Posted on August 28, 2020
“Sexual and gender-based violence [SGBV] does not always happen in a dark alley; it is carried out mainly by people we know and trust,” says Sarah Matseke, whose work as acting transformation manager at the University of Pretoria (UP) is informed by her own devastating experience with...
Posted on August 27, 2020
The University of Pretoria (UP) has signed a game-changing agreement with South African Women in Dialogue (SAWID) to collaborate on projects to improve the lives of women. The memorandum of understanding (MOU), which was signed during a virtual ceremony, is the continuation of a long-standing...
Posted on August 27, 2020
When JK Rowling suggested that transgender (hereafter trans1) women in bathrooms could pose a threat to cisgender (hereafter cis) women and that “many health professionals are concerned that young people struggling with their mental health are being shunted towards hormones and surgery when...
Posted on August 26, 2020
To a greater or lesser extent – I’m inclined to believe greater – relationships between women and men have held economic value throughout history (as Tina Turner sang, “What’s love got to do with it?”). As such it is difficult to separate out all tinges of...
Posted on August 26, 2020
With August being Women’s Month, campaigns are being launched across the media to raise awareness of violence against women. But women with disabilities often fall outside these initiatives – even though they are four to 10 times more susceptible to being victims of sexual and...
Posted on August 25, 2020
Professor Thuli Madonsela, former Public Protector and current Social Justice Chair at Stellenbosch University, was the keynote speaker during the virtual Women in Science Symposium hosted recently by the University of Pretoria.
Posted on August 24, 2020
The media has been vocal in pointing out the differences in leadership styles during the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically citing the lower death rates in countries where women are at the helm, such as Finland, Denmark, Taiwan, Germany and New Zealand.
Posted on August 21, 2020
Chancellor of the University of Pretoria (UP) Professor Wiseman Nkuhlu has been included in a list of the 100 Most Reputable Africans that was recently released by Reputation Poll International, a global public relations consultancy firm.
Posted on August 21, 2020
From rescuing flamingos and delivering wild kittens by Caesarean to catching jackals to study and treating lions for tumours, UP lecturer and wildlife specialist Dr Katja Koeppel is the vet that everyone has on speed dial.
Posted on August 20, 2020
The University of Pretoria (UP) has won Double Gold Awards for three projects that it entered into the 2020 South African Landscapers Institute (SALI) excellence awards.
Posted on August 20, 2020
Mosquitoes are found virtually anywhere on Earth. They are annoying with their itchy bites and incessant buzzing at the most untimely moments, but there is more to them than the nuisance factor.
Posted on August 19, 2020
More than 300 photographs were submitted by UP staff and students from across South Africa to the #UPStaySafe competition launched by UP Archives, which required entrants to document their experience under lockdown.
Posted on August 19, 2020
The University of Pretoria (UP) is proud to welcome on board alumna Nozipho Dlamini, technical services manager at Anglo American’s Greenside colliery, who has accepted two high-profile advisory positions at the University.
Posted on August 18, 2020
The University of Pretoria (UP) and the University of Leeds are working together on a project to determine if children between eight and 12 years old can learn about COVID-19 through a storybook and/or by playing an online game.
Posted on August 18, 2020
Reverend Charlotte Sibanyoni is pretty unforgettable. Whether you meet her in a YouTube video as she prances about the University of Pretoria (UP) campus or as a first-year in her Hebrew class, where the 26-year-old is an assistant lecturer (and younger than some of her students), she makes her...
Posted on August 18, 2020
While the challenge of maintaining a work-life balance is not a novel concept for many employees and employers alike – over the years, a rise in the usage of technology has blurred the boundary between work and family – working from home during COVID-19 has come with a new set of...
Posted on August 18, 2020
The University of Pretoria’s (UP) School of Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and IT (EBIT) has been ranked first in South Africa and Africa according to the 2020 US News and World Report Rankings on the Best Global Universities for Engineering.
Posted on August 17, 2020
We must all honour, reflect on and praise the achievements of women without forgetting all that is still undermining gender equality.
Posted on August 17, 2020
The University of Pretoria’s (UP) first-ever Virtual #ChooseUP Day was successfully held on Saturday 15 August. This exciting event saw approximately 10 000 grade 12 learners and their parents/guardians visit UP’s campuses virtually.
Posted on August 16, 2020
“There is a trend that assumes physics is not for timid people, and that women are generally not able to do physics due to other commitments like family and raising children,” says Professor Mmantsae Moche Diale, an Associate Professor of Physics at the University of Pretoria (UP) who...
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