#LeadUP webinar: ‘SA is able to play a role in the Russia-Ukraine war – but should it?’ – UP prof

Posted on October 18, 2023

“Globally, South Africa is viewed as a country that successfully moved from the apartheid era to democracy – therefore, South Africa is capable of playing a role in leading peaceful negotiations between Ukraine and Russia.”

University of Pretoria deputy dean to lead the Africa-Europe Multimorbidity Cluster of Excellence

Posted on October 18, 2023

Prof Tivani Mashamba-Thompson, a molecular biology medical scientist who is Deputy Dean: Research and Postgraduate Studies in the Faculty of Health Sciences at UP, is co-leading the Africa-Europe Multimorbidity Cluster of Excellence.

15 years of transformative partnership: UP-Fordham exchange programme celebrated

Posted on October 18, 2023

Nearly 200 University of Pretoria (UP) alumni, who were part of the UP-Fordham Student Exchange Programme, gathered at Future Africa on 19 August 2023 to share in the 15th-year anniversary celebrations of the programme, which they described as a ‘life-changer.’

UP’s Postgraduate scholarship office honours bursary recipients

Posted on October 16, 2023

UP’s postgraduate scholarship office recently celebrated the recipients of various postgraduate scholarships and wished them well on their academic journey.

UP EXPERT OPINION: ‘We must combat mental-health myths so we are not stuck in the Emotional Middle Ages’

Posted on October 16, 2023

“Adverse life situations will occur, but having a skill set and a mindset that is open to change and growth – and seeing problems as potential challenges – can turn the tide,” writes clinical psychologist and head of the Student Counselling Unit at the University of...

UP EXPERT OPINION: The World Bank and the IMF need to keep reforming to become fit for purpose

Posted on October 16, 2023

Writing for The Conversation Africa, Professor Daniel Bradlow reflects on the necessity for reform in the World Bank and International Monetary Fund to adapt to the challenges of the 21st century.

FSNet Africa celebrates International Day of Rural Women

Posted on October 15, 2023

FSNet-Africa celebrates International Day of Rural Women by sharing a day in the life of Thoko, a rural Malawian woman, in recognition of the invaluable contributions made by rural women to sustainable agriculture and food security.

UP EXPERT OPINION: Resistance is dignity ... The 7th October Palestinian uprising

Posted on October 13, 2023

"Hamas and the others, such as the ANC in the past, are not terrorist organisations but liberation movements," writes Dr Quraysha Ismail Sooliman, a researcher in the Department of Political Sciences at UP.