UP’s Sci-Enza hosts winter holiday programme for learners

Posted on July 19, 2024

Sci-Enza provides a stimulating environment where discovery is encouraged and learning becomes an adventure, exploring the intricacies of physics, unravelling the mysteries of biology, and delving into the world of technology and innovation.

New arts festival blends the arts and engineering in Pretoria

Posted on July 19, 2024

UP’s Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology (EBIT) hosted the first ShowUP Arts Festival, which offered school learners and students the opportunity to compete against each other in various genres.

UP EXPERT OPINION: Tariff on solar panel demands communication and expectation management

Posted on July 19, 2024

Researchers in the UP's Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences expressed their views on South Africa's recent decision to impose a 10% import tariff on solar panels. The researchers state that, “while specific microlevel interventions such as the solar panel tariff are important, they...

Interim VC’s Mandela Day Call for Action: Join UP Giving Day to help make education accessible

Posted on July 18, 2024

In the spirit of Mandela Day on 18 July, which encourages individuals to devote 67 minutes to charitable endeavours or community service, Professor Themba Mosia, Interim Vice-Chancellor and Principal at UP, invites everyone to participate in supporting a good cause.

UP EXPERT OPINION: Student Financial Aid: The Impact of Giving

Posted on July 18, 2024

Higher education in SA costs R20,000/month, unaffordable for many. Families struggle, students miss out. Gugu Ihenacho highlights the need for support.

UP EXPERT OPINION: Kenya protests show citizens don’t trust government with their tax money: can Ruto make a meaningful new deal?

Posted on July 17, 2024

Each year, the Kenyan government tables a finance bill outlining measures for funding the national budget. In the past, these bills have scarcely attracted public attention. This changed dramatically in 2023, with President William Ruto’s first budget following his election victory the year...

UP’s medical student recognised with ASAIPA Young Doctors Merit Award

Posted on July 17, 2024

Emily Mac Gregor, a final-year medical student in the Faculty of Health Sciences at UP, has garnered national acclaim for her exceptional achievements in the field of medicine.

Food choice motives in an emerging economy: UP researcher develops new assessment tool

Posted on July 15, 2024

PhD candidate Nomzamo Dlamini of the University of Pretoria’s Department of Consumer and Food Sciences devised a new assessment tool reflecting factors unique to people in the global south, which can be used by researchers to better understand food choice motives.