Posted on July 28, 2021
UP’s natural product library, created for high throughput screening programmes, presents a unique resource for discovering natural ingredients for the pharmaceutical, food and cosmetic industries.
Posted on July 27, 2021
The University of Pretoria’s (UP) Alumni Relations Office is set to launch its LeadUP Podcast series, in which alumni and friends of the University will share their stories and leadership lessons.
Posted on July 26, 2021
UP’s Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital has entered a new era in patient care with the acquisition of an MRI scanner, which allows for the bodies of big cats, great apes and the necks of horses, among others, to be scanned.
Posted on July 23, 2021
A total of 25 athletes from the University of Pretoria (UP) and six alumni are participating in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Posted on July 23, 2021
The Food Systems Research Network for Africa (FSNet-Africa) fellowship has officially launched, and 20 early-career researchers from six African countries joined their mentors from the UK and Africa in the first week of activities.
Posted on July 23, 2021
UP’s Graduate School of Technology Management hosted a public seminar on the hot topic of vaccine manufacturing in South Africa.
Posted on July 22, 2021
UP is among the first institutions in South Africa’s higher education sector to have a COVID-19 vaccination centre and is helping the Gauteng Department of Health roll out its vaccination campaign.
Posted on July 20, 2021
Professor Wynand Steyn, Head of UP's Department of Civil Engineering, talks about community engagement in the spirit of Mandela Month, why he is dedicated to his students and why he starts his day at 4am.
Posted on July 20, 2021
An article by UP PhD student Adedapo Adeola on advances in water treatment technologies has been highlighted in the international Water Environment Research journal as a “comprehensive review” of existing and emerging technologies in the sector.
Posted on July 18, 2021
Vice-Chancellor Prof Tawana Kupe’s Mnadela Day message to the UP community
Posted on July 16, 2021
Project Manager, Dr Patrick Ngassa Piotie, says the Tshwane Insulin Project TipTshwane epitomises translational research, where scientific knowledge is translated into practical solutions that impact the way people are doing things.
Posted on July 14, 2021
In light of recent protest disruptions Professor Tawana Kupe shares message to students.
Posted on July 14, 2021
Researchers at UP are mapping bird flight height in 3D, using standard digital cameras, to understand how vulnerable various bird species are to tall structures such as wind turbines and to help protect them.
Posted on July 13, 2021
The World Bank launched the 13th South African Economic Update at UP’s Future Africa institute on Monday. The bi-annual report looks at, among other things, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the local job market.
Posted on July 13, 2021
“If we’re too slow, we’ll fall behind our competitors.” – A panel member during LeadUP’s latest online discussion on the role of leadership in the context of the 4IR in the mining industry.
Posted on July 09, 2021
UP Veterinary Science Students are putting their skills to use at an animal clinic in Mpumalanga and in the surrounding community.
Posted on July 09, 2021
UP VC Prof Tawana Kupe and faculty heads recently engaged with representatives from Ghent University in Belgium to discuss further strengthening the academic and scientific research collaboration between the two institutions.
Posted on July 09, 2021
Funding for the UP Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences project, which will focus on surveying the animal and plant life in the Waterberg Mountain Complex, includes support for citizen science and community engagement activities.
Posted on July 08, 2021
UP alumnus Dr Hossein Masoumi Karakani has been ranked among the top 1% of data scientists globally after entering the rankings of @kaggle, the world’s largest data science community.
Posted on July 08, 2021
Meet Noluvuyo Mogale, a final-year Education student at UP, who has rolled up her sleeves to effect change in Hillbrow, Johannesburg, an area plagued with gang activity, substance use and high rates of crime
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