Breaking new ground - United Nations Volunteers and University of Pretoria set to launch first-ever Global Volunteer Index

Posted on June 03, 2025

In a step to elevate the value of volunteerism, UNV and UP launched the Global Volunteer Index

Breaking boundaries: UP student completes actuarial science degree at age 17

Posted on May 28, 2025

Mongiwa Hazel Ntuli will be obtaining a degree in Actuarial Science that she’d completed at the age of 17

Fancy a cuppa? UP study finds tea to be as antioxidant-rich as fruit and veg

Posted on May 21, 2025

University of Pretoria (UP) researchers have found that the antioxidant content of certain types of tea can be likened to that found in recommended portions of fruit and vegetables.

University of Pretoria confers honorary doctorate on science leader and visionary Dr Khotso Mokhele

Posted on May 15, 2025

UP has awarded South Africa’s distinguished science leader, Dr Khotso Mokhele, an honorary doctorate

UP scientists home in on gene that could play pivotal role in diet-induced obesity

Posted on May 12, 2025

Researchers at the University of Pretoria (UP) may have identified the gene that is responsible for diet-related obesity. By exploring the role of the novel gene Slc7a8, they have made a potential breakthrough in current knowledge about the cellular mechanisms that drive fat accumulation. This...

Shipping container farms - How UP is revolutionising mushroom growing in SA

Posted on May 08, 2025

Research by UP is helping South African producers find new ways to grow white button mushrooms sustainably

UP’s Prof Patricia Forbes named Editor-in-Chief of international journal ‘ACS Earth and Space Chemistry’

Posted on May 07, 2025

Professor Patricia Forbes of UP' s Department of Chemistry has been appointed Editor-in-Chief of the ACS Earth and Space Chemistry journal.

Eau de Sapiens

Posted on May 05, 2025

Imagine if we could drastically improve the control of malaria