Research News

  • The Great Karoo – a refuge for the trapdoor spider

    Posted on March 06, 2018

    The Karoo stretches 400 000 square kilometres over the provinces of the Eastern, Northern and Western Cape. Its vast, open semi-desert landscapes offer a sense of escapism and nothingness, guaranteeing peace and tranquillity for anyone who visits.

  • University of Pretoria ranked in the top 2% of universities worldwide

    Posted on March 02, 2018

    The University of Pretoria (UP) has improved its global position significantly in four of the five broad subject areas in the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject report, published on 28 February.

  • Plant science students fly UP flag high

    Posted on February 26, 2018

    Climate change, food scarcity, drought and increasing food prices are some of the challenges facing the world today. As young academics come face-to-face with these global challenges, they are determined to take charge by taking up careers that are aimed at making a lasting impact.

  • Hot birds in the hot seat

    Posted on February 22, 2018

    Prof Andrew McKechnie of the Department of Zoology and Entomology was recently awarded the South African Research Chair in Conservation Physiology. The Chair is hosted by the National Zoological Gardens of South Africa and co-hosted by the University of Pretoria (UP).

  • Food system transformation is essential to attain the Sustainable Development Goals

    Posted on February 19, 2018

    In partnership with other leading organisations, the Quadram Institute recently organised a workshop to help researchers from across Africa exploit food composition data, improve local nutrition policies and public health advice.

  • Collaboration leads to breakthroughs in cancer therapy

    Posted on February 14, 2018

    The Faculty of Health Science’s Department of Nuclear Medicine has entered a collaboration with the European Commission’s science and knowledge service, the Joint Research Centre (JRC), to develop a new breakthrough treatment for cancer patients.

  • UP leads the world in using nuclear therapy to fight cancer

    Posted on February 09, 2018

    Most people have, in some way or other, been affected by cancer, whether through the loss of a loved one or a personal fight against the big C, a dreaded and often incurable disease.

  • TuksLaw launches new authority on Consumer Protection Law in South Africa

    Posted on February 08, 2018

    On 25 January 2017, the Department of Mercantile Law in the Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria launched the highly-anticipated Consumer Protection Law in South Africa Second Edition by Evert van Eeden and Jacolien Barnard, an associate professor in the Department of Mercantile Law....

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