Op-Ed: The rights of persons with disabilities: call to action!

Posted on December 13, 2016

According to Prof Charles Ngwena, Disability Rights expert and professor of Human Rights Law at the University of Pretoria, one of the messages to derive from the International Day of Persons with Disabilities in South Africa should be a call to action; it is time to act now!

Harmonising the legal environment for adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights

Posted on December 06, 2016

A research project by researchers at the Centre for Child Law in collaboration with Enterprises UP, examined laws, policies and related sources that impact adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights in 23 African countries.

HIV and discrimination: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons and their unique HIV vulnerabilities in SA

Posted on December 01, 2016

On World Aids Day 2016, Geoffrey Ogwaro from the Centre for Human Rights at UP writes about leveling the plane for all vulnerable groups in South Africa in terms of disparities that fuel the discriminatory regime of HIV and Aids care.

Message from the Centre for Sexualities, AIDS and Gender on World Aids Day

Posted on December 01, 2016

On World Aids Day, 1 December 2016, the Centre for Sexualities, AIDS and Gender at the University of Pretoria is calling for a renewed emphasis on education as a way to prevent the spread of HIV and Aids.

JuniorTukkie team scoops three MACE awards

Posted on November 28, 2016

All three projects entered by the Recruitment and JuniorTukkie Team in this year's Marketing, Advancement and Communication in Education (MACE) Competition, received awards.

Tuks twins win big at Biathlon World Championship

Posted on November 21, 2016

Bianca and Annika Strydom, two students at the University of Pretoria and members of TuksSport, represented South Africa at the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) World Championship in the USA, where they won gold and silver respectively.

UP partners with Railway Safety Regulator for new research chair in Railway Safety Engineering

Posted on November 17, 2016

Prof Cheryl de la Rey, Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Pretoria and Mr Nkululeko Poya, Chief Executive Officer of the Railway Safety Regulator (RSR), signed a memorandum of agreement for the sponsorship of the RSR Chair in Railway Safety on 14 November 2016.

Anything to declare? UP makes a move to protect South Africa’s borders from invaders

Posted on November 16, 2016

Ms Katelyn Faulkner and Prof Mark Robertson from the Department of Zoology and Entomology at the University of Pretoria, developed a model to prioritise inspections aimed at preventing biological invasions.