Posted on May 12, 2022
Astronomers have unveiled the first image of the supermassive black hole at the centre of our own Milky Way galaxy. The announcement was made at simultaneous press conferences around the world. Professor Roger Deane, an Extraordinary Professor at the University of Pretoria and Director for the...
Posted on May 12, 2022
Dr Sune Scholtz’s journey to a PhD was a unique one. She had a special helper, Morkie, her Maltese-Yorkie who helped her delve deeper into the field of Animal- Assisted Play Therapy.
Posted on May 11, 2022
Prof Mokubung Nkomo, retired independent education academic, has received an honorary doctorate from UP in recognition of his contributions to the field of education.
Posted on May 09, 2022
Asylum seeker Fabrice Kapya arrived in SA with a goal in mind: to further his studies. So began his journey from car guard to PhD candidate and assistant lecturer in UP’s Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering.
Posted on May 09, 2022
“If you remain optimistic with clear goals, you can achieve anything” – UP history student Rudolph Boraine who overcame disability challenges to obtain an honours degree cum laude, having written his research report on the history of the koeksister.
Posted on May 06, 2022
About 35% of Gauteng's population, the richest province in South Africa is food insecure. They have (at the very least) skipped a meal because there was insufficient money for food.
Posted on May 06, 2022
"I am who I am today due to the support and guidance I have received from the decision-makers of TuksFootball and UP,” says AmaTuks head coach and former captain Tlisane Motaung who is responsible for turning things around for team.
Posted on May 05, 2022
“[Graduating] means a lot to me because a lot of black students don’t reach the finish line. Despite all the barriers, I’ve managed to come out victorious,” said current UP SRC president Thuto Mashile.
Posted on May 05, 2022
“Despite the Nobel laureate’s poetic prose and powerful polemic, this controversy is far from over.” – UP’s Prof Adekeye Adebajo on writer Wole Soyinka’s attempts to rebut claims made in a book that he was co-opted by the CIA.
Posted on May 05, 2022
UP’s Faculty of Veterinary Science has conferred degrees in veterinary nursing (BVetNurs) on the country’s first-ever cohort of graduates.
Posted on May 04, 2022
Professor Johan Schoeman leads the Pathobiology Research Theme in the faculty and is the former Head of the Department of Companion Animal Clinical Studies.
Posted on May 04, 2022
For her thesis, UP Computer Science master’s graduate Mia Gerber developed machine-learning techniques that not only makes artificial intelligence more accessible but can also be applied to areas that are relevant to the UN’s SDGs.
Posted on May 03, 2022
In his May 2022 video message, UP VC Prof Tawana Kupe highlights important world days in May including International Museum Day on 18 May and Africa Day on 25 May. “We are proud to be African so let’s celebrate Africa Day!” – Prof Kupe.
Posted on May 03, 2022
UP has awarded Emeritus Professor Jacobus Andries Wynand (Koos) Coetzer with an honorary doctorate for his contributions to the field of infectious and parasitic diseases of livestock and wildlife.
Posted on May 03, 2022
UP is proud to have been named SA’s second-best and Africa’s third-best university in the 2022 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings! UP’s overall score marks the greatest improvement among all SA universities.
Posted on April 29, 2022
"It seems fitting that the Freedom Day celebrations in SA will be followed by International Jazz Day celebrations,” writes Giné Gebhardt of UP’s Faculty of Humanities as she highlights some of the events being held to mark the day.
Posted on April 27, 2022
Season two’s first episode features Nozipho Tshabalala, UP alumnus, award-winning journalist and CEO of The Conversation Strategists.
Posted on April 26, 2022
"At UP we celebrate and value the diversity of all our staff and students. This is in line with the constitutional values of human dignity, the achievement of equality and the advancement of other human rights and freedoms."
Posted on April 26, 2022
Bolanle Enang did her master’s in theology by dissertation in one year, scooping a distinction. And she has already planned her PhD.
Posted on April 26, 2022
#TuksRugby: Tuks’ never-say-die attitude leads to a 5th Varsity Cup title victory against Maties In what is possibly one of the best fightbacks ever by a Tuks team, Tuks beat Maties 29-23 in the 2022 Varsity Cup final on Monday, 25 April. It genuinely took spirit and perseverance to...
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