UP EXPERT OPINION: Trump vs Biden sequel sets the bar very low

Posted on July 12, 2024

"US election is widely portrayed as a contest between a senile octogenarian and a criminal, hate-spewing lunatic," writes Prof Adekeye Adebajo is professor and senior research fellow at the University of Pretoria’s Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship.

UP receives funding from Kresge Foundation to enhance student success initiatives

Posted on July 11, 2024

UP announces a new partnership with the Kresge Foundation, which has granted the University R4 million over three years to enhance student success initiatives through the Siyaphumelela programme.

‘African languages must be integrated into the development of AI technology’ – expert during UP-hosted meeting of Design Justice AI Institute

Posted on July 10, 2024

UP recently hosted the Pretoria Design Justice AI Institute meting. The institute explores community-centred, humanistic and interdisciplinary engagement of generative AI.

PLANNED DOWNTIME

Posted on July 09, 2024

Please be advised that the Online Application System/Ethics Applications/Student System will undergo scheduled maintenance for an upgrade. The maintenance period will begin on Friday, 12th July 2024 at 16:00 and is expected to conclude on Sunday, 14th July 2024 at 17:00.

Five years of Future Africa: UP’s collaborative research platform looks ahead

Posted on July 08, 2024

UP’s transdisciplinary, cross-border research hub, Future Africa, is celebrating an auspicious start – and setting its sights on an ambitious new slate of short- and medium-term goals.

UP to host ‘South Africa at 30’, latest in LeadUP Conversations series

Posted on July 05, 2024

The University of Pretoria (UP) is inviting interested members of the public to join the latest in its LeadUP Alumni Thought Leadership Conversations series of debates.

Three years of funding 'missing middle' students: UP's annual Giving Day shoots for R100m

Posted on July 04, 2024

UP is gearing up for UP Giving Day on 22 July 2024! This annual event is part of its three-year Giving Matters campaign, dedicated to supporting 'missing middle' students at the University of Pretoria.

UP scientist issues urgent call for clean-up of toxic Krugersdorp mine dumps

Posted on July 04, 2024

Young children in Krugersdorp are breathing in uranium, arsenic and mercury fumes wafting over from abandoned legacy mines, while pollutants are seeping into the groundwater and nearby dams and lakes, cautions Dr Alseno Kagiso Mosai, a water remediation expert at the University of...