2023 The World Reputation Rankings cements UP’s standing in teaching and research

Posted on February 23, 2024

“Our second-place standing in South Africa is not just a number,” says Interim Vice-Chancellor and Principal Prof Themba Mosia,” on UP’s ranking success in the 2023 Times Higher Education (THE) World Reputation Rankings. “It symbolises our commitment to fostering an...

Prof Lynne Pilcher honoured with international sustainability award

Posted on February 23, 2024

Prof Lynne Pilcher from the University of Pretoria’s Department of Chemistry was recently honoured with a 2024-2025 award by the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) Committee for Environment and Sustainability (CES).

Pick n Pay partners to ‘save the whales’ with MRI Whale Unit

Posted on February 21, 2024

'Save the Whales’ is more than another call by environmental activists. The retail giant Pick n Pay has partnered with the University of Pretoria's (UP) Mammal Research Institute (MRI) Whale Unit to create their latest unique reusable bag to raise funds and create more awareness about the...

Welcome to Honours 2024!

Posted on February 14, 2024

Kicking off the academic year in style, the 2024 GGM honours students started the year with a refreshing camp at Marakele National Park. With the aim of fostering community spirit, to have all students across all programs get to know each other and their coordinators, and to impart valuable...

First expansion microscopy of malaria parasites in Africa

Posted on February 13, 2024

We are thrilled to share some big (pun intended) news from the M2PL

First-year UP students receive warm welcome at Welcome Day 2024

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.

Students take part in World Wetlands Day

Posted on February 05, 2024

This year, University of Pretoria postgraduate students, staff and members of the Southern African Young Geomorphologists (SAYG) and Youth Engaged in Wetlands (YEW) celebrated World Wetlands Day at Colbyn Valley Nature Reserve, Pretoria, by volunteering as facilitators on 3 February 2024....

UP EXPERT OPINION: Cape Verde is the third African country to eliminate malaria: here’s how

Posted on February 03, 2024

“A country’s ‘personal’ milestone can help drive global malaria elimination efforts.” Cabo Verde’s certification as malaria-free is a call to action for the malaria community to not give up, says the UP Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control.