Seeing is (dis)believing

Posted on June 05, 2025

GenAI has had a major impact in the broadcasting industry

Breaking new ground - United Nations Volunteers and University of Pretoria set to launch first-ever Global Volunteer Index

Posted on June 03, 2025

In a step to elevate the value of volunteerism, UNV and UP launched the Global Volunteer Index

UP graduate’s research aims to restore mobility for paraplegics

Posted on June 02, 2025

A breakthrough in rehabilitation for paraplegics may be just around the corner

UP and partners launch first national Type 1 diabetes burden study

Posted on June 02, 2025

UP and other South African institutions have launched a nationwide study to measure the burden of Type 1 diabetes

WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY: ‘Africa is facing a tobacco epidemic, fuelled by product manipulation, marketing and weak regulation’ – UP public health expert

Posted on May 31, 2025

World No Tobacco Day is observed annually on 31 May to raise awareness of the harmful effects of tobacco use

Green, deep learning

Posted on May 29, 2025

A single query to ChatGPT uses as much electricity as burning a light bulb for about 20 minutes.

Africa Week 2025 at UP opens with call for justice, innovation and unity

Posted on May 27, 2025

PRETORIA – Africa Week 2025 opened at the University of Pretoria (UP) on Africa Day, 25 May, with a call for bold, cross-sectoral collaboration to reimagine the continent’s future. The biennial summit, hosted at Future Africa, UP’s pan-African platform for collaborative...

Marathon surgery by UP vets breathes new life into white rhino

Posted on May 21, 2025

A UP veterinary team gave four-year-old white rhino Houdini a breath of life after performing fully invasive surgery