Posted on November 21, 2025
Congratulations to the three researchers from UP’s Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute who have made this prestigious list!
Posted on November 21, 2025
UP alumna Ntando Dube has been awarded the 2026 KwaZulu-Natal Rhodes Scholarship. We chat to the actuarial assistant who hopes to bring an African perspective to global conversations on equity and economics.
Posted on November 21, 2025
This edition is curated around the concept of One Health, in which the University of Pretoria plays a leading role globally, and is based on our research expertise in the various disciplines across healthcare for people, the environment and animals.
Posted on November 19, 2025
The University of Pretoria (UP) has secured the 10th spot in the world and the top position in Africa and South Africa in the Governance category in the 2026 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Sustainability Rankings.
Posted on November 18, 2025
The University of Pretoria (UP) is at the forefront of the global search for new malaria treatments
Posted on November 13, 2025
PRETORIA – Emeritus Professor Robin Crewe from the University of Pretoria (UP) has been awarded the John F.W. Herschel Medal for 2026 by the Royal Society of South Africa (RSSAf).
Posted on November 12, 2025
Highly sophisticated water management techniques of ancient civilisations demonstrate the ingenuity of inhabitants who lived with limited water. It appears we need to look to the past to ensure a stable water supply in the future.
Posted on November 07, 2025
The University of Pretoria (UP) and Africa’s largest bulk water utility, Rand Water, have signed a landmark collaboration agreement to establish the Rand Water Research, Development and Innovation Hub at UP (RWRDIH@UP).
Posted on November 03, 2025
A new study by researchers at the University of Pretoria (UP) and the University of Adelaide in Australia has revealed the real function of the giraffe’s long legs ¬– to reduce blood pressure.
Posted on October 31, 2025
University of Pretoria (UP) PhD student Aaron Harvey has achieved national recognition by placing second in the 2025 Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition.
Posted on October 30, 2025
The University of Pretoria (UP) recently hosted a celebration to honour alumni and staff who were listed among the 2025 Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans honourees. The annual list profiles exceptional young South African leaders who are shaping the country’s future.
Posted on October 29, 2025
Two University of Pretoria (UP) researchers have been awarded the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, along with colleagues from the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN), for their contribution to the ATLAS experiment. The general-purpose particle physics experiment seeks...
Posted on October 28, 2025
PRETORIA – The University of Pretoria’s (UP) recently published 2024 Sustainable Development Report outlines the sustainable development issues the University is systematically addressing – including advancing food production, research in cancer and infectious diseases, climate...
Posted on October 27, 2025
UP formally recognised its most distinguished academics at its 25th Annual Academic Achievers’ Awards, which celebrated excellence in research, teaching and community engagement.
Posted on October 22, 2025
The University of Pretoria (UP) recently held its annual Vice-Chancellor’s Distinguished Merit Award (VCDMA) Recognition of Achievers Event, in celebration of the outstanding academic achievements of VCDMA recipients.
Posted on October 16, 2025
The world is five years away from the 2030 deadline to meet the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and we are no closer to ending hunger and food insecurity (SDG 2). Yet food security is just part of the battle – we also need to fight to keep indigenous biodiversity...
Posted on October 13, 2025
Professor Hettie Schönfeldt, an internationally recognised expert in nutrition from the University of Pretoria (UP), appointment as a member of the Steering Committee of the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE-FSN) for 2025-2027 has been renewed.
Posted on October 10, 2025
Nature’s not perfect: fig wasps try to balance sex ratios for survival but they can get it wrong.
Posted on October 08, 2025
Many associate human rabies infections with infected domestic dogs. Yet, like most mammals, cats can also pass this deadly viral disease on to people. That is why pet owners should ensure that their feline pets receive regular rabies vaccinations, according to Professor Claude Sabeta of the...
Posted on October 07, 2025
Professor Michael Wingfield, founding director of the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) at the University of Pretoria (UP), has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) in recognition of his pioneering contributions to...
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