Posted on January 25, 2021
An international study led by the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Professor Rudi van Aarde suggests that the mass die-off of 350 elephants in one area of northern Botswana last year could be attributed to the fencing-in of these animals.
Posted on January 22, 2021
The changing mission of higher education is the increasing realisation that, without relinquishing any of our cherished convictions regarding academic freedom, we should add to them in equal measure a sense of academic responsibility, writes Professor Chris Brink.
Posted on January 20, 2021
Professor Sunil Maharaj, Dean of our Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology, has been appointed as the new Chair-Elect of the Global Engineering Deans Council. Prof Maharaj is the first Dean in Africa to occupy this position.
Posted on January 19, 2021
UP’s Professor Stephanie Burton recently vacated her position as Vice-Principal for Research and Postgraduate Education after serving two terms – though the chapter on her academic accomplishments, and her association with UP, is far from closed.
Posted on January 18, 2021
Dr Rebone Moerane, Head of the University's Department of Production Animal Studies of Production Animal Studies, shares lessons learned from pandemics in animal populations.
Posted on January 15, 2021
Whether populist disturbances of the magnitude witnessed at the US Capitol last week could happen in South Africa is not the question but, rather, in what ways are there similarities and trends, says UP Vice-Chancellor Professor Tawane Kupe.
Posted on January 15, 2021
UP and the University Social Responsibility Network are hosting an international online summit from 3-5 February 2021 under the theme ‘University Social Responsibility: Priorities for the Next Decade’.
Posted on January 14, 2021
UP’s Prof Tahir Pillay and Prof Celia Abolnik and their teams have won first and second prize, respectively, in the Biosciences category of the GAP Innovation Competition run by the Innovation Hub.
Posted on January 11, 2021
The discovery involves the identification of unique compounds that are able to kill several stages of the malaria-causing parasite and can block the transmission of the parasite between humans and mosquitoes.
Posted on January 08, 2021
Identifying opportunities for building owners and community groups in cities to take the initiative on a small scale can be part of SA’s response to climate change, write UP lecturer Jan Hugo and Professor Chrisna du Plessis.
Posted on December 23, 2020
Congratulations to UP alumnus and scholar Dr Joel Modiri whose promotion to associate professor as from 1 January 2021 will make him the youngest professor in the current employment of UP Law and UP at large.
Posted on December 23, 2020
Marco Booyse and Jacques Fourie both failed modules while on their path to graduating in their respective degrees at UP – they then used that experience to create Stu-D-sure, an award-winning business concept.
Posted on December 22, 2020
Isolated incidents of violence at protests do not justify police force unless there is serious and widespread violence. This was discussed at a recent webinar, co-hosted by UP’s Centre for Human Rights and the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Posted on December 21, 2020
University of Pretoria (UP) student Bianca Gevers is one of six women who recently received a grant from the L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science South African National Young Talents programme.
Posted on December 18, 2020
The University of Pretoria (UP) Moot Society team, in the Faculty of Law, along with their co-team members from Makerere University (Uganda), were recently announced as the overall winners of the 29th African Human Rights Moot Court Competition (AHRMCC).
Posted on December 17, 2020
“COVID-19 will probably not be the last pandemic. If we don’t build resource capacity, we’re going to be in more trouble. And if we don’t build a youth that thinks transdisciplinarily, we are also going to be in trouble,” said Professor Wanda Markotter of the...
Posted on December 17, 2020
"2020 has been a very difficult, uncertain and challenging year, when life as we know it has been severely disrupted. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced us to be critical thinkers and find solutions to the challenges we face,” says Professor Tawana Kupe, Vice-Chancellor and Principal of UP.
Posted on December 15, 2020
“Universities are an integral part of society and our success is dependent on a society and world that is thriving, where human dignity and justice are paramount, all people are able to reach their full potential with nobody being left behind, and our development does not happen at the...
Posted on December 15, 2020
The best way to prevent getting malaria and other mosquito-borne diseases is to avoid getting bitten by mosquitoes. Dr Taneshka Kruger, project manager at UP’s Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control, shares tips on just how to do that.
Posted on December 14, 2020
UP's Transformation Office recently hosted a webinar themed ‘Stop Gender-Based Violence: Turning the Tide Against the Scourge’.
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