Posted on December 11, 2015
Three researchers from the University of Pretoria (UP) received awards at the GAP sciences awards function that took place at The Innovation Hub in Pretoria on Friday, 20 November 2015.
Posted on December 03, 2015
As their contribution to World Aids Day 2015, staff of the University of Pretoria’s School of Health Care Sciences, in collaboration with various partner organisations, hosted an event at Olievenhoutbosch Clinic on Friday, 27 November 2015.
Posted on December 01, 2015
The Environmental Chemical Pollution and Health (ECPH) Research Unit in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Pretoria (UP), successfully hosted the first African Conference on the Health Effects of Endocrine Disruptors at the Skukuza Conference Centre in the Kruger National Park.
Posted on November 24, 2015
Ms Tracey Hurrell, a PhD student in the Department of Pharmacology at UP and one of UP's UK Commonwealth Awardees, says that the opportunity to complete part of her studies at one of the leading academic institutions in the world has changed the paradigm of her thinking, research endeavours and...
Posted on November 23, 2015
Prof Riana Bornman is the South African Study Director of the Southern African Prostate Cancer Study (SAPCS) - a project that is shedding light on the scope and impact of prostate cancer in the central to northern regions of SA.
Posted on November 17, 2015
Dr Taneshka Kruger, from the UP CSMC is very passionate about eliminating malaria in South Africa, and eventually in Africa as a whole and has been involved in research on the subject for a number of years.
Posted on November 12, 2015
Ms Cyan Brown, currently in her fourth year of the Bachelor of Medicine (MBChB) degree programme at the University of Pretoria's Faculty of Health Sciences, was one of the recipients of the prestigious Abe Bailey Travel Bursary.
Posted on November 12, 2015
Dr Kehinde Ololade, a second year MMed student in the Department of Nuclear Medicine at the University of Pretoria (UP), won the award for distinguished work at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)'s conference on clinical PET/CT and molecular imaging that was held in Vienna, Austria...
Posted on November 04, 2015
The week of 28 October to 3 November has been named Stroke Week, the purpose of which is to raise awareness of the symptoms of stroke.
Posted on November 02, 2015
Prof Annie Joubert and her team at UP are committed to finding novel treatments that target cancer cells specifically, while causing the least possible amount of discomfort to the patient.
Posted on October 29, 2015
The University of Pretoria Centre for Sustainable Malaria Control (UP CSMC) Student Forum, in collaboration with the Faculty of Education at UP, recently presented a seminar titled 'Education towards malaria elimination'.
Posted on October 26, 2015
Two UP public health academics, Emeritus Professor of Public Health Medicine, Maila John Matjila and Professor Eric Buch, were awarded PHILA Lifetime Achievement awards at the Public Health Association of South Africa (PHASA)'s annual gala dinner.
Posted on October 26, 2015
The University of Pretoria Centre for Sustainable Malaria Control (UP CSMC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Chinese National Institute of Parasitic Diseases (China CDC).
Posted on October 15, 2015
Prof Tahir Pillay is hoping that his new interactive mathematics textbook, which is available for use on the Apple iPad, will make life a little easier for students enrolled for the Mathematics for Laboratory Medicine course.
Posted on October 15, 2015
12-20 October is Bone and Joint Action Week. Various activities will be held to create awareness of disorders such as back pain, arthritis, osteoporosis, and of the effects of childhood obesity on the musculoskeletal system.
Posted on October 14, 2015
After several months of anticipation, the day of the AESOP and AESOP Plus Workshop finally arrived on Monday, 12 October. The University of Pretoria (UP) is the proud host of the workshop, which showcases some of the latest, cutting-edge 3D technology across a variety of disciplines.
Posted on October 13, 2015
Staff of the Department of Cardiology at UP are actively involved in research on the alarming increase in cardiac disease in South Africa, as well as changes in the local epidemiology of coronary artery disease.
Posted on October 08, 2015
The University of Pretoria (UP) was privileged to host a joint conference with The Network: Towards Unity for Health (The Network: TUFH) and the South African Association of Health Educationalists (SAAHE) in September this year.
Posted on October 06, 2015
According to staff at UP's Section Sports Medicine, successful injury surveillance could motivate sporting bodies to consider and implement rule changes to improve player safety.
Posted on September 21, 2015
Prof Christa Krüger, a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Health Sciences, was inducted as a fellow of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD) earlier this year.
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