Posted on November 04, 2021
EMS graduate Roger Wyllie, completed his BCom Accounting Sciences degree with distinction, has won the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) 2021 Trainee Trailblazer competition.
Posted on November 04, 2021
“I wish to join in on congratulating all these hardworking individuals for their achievement, but also for using their research to contributions for the betterment of all,” said UP Vice-Chancellor Prof Tawana Kupe
Posted on November 04, 2021
“I see my role as amplifying the voices of persons with albinism. My role is not to replace those voices.” – UN Independent Expert on the Enjoyment of Rights by Persons with Albinism Muluka Anne Miti-Drummond at a recent UP Centre for Human Rights discussion.
Posted on November 04, 2021
UP’s invitation to the WUN is confirmation of the critical importance of collaboration “to address the needs for Africa’s development and complex global challenges”, says UP Vice-Chancellor Prof Tawana Kupe.
Posted on November 04, 2021
The University of Pretoria Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control has been awarded a R13m Bill & Melinda Gates foundation grant to develop and deliver a leadership and management training course to drive malaria eradication.
Posted on November 04, 2021
In celebration of the diamond jubilee of UP's Department of Mining Engineering, the Department has launched a commemorative publication of its development and achievements over the past 60 years.
Posted on November 03, 2021
Register to attend the inaugural South African Diabetes Summit on 10 November 2021, co-hosted by UP’s Diabetes Research Centre and the Diabetes Alliance.
Posted on November 02, 2021
In his monthly video message Vice-Chancellor Prof Tawana Kupe wishes all the best to UP students for the exams and reminds them to be calm and collected so they will do well; he also urges everyone to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Posted on October 29, 2021
Four of the University of Pretoria (UP) academics recently formed part of the 43 new members of the country’s leading scholars and scientists who were inaugurated as members of the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) at the annual awards ceremony on 20 October 2021.
Posted on October 29, 2021
You may not know it, but we're all engaging with statistics every day. “We're daily data detectives, spying for data that will inform our next move or major life decision.” – UP stats lecturer Dr Johan Ferreira.
Posted on October 29, 2021
UP’s Career Mentorship Programme has been a resounding success, say mentors and mentees.
Posted on October 28, 2021
UP celebrated its top researchers at its 21st annual Academic Achievers’ Awards ceremony, held virtually on Thursday, 28 October.
Posted on October 27, 2021
The African Human Rights Moot Court Competition, hosted by UP’s Centre for Human Rights, has been renamed the Christof Heyns African Human Rights Moot Court Competition in honour of the late, world-renowned human rights law icon.
Posted on October 27, 2021
Prof Cheikh Mbow, Director of the Future Africa Institute at UP, appears in the Netflix documentary ‘Breaking Boundaries’. “Future Africa needs to take inspiration from this film in the way we translate knowledge to society,” he said.
Posted on October 27, 2021
Research by UP’s Natural Hazard Centre has helped settle an old debate about the seismicity of West Africa, with the results showing that the region should expect strong earthquakes from time to time.
Posted on October 27, 2021
Many people get prosthetic titanium limbs as a result of illness or injury. Now, thanks to a University of Pretoria (UP) team led by Professor Gerhard Steenkamp, a veterinary specialist in dentistry and maxillofacial surgery at the Faculty of Veterinary Science, a macaw has been given a new lease...
Posted on October 25, 2021
UP and the Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education programme recently co-hosted the EDHE’s fifth national lekgotla to discuss business and start-up development in higher education.
Posted on October 25, 2021
“We aim to create an environment in which transphobic behaviour is not tolerated.” – Deputy Dean of UP Law Prof Charles Maimela during a webinar on advancing trans and gender-diverse inclusivity at universities.
Posted on October 22, 2021
“We need to change social norms that are oppressive of women and that uphold male privilege at the expense of women & children” – Dr Nwabisa Shai of the SAMRC
Posted on October 22, 2021
Professor Thaddeus Metz joins various scholars to share ideas and expertise during the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Expert Lecture Series.
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