Posted on September 21, 2020
The thought of having our memories erased and being unable to recognise the people we cherish would elicit fear in most individuals. For adults with a dementia diagnosis, this fear is magnified ¬– even more so for those closest to them.
Posted on September 21, 2020
The time has come for the 2020 SRC elections season to commence. The 2020 SRC elections will take place in the midst of extraordinary circumstances created by the COVID- 19 pandemic.
Posted on September 21, 2020
The University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Architecture recently lost one of its longest-living alumni, Gabriël (Gawie) Theron Fagan, who passed away at the age of 94.
Posted on September 21, 2020
Uitgesmyt – ‘cast out’ – is a documentary by Dr Siona O’Connell which tells the story of the first land restitution case in South Africa.
Posted on September 20, 2020
The University of Pretoria (UP) is proud to announce that Professor André Boraine, former Dean of the Faculty of Law and currently in its Department of Private Law, has been recognised for his insolvency law and restructuring expertise in The 2020 LawDragon 500 Leading Global Restructuring &...
Posted on September 20, 2020
Although the University of Pretoria (UP) and Murdoch University (MU) come from different backgrounds, both institutions share a common desire to be agents of change not only in their respective environments, but globally as well.
Posted on September 19, 2020
Last week I found myself standing in the grocery isle of my local supermarket. Surprisingly, this turned out to be an enriching experience for me, not because I couldn’t for the life of me figure out which brand of pasta to cook for dinner, but because I witnessed an incident that got me...
Posted on September 18, 2020
Education is the key to lifting people out of poverty and enabling social mobility, said Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Pretoria (UP) Professor Tawana Kupe during a recent online panel discussion titled The Challenges of Education in Africa.
Posted on September 18, 2020
Consider that South Africa is 18th in the world in terms of the longest paved roads. By “paved” we mean bitumen/surfaced and concrete roads. We have 158 000km of paved roads and a total road network (paved and gravel) of 750 000km.
Posted on September 17, 2020
As South Africa celebrates Heritage Month in September, a special focus is placed on museums and other cultural institutions whose mandate is to act as custodians of our collective artistic heritage.
Posted on September 17, 2020
Forestry company York Timbers, the largest solid wood processor in South Africa, has signed a funding agreement with the University of Pretoria (UP) to establish a Chair in data-driven wood structural engineering to promote a more sustainable built environment and the African bio-economy.
Posted on September 16, 2020
The University of Pretoria (UP) is proud to announce the appointment of Professor Lindiwe Majele Sibanda as Director of the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) Centre of Excellence in Food Security, hosted at UP in collaboration with the University of Nairobi, Kenya, and the University...
Posted on September 16, 2020
Most countries use labour legislation and government policies to encourage diversity and inclusion, and to improve race relations in businesses and organisations. However, in some organisations, overt racism has been replaced by more subtle forms of discrimination, such as hostile words and...
Posted on September 16, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic was a wake-up call for us all. As the flood of disease swept through the world, we braced ourselves for it to hit home. While most South Africans locked down, medical services scurried to get everything in place to deal with the expected tsunami of cases.
Posted on September 15, 2020
The Department of Library Services and the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Pretoria (UP) recently hosted the annual Mind-Altering Books webinar. The event is typically held in recognition of National Book Week, which runs from 2 to 8 September annually, and is hosted to inculcate a...
Posted on September 11, 2020
With South Africa’s move to level two lockdown amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and many returning to the office after months away, University of Pretoria (UP) scientists have been considering the fungi that people might encounter in the most unexpected places.
Posted on September 11, 2020
In times of crisis we are compelled to change our strategies and move away from conventional approaches. Confronted as we are with the global COVID-19 pandemic along with climate change, education, unemployment, poverty, food security and economic crises, there is no place for ‘business as...
Posted on September 11, 2020
The rule of law must be the anchor of any constitutional democracy. This was according to Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Ronald Lamola, one of the speakers at last night’s inaugural LeadUP: In Conversation with the VC, a new series of online panel discussions where alumni...
Posted on September 10, 2020
While kangaroos are distinguished for their well-developed hindlimbs which they use to hop across the Australian outback, it seems South Africa has its own unusual hopper – the springhare. A new study published in the Journal of Anatomy suggests that “the diminutive springhare is a...
Posted on September 10, 2020
The Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria (UP) is deeply saddened by the passing of the steadfast and uncompromising human rights defender Adv George Bizos SC, age 92, on Wednesday, 9 September 2020.
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