Just energy transition is contentious but common ground is possible

Posted on August 17, 2023

Several areas of commonality came to light during a public lecture and panel debate held at the University of Pretoria’s Future Africa Campus, UP's pan-African platform for collaborative research, on Friday, 4 August.

University of Pretoria ranked ‘highly innovative university’ in 2023 World University Rankings for Innovation

Posted on August 15, 2023

UP’s high-tech business incubator, TuksNovation, is ranked 44th on the WURI Industrial Application ranking, while UP is ranked 101-200 in the WURI Global Top 100 Innovative Universities. UP is the only South African university ranked in the 2023 WURI.

‘My role is to lead by example – not force,’ says Tuks women's football team captain Manamela

Posted on August 14, 2023

"The mark of a great captain is not just winning games but creating a winning culture," says the captain of the Tuks women's football team, Morongwa Manamela, as she takes the reins once again.

‘There isn’t enough consideration for the challenges that most women face’ – UP alumna and Chanel Senior Finance Fashion Business Partner Dintle Nkosi

Posted on August 11, 2023

In commemoration of Women’s Month, UK-based UP alumna Dintle Nkosi, a fashion executive at Chanel, shares insights into some of the challenges that women face across the globe.

"Empowering Evidence-Based Public Policy in Africa: A Path to Progress"

Posted on August 11, 2023

Prof Nara Monkam of UP’s Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences details the University’s Public Policy Hub, which aims to contribute to more effective policy development and implementation on the continent.

‘Children are the innovators of tomorrow’ – Prof Ann Skelton during UP Expert Lecture on youth activism

Posted on August 11, 2023

Prof Skelton is a world-renowned child rights advocate, a professor of law at the University and the UNESCO Chair of Education Law in Africa at UP.

Growing human resistance to antibiotics requires global cooperation, says UP Head of Pharmacology

Posted on August 11, 2023

“Africa as a continent has a different disease burden and population for that matter when compared to other continents,” says Prof Schellack.

‘Women are ready for global health leadership positions’ – Women in Global Health SA leaders at UP-hosted discussion

Posted on August 11, 2023

Men and women working in health sectors have called on global health leaders and institutions to recognise that women are ready for gender equality in global health leadership.