November 2022: Monthly Video Message from the Vice Chancellor and Principal

Posted on November 01, 2022

Vice-Chancellor Prof Tawana Kupe highlights this month’s key days such as SADC Malaria Day and 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence. He urges the UP community to become activists against GBV: “We must free women from insecurity and violence.”

UP launches digital lab to develop future-fit employable students

Posted on November 01, 2022

In a bid to address SA’s staggering youth unemployment, UP has launched a Digital Capability Lab that will equip students with skills that will enable them to thrive and adapt to the constantly evolving world of work.

UP guest lecturer: What drives homelessness in South Africa

Posted on November 01, 2022

Dr Marc Wegerif, lecturer and Development Studies programme coordinator, said it was a great opportunity for his class to hear directly from people who are involved in these kinds of organisations and initiatives.

South Africa’s cannabis sector: all smoke and no fire

Posted on October 28, 2022

The Cannabis Organisation University of Pretoria (COUP) recently hosted a webinar titled: “Realising the Development Potential of Cannabis in South Africa”.

A new way to name bacteria: 300-year-old system revised thanks to scientific advances

Posted on October 28, 2022

A new ‘rule book’ for naming genomically sequenced bacteria is a boon for science and UP's Prof Fanus Venter, professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology and Deputy Director of FABI, is part of a core group of international scientists who contributed to the...

University of Pretoria and University of Bristol strengthen ties

Posted on October 27, 2022

Professor Loretta Feris, Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Academic at UP, said the universities are working towards strengthening their relationship through collaborative work and possibly having a memorandum of understanding in place.

UP Sustainable Development Report takes a broad view of sustainability

Posted on October 27, 2022

The University of Pretoria’s intentional focus on sustainable development in the past 10 years has been deepening and maturing.

University of Pretoria excels in QS Sustainability Rankings

Posted on October 26, 2022

The University of Pretoria is one of only three universities in Africa that has been ranked in the top 200 globally in the 2023 QS Sustainability Rankings, which were released on 26 October 2022. UP was ranked 2nd in South Africa and Africa and in the 171-180 band globally.