UP signs MoU with Rutgers University of New Jersey to promote ongoing cooperation

Posted on May 12, 2025

PRETORIA – The University of Pretoria (UP) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, to promote ongoing cooperation between the two institutions and achieve maximum mutual benefits. This broad institutional agreement encompasses all...

Master’s research by UP theology graduate holds promise of promoting restorative justice

Posted on May 12, 2025

A University of Pretoria (UP) theology graduate has made a significant contribution to the field of correctional dynamics with her research on the complex relationships between correctional officials and inmates. In her study, Fredolene Manganye, who graduated with a master’s degree from...

UP EXPERT OPINION: Global Employee Health and Fitness Month: ‘Wellness should move from the periphery to the core of workplace strategy’ – UP exercise scientist

Posted on May 12, 2025

Every May, Global Employee Health and Fitness Month is commemorated

Dr Louisa Dlamini breaks new ground with MMed in Radiation Oncology from UP

Posted on May 12, 2025

From a young age, Dr Louisa Dlamini knew that medicine was her calling. Having grown up in Mabopane, a township in Tshwane, under difficult socio-economic conditions, becoming a doctor might have seemed like a dream too big to chase – perhaps even far-fetched.

Veterinary milestone: UP graduates 100th class of animal health experts

Posted on May 12, 2025

South Africa’s only Veterinary Science university faculty has just graduated its 100th class

UP EXPERT OPINION: G20 is too elite. There’s a way to fix that though – economists

Posted on May 12, 2025

The G20 claims to be “the premier forum for international economic cooperation”. But is it? Professor Daniel Bradlow and Professor Robert Wade reflect on reform opportunities for the G20 under South Africa's presidency in the Conversation Africa article.

UP scientists home in on gene that could play pivotal role in diet-induced obesity

Posted on May 12, 2025

Researchers at the University of Pretoria (UP) may have identified the gene that is responsible for diet-related obesity. By exploring the role of the novel gene Slc7a8, they have made a potential breakthrough in current knowledge about the cellular mechanisms that drive fat accumulation. This...

University of Pretoria confers honorary doctorate on science leader and visionary Dr Khotso Mokhele

Posted on May 09, 2025

PRETORIA – The University of Pretoria (UP) has awarded one of South Africa’s most distinguished science leaders, Dr Khotso Mokhele, an honorary doctorate in recognition of his extraordinary intellectual and leadership contributions to science, higher education and innovation in South...