UP honours world-renowned conservation scholar Prof Stuart Pimm

Posted on April 23, 2024

UP has awarded world-renowned conservation scholar, Professor Stuart Pimm, with an honorary doctorate in recognition of his outstanding contribution in the field of conservation biology.

University of Pretoria’s Malaria Institute secures major Phase II grant to boost malaria leadership in southern Africa

Posted on April 23, 2024

The UP ISMC was awarded a substantial grant by the Gates Foundation totalling $1.64 million.

UP’s Centre for the Future of Work (CFoW) Launches Online Website to Tackle Rising Youth Unemployment Crisis

Posted on April 22, 2024

With the increasing rise in youth unemployment, UP’s Centre for the Future of Work launches an online website aimed at forging partnerships with stakeholders to research and address the growing crisis.

UP celebrates women in sport during brunch event

Posted on April 21, 2024

“Let’s work towards a future where every young girl’s dream of sporting greatness is not just a possibility but an inevitability,” said SuperSport broadcaster Layla Arrison during an event at UP to celebrate women in sport.

UP confers honorary doctorate on WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti

Posted on April 19, 2024

UP has awarded World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, with an honorary doctorate in recognition of her outstanding contribution in Africa and beyond as a leader, global health expert, advocate and diplomat.

‘Learn to enjoy learning!’ – Social media influencer Munaka Muthambi on her UP Marketing Management (Honours) success

Posted on April 18, 2024

“The key to social media marketing is accepting new trends and being at ease with change. It's important to be adaptable, since what's fashionable now might not be so tomorrow," says Munaka Muthambi graduating with a BCom Marketing Management (Hon) degree from UP.

UP-hosted THE Pan-African Universities Summit: ‘The weight of expectation is growing on academics to become changemakers’

Posted on April 18, 2024

Do today’s academics and leaders have the skills to be changemakers? This and other questions were up for discussion when university leaders from 32 countries met at the Times Higher Education Pan-African Universities Summit, hosted by UP.

Sixteen UP subjects ranked in global top 450 in 2024 QS World University Rankings by Subject

Posted on April 17, 2024

The University of Pretoria has once again performed strongly in the 2024 QS World University Rankings by Subject, with 16 of its subject offerings ranked in the top 450 offerings by universities worldwide, and 18 ranked in the top three among South African universities.