Community of Practice in malaria elimination hosted at UP

Posted on August 24, 2017

The University of Pretoria (UP) will host its first Community of Practice focusing specifically on the elimination of malaria in the UP Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control.

Applying health research in South African schools for learners' well-being

Posted on August 23, 2017

A collaborative study involving local and international researchers has created an intervention strategy to help improve the diet and lifestyle of schoolchildren in South Africa.

Gaining confidence for job interviews

Posted on August 21, 2017

Employers are looking for qualities in their new hires that are seldom listed in the job advert. In a nutshell, they want to meet people who are self-directed and responsible. How will you demonstrate these skills during the interview?

The Javett-UP: Signaling a new landmark in the City of Tshwane

Posted on August 16, 2017

Residents of Pretoria woke up to a new landmark on Monday morning after seven massive beams, each 33,55 m in length and weighing 71 tons, were installed over the weekend to construct a bridge across Lynnwood Road.

Students, sex and drinking: beyond the hyperbole

Posted on August 15, 2017

Pierre Brouard, Deputy Director of the Centre for Sexualities, AIDS and Gender at the University of Pretoria, writes about the link between substance use and gender-based violence in the tertiary environment.

Preparing for the workplace

Posted on August 11, 2017

At the University of Pretoria we aim to produce graduates who are agile, who understand how the workplace functions and who can see how their skills fit into it.

New nutrition education programme to help children eat healthy

Posted on August 07, 2017

Through her doctoral work with the Institute for Food Nutrition and Wellbeing at UP, Deborah Kupolati is helping a new generation eat healthier by developing a nutrition education programme for primary school teachers.

Footsteps Along the Tracks project uncovers largely forgotten cultural heritage

Posted on August 02, 2017

UP and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands present the Footsteps Along the Tracks project, which uncovers the largely forgotten cultural heritage represented by the Netherlands South African Railways Company (NZASM).

A new indigenous personality test for South Africa

Posted on July 25, 2017

Researchers at UP, along with colleagues from other universities, have been developing a more representative indigenous personality measure that can be used by prospective employers for a multi-cultural workforce.

UP researchers weigh in on bird flu outbreak

Posted on July 19, 2017

University of Pretoria (UP) researchers are working with the poultry industry and the National Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries to contain the current bird flu outbreak in South Africa.

Alternative currencies are the future: why it matters for development

Posted on July 13, 2017

Prof Lorenzo Fioramonti from the Centre for the Study of Governance Innovation (GovInn) at the University of Pretoria, discusses the future of alternative currencies and why it matters for development.

Ensuring better health and proper care for cheetahs in captivity

Posted on July 11, 2017

Dr Adrian Tordiffe, from the Department of Paraclinical Sciences at UP, has been intrigued by diseases in captive cheetahs since his days working as a clinical veterinarian at the National Zoological Gardens of South Africa.

Moving towards the Javett-UP

Posted on July 05, 2017

The Javett-UP, which is slowly taking shape on the Hatfield and South campuses, is set to become Africa's foremost art gallery and will exhibit art of the highest quality, with a specific focus on the art of Africa.

Vice-Chancellor nominated for Businesswoman of the Year Award

Posted on June 28, 2017

Prof Cheryl de la Rey, Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Pretoria, has been named as one of 13 finalists competing for the Businesswomen's Association of South Africa's prestigious Businesswoman of the Year Award.

Science has the power to boost farming in Africa. But a lot has to change

Posted on June 26, 2017

Professor Frans Swanepoel from the Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship at the University of Pretoria, discusses the possibilities that science offers for the future of farming and food security in Africa.

Department of African Languages hosts dictionary workshop

Posted on June 23, 2017

Over the last few years, the Department of African Languages has been distributing African language dictionaries to schools. Thus far, with sponsorship assistance from the African Association for Lexicography (Afrilex), the Department has distributed dictionaries in Sepedi, Setswana and...

UP joins worldwide research project to fight bacteria affecting tropical and subtropical crops

Posted on June 22, 2017

The University of Pretoria (UP) has become a partner in the TROPICSAFE project, an initiative to fight three economically important bacterial diseases of citrus plants, grapevines and palms.

With the wild ones – a reflection of science and passion

Posted on June 19, 2017

It might sound strange at first to hear of a professor in human oral pathology who researches animals, but Prof Erich Raubenheimer has spent over a quarter of a century studying the great African Elephant.

EBIT Students make a difference

Posted on June 13, 2017

The University of Pretoria's commitment to community upliftment is evident in the compulsory JCP module for students in the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology (EBIT).

One step closer to malaria elimination

Posted on June 08, 2017

An international collaborative effort, including researchers from UP, the University of Cape Town and partners, has resulted in the identification of a new chemical compound that can potentially eliminate malaria.