCHB student at Tuks. It means he spends a lot of his time in a hospital where a patient's temperature can spike at any moment. When it happens,...
Posted on February 06, 2024
“I also spoke to several people in the medical profession and medical students and they all told me that UP has a very high quality of education,” says Annalette du Plessis who is joining UP’s School of Medicine with 12 matric distinctions.
Posted on February 05, 2024
In a study that signals potential reproductive and health complications in humans
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