Posted on May 24, 2023
University of Pretoria (UP) researchers are at the forefront of a very special first for South African plant sciences. They have unravelled the precise genetic make-up of the country’s national flower, the king protea (Protea cynaroides). It is the first plant that’s unique to South...
Posted on May 23, 2023
UN Expert Groups (EGs) are made up of experts from diverse fields and countries drawn from academia, civil society, international organisations, business, and other sectors.
Posted on May 23, 2023
Prof Vukosi Marivate and computer science master’s students flew the UP flag high at the first International Conference on Learning Representations conference to be hosted in Africa.
Posted on May 22, 2023
Africa Week will feature a series of topical dialogues where thought leaders will interpret openness in its broadest sense to move conversations about open science towards concrete actions.
Posted on May 22, 2023
Dr Ross Elliott, a specialist small animal veterinary surgeon at UP’s Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital, worked with a team from Somaliland’s Cheetah Conservation Fund to save Janet, a cheetah, from amputation and euthanasia.
Posted on May 19, 2023
Prof Ann Skelton of UP’s Faculty of Law has been elected to chair the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child, where she will be active in holding states accountable for failures to protect the rights of children globally.
Posted on May 19, 2023
“This membership will advance our aspiration and ambition to be a global African university,” said UP Vice-Chancellor and Principal Professor Tawana Kupe.
Posted on May 18, 2023
“Most of us think we’re in the business of giving care, but the real reason is to give dignity to people,” said an attendee at the International Nurses Day event recently hosted by UP,
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