Posted on November 22, 2022
A group of UP students is working with community groups in Mamelodi to pilot a storytelling project aimed at helping secondary school learners share sensitive stories with their teachers using a mix of storytelling mediums and “storytelling boxes”.
Posted on November 17, 2022
A pilot project to empower preschool teachers to grow small-scale sensory gardens at their creches was recently launched at UP’s Mamelodi Campus. Sensory gardens include features, surfaces, objects, and plants that stimulate our senses through touch, sight, scent, taste, and hearing.
Posted on October 18, 2022
Staff at the Reproduction Clinic of the Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital at UP's Faculty of Veterinary Science joined the South African Guide-Dogs Association in celebrating the 100th guide-dog litter conceived via artificial insemination since the programme was launched in 2014.
Posted on October 05, 2022
Three UP professors are helping to combat homelessness in Tshwane by contributing to a national policy for the homeless, with a project that forms part of the framework for South Africa’s National Health Insurance (NHI), in collaboration with The Presidency of South Africa.
Posted on September 21, 2022
A UP team has won second place in an international competition to find solutions to climate-related problems. ‘Team Tujenge’ developed a solar-powered water purification system using plasma technology to provide clean water to rural areas.
Posted on September 01, 2022
Residents of Mamelodi have since 2011 been able to have their pets checked, vaccinated & sterilised at the Mamelodi Animal Health Clinic. This low-cost clinic is on UP’s Mamelodi Campus and is managed by UP's Faculty of Veterinary Science.
Posted on August 19, 2022
The Fostering Life-Long team at the University of Pretoria recently launched a project to encourage a love of reading and to improve literacy skills among learners at Gauteng schools. Unlocking the world of literacy is unlocking the world.
Posted on August 15, 2022
UP’s Pre-University Academy (PUA) recently collaborated with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University to provide school learners from Mamelodi with training in basic computer programming.
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