UP’s Prof Hettie Schönfeldt selected as UN Hub Chair for SDG 3

Posted on March 15, 2025

Prof Hettie Schönfeldt was recently appointed as the Hub Chair for the United Nations Academic Impact Sustainable Development Goal 3

Empowering public-sector professionals in the digital age

Posted on March 13, 2025

Since its launch in 2020, the fully online Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) in Public Management, offered through UPOnline, has been steadily shaping the future of public-sector professionals. What began as a small cohort of six graduates in 2022 has grown significantly, with 87 graduates crossing...

UP experts and volunteers spearhead first large-scale Magaliesberg aloe reintroduction

Posted on March 05, 2025

The Magaliesberg aloe is a slow-growing species and is known for its spectacular red flowers.

UP’s Giving Garden helps community gardeners think differently about growing edible plants

Posted on February 20, 2025

UP's Giving Garden provided around 100 community food gardens in Gauteng with free cuttings, seedlings and tubers of lesser-known and easily grown crop plants in 2024

‘Educating our future leaders is a collective responsibility,’ UP Vice-Chancellor tells alumni at Cape Town event

Posted on February 12, 2025

CAPE TOWN – Solving the challenge of helping ‘missing middle’ students afford higher education is a collective societal responsibility, University of Pretoria (UP) Vice-Chancellor and Principal Professor Francis Petersen told a gathering of Cape Town-based alumni and donors.

Cutting-edge new South African Whale Centre set to be developed in Hermanus

Posted on February 11, 2025

A new South African Whale Centre is planned to be constructed in Hermanus which will house the Whale Unit UP’s Mammal Research Institute

UP-led astronomy research team explores formation of giant radio galaxies

Posted on February 10, 2025

Enabled by supercomputing, University of Pretoria (UP) researchers have led an international team of astronomers that has provided deeper insight into the entire life cycle (birth, growth and death) of giant radio galaxies, which resemble “cosmic fountains” – jets of superheated...

UP researchers use groundbreaking tech to limit livestock methane emissions

Posted on February 07, 2025

Thanks to an investment from the New Zealand government, researchers at UP’s experimental farm have implemented the latest technology in cattle feed machinery.

UP EXPERT OPINION - WALK YOUR DOG MONTH: ‘Going for a stroll with your dog is enriching for both you and your pet’ – UP veterinary specialist physician

Posted on January 27, 2025

Walk Your Dog Month is observed every year in January.

Shaping the Future of Volunteerism: UP and UNV Partner to Develop the First-Ever Global Volunteer Index

Posted on January 24, 2025

The Department of Statistics at UP is partnering with United Nations Volunteers to develop the first-ever Global Volunteer Index.

World Economic Forum announces new Centre for Industry and Technology based at University of Pretoria

Posted on January 24, 2025

The World Economic Forum is set to launch four new Centres for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR), including C4IR South Africa, which will be hosted at the University of Pretoria (UP).

UP shines in 2025 Times Higher Education Subject Rankings: Six subjects ranked No. 1 in SA

Posted on January 23, 2025

The University of Pretoria (UP) improved its score in 22 out of 31 subjects when compared to 2024 in the 2025 Times Higher Education (THE) Subject Rankings, which were released on 22 January.

Should African young scientists be more active in peer review?

Posted on January 23, 2025

Should young African scientists take a more active role in reviewing important climate assessment reports as those of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)? These reports inform global environmental policies and undergo global peer review. A recent study highlights that...

UP improves score in 2025 QS Sustainability Rankings, ranked No. 1 in Africa for Governance

Posted on December 12, 2024

The University of Pretoria (UP) placed 167th out of 1744 universities from around the world ranked in the 2025 QS World University Sustainability Rankings, which measure the social and environmental impacts of universities across various aspects related to the United Nations Sustainable...

NAS Faculty newsletter's second edition (November 2024), SquaredUP, available.

Posted on December 12, 2024

The NAS Faculty newsletter's second edition (November 2024), SquaredUP, is now available.

Attention first-year students: Here’s what you need to know about registration and orientation

Posted on December 10, 2024

Congratulations on choosing to study at the University of Pretoria! Here are the steps you need to take to register and attend orientation.

Globally competitive: University of Pretoria’s impressive 2024 rankings

Posted on December 09, 2024

As a globally competitive university, the University of Pretoria (UP) once again ranked impressively in 2024 across several global ranking measurements, all of which highlight the University’s progress towards achieving its vision of becoming a leading research-intensive university,...

UP and Cornell University establish Centre for Transformative Infectious Disease Research on Climate, Health and Equity

Posted on December 06, 2024

UP and the Department of Public and Ecosystem Health at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine have received a grant from the USA’s National Institutes of Health to establish the Center for Transformative Infectious Disease Research on Climate, Health, and Equity in a...

Marine biologist and UP lecturer Romina Henriques awarded C2 rating for research on Southern African marine genomics

Posted on December 05, 2024

Dr Romina Henriques, a passionate marine biologist and senior lecturer at the University of Pretoria (UP), has been awarded a C2 rating for her research by the National Research Foundation (NRF).

UP student’s ‘asteroid’ discovery recorded in International Astronomical Union database

Posted on December 04, 2024

A third-year student at UP is over the moon after being credited with a provisional asteroid detection that has been catalogued in the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center database.