UP EXPERT OPINION: Trans visibility and the ‘anti-gender movement’

Posted on March 31, 2023

UP Acting Director of the Centre for Sexualities, AIDS and Gender, Pierre Brouard sheds light on the burden of discrimination that the trans community faces in society.

Javett Art Centre at the University of Pretoria bags a national book award

Posted on March 30, 2023

UP and the Javett Art Centre join forces on projects that go beyond the fine arts.

From dombolo to soetkoek - UP’s Faculty of Humanities launches a free cookbook that celebrates diverse cultures and memories

Posted on March 30, 2023

UP's Faculty of Humanities celebrates 100 years with the launch of it's newly published transdisciplinary cookbook, HumanEATies.

Help a student in need: Donate clothing to UP’s next Thrift Store Day

Posted on March 29, 2023

UP's Thrift Store Day initiative was launched in 2022 as a way of easing the financial burden on students with regards to buying clothing, and as a way of promoting a culture of recycling, reusing, and passing on clothing that is no longer being worn.

UP and Ghent University explore new academic partnerships

Posted on March 29, 2023

UP representatives meet with Ghent University delegation to discuss strengthening collaborations through transdisciplinary research, staff and student exchange, and forging new partnerships.

Microorganisms could be the cause of ‘fairy circle’ phenomenon – UP microbiologists

Posted on March 29, 2023

University of Pretoria (UP) scientists have posited a theory that could explain the tens of thousands of “fairy circles” that can be seen dotted across the arid landscape of Namibia.

‘Social entrepreneurship could help put SDG progress back on track’ – Belgian queen during UP-hosted roundtable

Posted on March 27, 2023

UP hosts Queen Mathilde of Belgium for a seminar and roundtable on strengthening social entrepreneurship as a model for change.

UP EXPERT OPINION: The World Bank used to cause untold harm - but 30 years ago it started reforming. What went right

Posted on March 24, 2023

The Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship Senior Research Fellow, Professor Daniel Bradlow, reflects on the World Bank Inspection Panel on the 30th anniversary of its inception.