UP's Prof Ann Skelton involved in historic carbon emissions ruling by UN Child Rights Committee

Posted on October 11, 2021

UP’s Prof Ann Skelton is a member of the UN Child Rights Committee which has ruled that a State can be found responsible for the negative impact of its carbon emissions on children's rights.

EXPERT OPINION: Energy transitions – The role of institutions and market structures

Posted on October 07, 2021

With policymakers in pursuit of sustainable solutions for the global environmental crisis, the value of good governance should be seen as the first and main tool for achieving climate change mitigation, writes UP’s Prof Roula Inglesi-Lotz.

UP alumna wins Environmental Law Association of SA prize for best undergraduate essay with paper on tensions between customary use of pangolins and conservation law

Posted on October 07, 2021

Pangolins are highly sought after and used regularly in traditional medicine and divination in SA, which makes the study of their place within SA law particularly important, says prize-winner UP alumna Nicola Irving.

Global recognition motivates UP professor and winner of esteemed TB Osborne Medal to keep using his knowledge to improve food security in Africa

Posted on October 06, 2021

Congratulations to Prof John Taylor of UP’s Department of Consumer and Food Sciences and the Institute for Food, Nutrition and Well-being on being awarded the prestigious TB Osborne Medal by the global Cereal and Grains Association.

EXPERT OPINION: Corruption in state-owned companies hurts low-skilled workers the most – researchers, including UP professor, show how

Posted on October 05, 2021

The poor performance of state-owned enterprises has a cascading effect throughout the economy. Researchers, including a UP professor, show how the poor families of low-skilled and unskilled workers bear the brunt of a weak economy.

UP researcher leads the way to green hydropower for remote communities

Posted on October 04, 2021

The new plant was handed over at a ceremony that was attended by senior government officials, along with representatives of UP, the Water Research Commission, Mhlontlo Local Municipality and the Kwa-Madiba community.

UP academic wins Management Award at NSTF ‘Science Oscars’

Posted on October 04, 2021

UP’s Prof Stephanie Burton scooped the Management Award at the recent NSTF Awards. “I have always seen my role in university leadership as one of enabling others,” she said.

UP Whale Unit all set for its 42nd annual aerial survey of southern right whales

Posted on September 29, 2021

The UP Whale Unit’s survey, which will be flown between Nature’s Valley on the Garden Route in the Western Cape and Muizenberg in Cape Town, is one of the longest uninterrupted datasets on any marine mammal worldwide.