Posted on April 08, 2021
In the latest QS World University Rankings, the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology (EBIT) has been named one of the top 50 places in the world to study minerals and mining engineering, while its Faculty of Theology and Religion...
Posted on April 07, 2021
Dr Kirsty Bastable, a postdoctoral fellow at the AAC, tells Tukkievaria more about the Centre’s recent work.
Posted on April 07, 2021
Prof Kitty Uys, Head of the Department of Occupational Therapy, looks at how we can create a just society for children with autism spectrum disorder and their families.
Posted on April 07, 2021
UP says a fond farewell to lecturer who retired at the end of March 2021. We look back at her career and her contribution to the fields of teaching and learning.
Posted on April 07, 2021
The Dean of the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology, Professor Sunil Maharaj, delivered his inaugural address as President of the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE) for 2021/22 via a virtual webinar held on...
Posted on April 06, 2021
The University of Pretoria (UP), in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program (MCFSP), recently welcomed UP’s 2021 MCFSP scholarship recipients at an event held in Hatfield.
Posted on March 30, 2021
Adults are entitled by law to smoke or consume cannabis (dagga) in private – but what happens when a company tests the blood, urine or saliva of an employee and finds traces of dagga a day later, or even a week later?
Posted on March 29, 2021
The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, is deeply saddened by the sudden passing of its previous Director, Professor Christof Heyns.
Posted on March 29, 2021
The University thanks Ms Mtoba for her years of service, during which she brought her values of educational excellence and community engagement to the UP Council and the greater UP community.
Posted on March 29, 2021
UP joins colleagues in the global law and human rights networks in mourning the loss of legal giant Professor Christof Heyns, who was the Director of the Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa at UP’s Faculty of Law.
Posted on March 29, 2021
Building capacity in Africa and accelerating impact so we can still achieve Agenda 2063 and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals in a post-COVID-19 world requires a radical change effort.
Posted on March 26, 2021
The UP Archives has launched a remembering project to reflect on a year of being in lockdown.
Posted on March 24, 2021
The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration – which produced the first-ever image of a black hole and of which the University of Pretoria (UP) is an associate institute – has revealed a new view of the massive object at the centre of the M87 galaxy: what it looks like in polarised...
Posted on March 24, 2021
Old work habits need to be replaced with new habits, say experts from UP’s Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences.
Posted on March 19, 2021
“It is not enough to say, ‘I am not a racist.’ You have to be actively anti-racist. The same applies to sexism. We must all be anti-sexist,” says Vice-Chancellor Professor Tawana Kupe.
Posted on March 19, 2021
“The appointment provides me with an opportunity to contribute towards the development of my field and contribute to the success and growth of the field,” says Prof Thulani Makhalanyane, who is a lecturer in the Department of Genetics at UP.
Posted on March 18, 2021
Congratulations to UP’s Information Design division, which has been named the number one design institution in Africa and the Middle East by the Loeries.
Posted on March 17, 2021
The UP and ILO report explores what lessons can be drawn from the role business played in SA’s transition from apartheid to democracy.
Posted on March 17, 2021
UP Maths recently celebrated the International Day of Mathematics with an exciting online programme that featured several maths experts who spoke about how mathematics contributes to society at large.
Posted on March 16, 2021
The virtual series features a panel of alumni who deliberate on topical issues of public interest. This event included UP Senior Lecturer Dr Sithembile Mbete and Vice-Chancellor Professor Tawana Kupe.
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