'There’s musicality in every human’ – UP Musicology professor during inaugural lecture

Posted on April 05, 2024

According to newly appointed Musicology Professor Clorinda Panebianco , musicality is not a talent limited to a few, but an innate quality present in everyone.

Prof Daniel Bradlow appointed as co-chair of UN Academic Circle on the Right to Development

Posted on April 05, 2024

“This appointment is an opportunity to deepen our understanding of how to make the right to development a reality for people around the world and to promote this new understanding to policymakers in UN member states,” said UP’s Prof Daniel Bradlow about his appointment as...

A German academic exchange delegation visit UP

Posted on April 05, 2024

A delegation from the German Ministry of Education and Research and the German Embassy in Pretoria recently paid a visit to UP to bolster existing research collaborations with German academic institutions, focusing on sustainable development in developing countries through enhanced global...

‘Philosophy as a discipline has real-world importance’

Posted on April 05, 2024

Professor Emma Ruttkamp-Bloem, the Head of UP’s Department of Philosophy, discusses her recent appointment as Chair of UNESCO’s World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology.

Future Africa Hosts Youth Training Programme

Posted on April 05, 2024

UP’s Future Africa Institute recently played host to a group of young people who were part of a training programme that seeks to address skills inequalities and poverty in rural communities.

UP EXPERT OPINION: Driving development in Africa

Posted on April 05, 2024

Prof Tivani Mashamba-Thompson, Deputy Dean of Research and Postgraduate Studies in UP’s Faculty of Health Sciences, writes about the importance and value of postgraduate studies in Africa, and the pivotal role of higher education institutions in nurturing the next generation of leaders and...

High five to UP students for dominating top five in SAICA's 2024 ITC

Posted on April 05, 2024

The University of Pretoria (UP) has once again achieved a 100% pass rate in the January 2024 South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) Initial Test of Competence (ITC). UP candidates dominated the top five, placing four UP candidates in the top five of the ITC results nationally.

UP experts shed light on Human Rights Day

Posted on April 04, 2024

UP experts examine Human Rights Day from a range of unique viewpoints within the University.