Posted on October 07, 2021
With policymakers in pursuit of sustainable solutions for the global environmental crisis, the value of good governance should be seen as the first and main tool for achieving climate change mitigation, writes UP’s Prof Roula Inglesi-Lotz.
Posted on October 07, 2021
Pangolins are highly sought after and used regularly in traditional medicine and divination in SA, which makes the study of their place within SA law particularly important, says prize-winner UP alumna Nicola Irving.
Posted on October 06, 2021
Congratulations to Prof John Taylor of UP’s Department of Consumer and Food Sciences and the Institute for Food, Nutrition and Well-being on being awarded the prestigious TB Osborne Medal by the global Cereal and Grains Association.
Posted on October 05, 2021
Professor Chika Sehoole, Dean of the Faculty of Education at UP, celebrates the life and career of his teacher and mentor Professor Michael Cross. “He proved that there is never a time when we do not need a teacher.”
Posted on October 05, 2021
The poor performance of state-owned enterprises has a cascading effect throughout the economy. Researchers, including a UP professor, show how the poor families of low-skilled and unskilled workers bear the brunt of a weak economy.
Posted on October 05, 2021
What strategies can universities adopt to ease financial pressure caused by COVID-19? They must use resources sustainably, diversify resource streams and contain costs, says Prof Gerald Wangenge-Ouma, Director: Institutional Planning at UP.
Posted on October 04, 2021
The new plant was handed over at a ceremony that was attended by senior government officials, along with representatives of UP, the Water Research Commission, Mhlontlo Local Municipality and the Kwa-Madiba community.
Posted on October 04, 2021
UP’s Prof Stephanie Burton scooped the Management Award at the recent NSTF Awards. “I have always seen my role in university leadership as one of enabling others,” she said.
Posted on October 01, 2021
To help raise awareness for Mental Health Awareness Month, we look at the links between food security and mental health in the opinion article.
Posted on October 01, 2021
In his monthly video message Vice-Chancellor Professor Tawana Kupe highlights the importance of World Mental Health Day, reminds the UP community to take care of their mental health and general wellness, and urges everyone to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Posted on September 30, 2021
When University of Pretoria (UP) master’s student Dr Michael Barnes submitted his thesis for external examination, he got the surprise of his life when it was subsequently converted into a PhD.
Posted on September 30, 2021
A recent online discussion hosted by the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Alumni Relations Office focused on the future of agriculture and lessons learnt from the pandemic.
Posted on September 29, 2021
The UP Whale Unit’s survey, which will be flown between Nature’s Valley on the Garden Route in the Western Cape and Muizenberg in Cape Town, is one of the longest uninterrupted datasets on any marine mammal worldwide.
Posted on September 29, 2021
Eventually, work being done by Prof Chris Weldon and his students in UP’s Department of Zoology and Entomology will help to reduce food waste going to landfills and make food more affordable.
Posted on September 28, 2021
UP master’s student Dr Hendrik Swanepoel has won the Prize for Global Research of the Province of Antwerp for his dissertation. The award recognises research that contributes to global science for health worldwide.
Posted on September 28, 2021
On 16 October UP will once again partner with community-based festival the Feast of the Clowns, an awareness-raising platform for various social justice issues and “an extension of engaged scholarship and citizenship”.
Posted on September 27, 2021
"We need a renaissance of media that enables democratic renewal, and training and education lies at the heart of it." – UP Vice-Chancellor Prof Tawana Kupe launches GIBS Media Leadership Think Tank.
Posted on September 27, 2021
“Government and other stakeholders must work with arts institutions to ensure their financial sustainability.” – Lekgetho Makola, CEO of @JavettUP, on why we need art now more than ever.
Posted on September 23, 2021
Heritage Month is a time to take stock of the most unique facet of our country’s history: that many diverse groups of people work together, live together and have a shared identity as South Africans, says Vice-Chancellor Professor Tawana Kupe.
Posted on September 22, 2021
History, heritage, culture, memory, social well-being and identity are inexorably linked and critical to developing the SA and Africa that we want, said UP Vice-Chancellor Prof Tawana Kupe at a recent LeadUP discussion.
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