Posted on October 19, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about significant changes in our lives. It is not only a disease crisis; it is a crisis of society, the economy, sustainability, of governance on the continent and globally – and of well-being.
Posted on October 16, 2020
Boss’s Day is observed every October to encourage colleagues to strengthen their relationship in the workplace. Fostering a professional environment that is free of intimidating behaviour is one way to do this, and recognising workplace bullying is where it needs to begin.
Posted on October 16, 2020
Three internationally renowned researchers from UP's Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences - Professor Roumen Anguelov, Professor Andre Ganswindt and Professor Sheryl Hendriks - have been elected to the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf).
Posted on October 16, 2020
The Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria (UP) was honoured to host Emeritus Deputy Chief Justice (DCJ) of the Constitutional Court of South Africa Dikgang Moseneke for a discussion on his latest book, All Rise – A Judicial Memoir.
Posted on October 16, 2020
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual campaign by private and public healthcare organisations to increase awareness of the disease on a national scale. In the infographic below, UP researcher Professor Annie Joubert guides us through some facts on breast cancer and what you need to...
Posted on October 15, 2020
With the current increasing rates of malnutrition, infant mortality, poverty, hunger and food insecurity, the future of the African child is at stake. These are children who need to contribute to the economic “rescuing” and growth of the continent and the world at large. The cost of...
Posted on October 15, 2020
The University of Pretoria’s (UP) Community Oriented Primary Care (COPC) Research Unit has been contributing its expertise around the Mogalakwena mine in Limpopo by equipping community healthcare workers with skills and knowledge through work-integrated learning sessions.
Posted on October 12, 2020
Dr Joel Modiri of the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Faculty of Law (UP Law) has been appointed as the Acting Head of the Faculty’s Department of Jurisprudence from 1 October 2020.
Posted on October 10, 2020
World Mental Health Day is commemorated annually on 10 October. On this day, mental health practitioners, organisations and advocacy groups attempt to demystify notions around mental health and build trust in seeking mental health intervention.
Posted on October 08, 2020
“New normal” has become the buzzword to describe how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world as we know it. Slowly but surely, the economy and society will settle, but the new reality will differ significantly from what prevailed prior to the start of the crisis.
Posted on October 08, 2020
The University has released updated protocols on the reporting of COVID-19 symptoms and any cluster outbreaks that might occur as more staff and students return to campus.
Posted on October 06, 2020
UP has partnered with South African Heritage Publishers to contribute to their series of illustrated history books called Our Story that offers fascinating insight into the lives of South Africa’s ancestral people. Read more:
Posted on October 06, 2020
The Faculty of Economic Management Sciences at the University of Pretoria (UP) recently hosted a webinar about more inclusive approaches that need to be taken towards the marketing of products, and the impact that negative advertisements can have on businesses as well as employee morale, job...
Posted on October 06, 2020
Between 27 and 29 September 2020, the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Mammal Research Institute Whale Unit conducted the 41st annual aerial survey to monitor the South African population of southern right whales.
Posted on October 05, 2020
A research programme to study biodiversity and ecosystem services in the City of Tshwane is currently in progress under the stewardship of Dr Ida Breed, a senior lecturer in Landscape Architecture at the School for the Built Environment at the University of Pretoria (UP). The aim of the programme...
Posted on October 05, 2020
Teachers are like second parents, they shape the life of the children under their care, writes Jemi Sudhakar. But parents who are teachers, I believe, are more than second teachers. Today, on this World Teacher’s Day, I want to pay tribute to teacher Mapodi Sehoole who played the dual role...
Posted on October 03, 2020
A team from the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Faculty of Law represented the African continent at the 2020 Manfred Lachs International Space Law Moot Court Competition.
Posted on September 30, 2020
The United States Embassy, University of Pretoria (UP) and Rutgers University-Newark officially launched a $500 000 (R8,3m) grant on 29 September 2020 that will further strengthen and support the United States-South Africa Higher Education Network (US-SA HEN).
Posted on September 30, 2020
“The decolonisation of the humanities curriculum in South Africa is a process, not an event,” said Professor Vasu Reddy, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Pretoria (UP), speaking at a recent webinar titled Unsettling Paradigms in the Fault Line of Change:...
Posted on September 30, 2020
Prof Christian Pirk, leader of the Social Insects Research Group (SIRG) in the Department of Zoology and Entomology at the University of Pretoria, was recently elected as a Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS).
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