Posted on February 24, 2022
The University of Pretoria (UP) and the Embassy of the United States of America in Pretoria recently hosted a ceremony to open the Mapungubwe Archive as a research repository held under the curatorship of the UP Museums. A plaque was also unveiled during the event to acknowledge the US...
Posted on February 24, 2022
Dear UP student We have received a number of queries regarding the reopening of contact classes for some students. Most of them relate to why the University is still continuing with online classes and the criteria that were used by faculties to decide on the programmes and lectures where...
Posted on February 17, 2022
Seed Analytics has awarded a full annual tuition bursary to two female students in the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology, thereby giving them the opportunity to venture into the field of data analytics.
Posted on February 17, 2022
The list of DHET accredited journals for 2022
Posted on February 15, 2022
Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Pretoria (UP) Professor Tawana Kupe hosted a welcome lunch for a delegation from Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST) in Kenya.
Posted on February 14, 2022
The Sustainability Research & Innovation Congress is the premier global sustainability congress and the world’s foremost platform for enacting meaningful solutions to society, transformations at the intersection of research and innovation, and collaborations for change on the ground.
Posted on February 14, 2022
The University of Pretoria (UP) hosted its second virtual Welcome Day on Saturday, 12th of February 2022. It was live-streamed to more than 10 000 first-year students, their parents, and guardians.
Posted on February 11, 2022
Recipients of the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Vice-Chancellor’s Distinguished Merit Awards (VCDMA) were recently honoured at the Welcome Conference, a virtual ceremony that took place on Thursday, 10 February.
Posted on February 10, 2022
Happy birthday to the University of Pretoria! Today we turn 114 years old.
Posted on February 09, 2022
When wild lions sneak up on a herd of cattle to grab an easy meal, the dice seem to be loaded more heavily against certain herd members, which are more likely than the others to be killed and eaten, according to a new study conducted by scientists from the University of Pretoria (UP).
Posted on February 09, 2022
A groundbreaking study undertaken by researchers from the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Faculty of Veterinary Science has revealed that the heart operates with declining energy efficiency as body size increases among mammals.
Posted on February 09, 2022
A groundbreaking study undertaken by researchers from the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Faculty of Veterinary Science has revealed that the heart operates with declining energy efficiency as body size increases among mammals.
Posted on February 08, 2022
The University of Pretoria (UP) allocated an estimated R500 million to about 8 000 students in 2021 in the form of University-managed and external bursaries.
Posted on February 04, 2022
UP’s Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology recently hosted to cement a recently signed MoU on emissions measurement.
Posted on February 04, 2022
The University of Pretoria (UP) is delighted to welcome its 2022 cohort of first-year students! Congratulations on becoming part of our dynamic, diverse student community, where your academic success and well-being matter.
Posted on January 31, 2022
The appropriate mix of technical expertise and community reach is key for the success of rural development partnerships, says UP’s Prof Barend Erasmus as the University signs an MOU with the Dr Sam Motsuenyane Rural Development Foundation.
Posted on January 28, 2022
UP EXPERT OPINION: The spread of misinformation and disinformation may be unavoidable, but the lack of access to quality data is not, say data scientists including UP’s Dr Vukosi Marivate.
Posted on January 25, 2022
“Even by the illusory standards of the fabled ‘American dream’, Sidney Poitier’s success was an improbable fairy tale,” writes Prof Adekeye Adebajo who has joined UP as a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship.
Posted on January 25, 2022
“This clearly shows us that the waters surrounding Antarctica are full of life!” – UP scientist @Miasjien who was part of an international research team that found the world’s largest fish breeding colony in Antarctica’s Weddell Sea.
Posted on January 24, 2022
Literacy in SA is a challenge that requires us to acknowledge that matters concerning the education system are complex and require solutions showing an awareness of that, says the UP Dept of Political Sciences’ Yanga Malotana.
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