From Operating Table to Easter Table: A Vet’s Mission to Give Back

Posted on May 05, 2025

Since 2018 Craig View Veterinary Clinic has collected and distributed R1.5 million worth of Easter eggs

UP EXPERT OPINION: ‘It’s not vets alone who are saving rhinos’ – UP wildlife vet on the collective effort to counter poaching

Posted on May 01, 2025

There are five rhino species in the world, two of which occur in Africa.

RE.SEARCH 11: Digital Worlds

Posted on April 17, 2025

The latest issue of the University of Pretoria’s award-winning RE.SEARCH magazine is available now and reflects a shift towards both a fresher design and outlook. This edition is curated under the theme ‘Digital’, and offers a glimpse into some of the fascinating research...

UP EXPERT OPINION: Animal welfare: Shifting the focus from preventing harm to promoting happiness

Posted on April 14, 2025

Happiness, or mental well-being, is surely more than just the absence of suffering.

Faculty rewards its students and lecturers at annual prize-giving event

Posted on April 02, 2025

On 27 March 2025, the Faculty of Veterinary Science of the University of Pretoria hosted its annual Teaching and Learning prize-giving event.

After-hours veterinary services now available

Posted on March 27, 2025

To better serve our clients, the Faculty of Veterinary Science’s Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital (OVAH) has introduced extended after-hours services to ensure your pets receive expert care beyond regular hours

Extraordinary Professor Dr Kelly Brayton elected to the American Academy of Microbiology

Posted on March 27, 2025

The American Academy of Microbiology (the Academy) has elected Dr Kelly Brayton along with 64 peers to the Class of 2025.

A new chapter for UP as Professor Francis Petersen takes the helm as the 14th Vice-Chancellor

Posted on March 16, 2025

Prof Francis Petersen was inaugurated as UP’s Vice-Chancellor and Principal on the 14th of March