Posted on June 27, 2025
Professor Jaco Beyers posed the following question during his inaugural address: “Are we the only department in this university that cannot define exactly what we are studying?”
Posted on June 27, 2025
Oil spills are among the most visible environmental impacts of maritime shipping
Posted on June 26, 2025
UP has placed 362nd out of 1 501 ranked universities in the latest QS World University Rankings
Posted on June 25, 2025
PRETORIA – The University of Pretoria (UP) has signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD) and the French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE).
Posted on June 25, 2025
Dr Megan Knoetze, a recent PhD graduate from the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Faculty of Humanities who focused on the field of audiology, hopes to use her research skills to help large numbers of South Africans gain access to over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids when they need them.
Posted on June 25, 2025
Ransomware has emerged as one of the most devastating cyber threats, wreaking havoc on businesses.
Posted on June 24, 2025
University of Pretoria (UP) alumnus Robert Shivambu – a former journalist turned global human rights advocate – has shown how education, passion and purpose can reshape destinies. With roots in Thomo village, outside Giyani township in Limpopo, and a master’s degree in human...
Posted on June 24, 2025
In recent public discourse, questions have been raised about South African universities prioritising hiring foreign academics over local talent. These claims, though understandable in the broader context of our country’s unemployment challenges, require deeper interrogation and a nuanced...
Posted on June 24, 2025
UP students Tumelo and Owethu Mahan are making a name for themselves as high-performance swimmers
Posted on June 23, 2025
UP has strengthened its international standing after securing seventh spot globally for SDG 17
Posted on June 21, 2025
Rabbi Gavin Michal, a long-serving Orthodox rabbi, recently received his PhD from UP.
Posted on June 20, 2025
Who would have thought that the curiosity sparked during a family holiday at a game reserve would lead to endless research possibilities in the Waterberg? In 2021, Prof Nigel Barker from the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences received almost R4.5m from the Foundational Biodiversity...
Posted on June 19, 2025
Over the past decade, free computer literacy courses have become a staple of the community engagement programme at the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Mamelodi Campus. Courses on basic computer usage, drawing up spreadsheets and CVs, and the use of LinkedIn and creative programmes such as...
Posted on June 19, 2025
Major changes in how South Africa prevents and deals with outbreaks of plant and animal diseases, including foot-and-mouth disease, could be on the horizon. These include possible new biosecurity legislation, criminal prosecution of those who flout regulations and protocols, the introduction of a...
Posted on June 19, 2025
UP has launched a 376-page recipe book celebrating the vibrant tropical fruit papaya.
Posted on June 19, 2025
As South Africa commemorates Youth Day on 16 June and Youth Month throughout June, the University of Pretoria (UP) is profiling young adults among our students, staff and alumni who embody UP’s commitment to its values of Action, Collaboration, Excellence, and Diversity.
Posted on June 17, 2025
The Javett Art Centre at the University of Pretoria (Javett-UP) will temporarily close its doors from 14 June to 03 July 2025 to make way for the installation of a major new exhibition titled One and the Many.
Posted on June 17, 2025
As we celebrate Youth Month, we are reminded that the choices we make today play a role in shaping the future of our nation
Posted on June 16, 2025
As South Africa commemorates Youth Month, the University of Pretoria (UP) is spotlighting young leaders who are shaping the present and reimagining the future. One such individual is Vhutshilo Muambadzi, President of the Student Representative Council (SRC), whose commitment to student...
Posted on June 16, 2025
As we head into the second half of the academic year, which has been marked by several student protests related to student accommodation and registration challenges, it is also impossible to ignore the shadow cast by South Africa’s persistently high unemployment rate – a challenge...
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