Posted on November 21, 2024
A project to conserve a large peeling and cracked oil painting that hung in a public section of the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Merensky Library has unearthed fascinating insights into the institution’s offerings and collaborations. UP Museums has a painting conservator to restore...
Posted on November 20, 2024
Newly released data paints a grim picture of global food security, with nearly 9% of the world’s population suffering from undernourishment in 2023. The crisis has deepened in recent years, with approximately 735 million people now facing hunger and 2.4 billion lacking reliable access to...
Posted on November 20, 2024
A lack of affordable menstrual products, limited sanitation facilities and pervasive cultural taboos around menstruation result in many girls missing school every month. This disrupts their academic progress, harms their self-esteem and diminishes their future opportunities.
Posted on November 19, 2024
In a world where sight often dominates the art experience, the Javett-UP has taken a pioneering step towards inclusivity with its latest exhibition, We, The Purple. On 11 October 2024, just a day after World Sight Day, Javett-UP welcomed ten visually impaired visitors to experience art and...
Posted on November 19, 2024
Every 19 November, World Toilet Day, a United Nations observance campaign, encourages governments and the private sector to address the global sanitation crisis.
Posted on November 19, 2024
South Africa lags in green talent training to capacitate people with the skills needed to drive the transition towards a green economy. The gap in green talent training delays the transition away from coal. Dr Sean Kruger, lead researcher at the UP Centre for the Future of Work unpacked in The...
Posted on November 18, 2024
SA’s chairing of the bloc last year saw the expansion of the group to nine countries. Brics has sought to establish a more equitable global trade system, as well as to increase commerce, and promote socioeconomic development, among its members.
Posted on November 15, 2024
Prof Helena Barnard, who is the academic head of the GIBS doctoral programme, is instrumental in this success. She was recently honoured for her work in shaping the programme’s winning trajectory, taking the second runner-up place for the 2024 South African Women in Science Award for...
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