Posted on May 03, 2021
Playwright Athol Fugard, politician Aziz Pahad and author Dr Abraham De Vries had honorary doctorates in Literature conferred on them in a virtual ceremony on 30 April.
Posted on May 03, 2021
On #WorldPressFreedomDay, VC Prof Tawana Kupe writes, “People need to understand that freedom of expression belongs to everyone as a fundamental human right, it does not belong to journalism and the media alone.”
Posted on May 01, 2021
In this month's video message, Vice-Chancellor Prof Tawana Kupe reflects on Workers' Day, which falls on 1 May, and talks about UP's hosting of the first Nobel Dialogue to take place in Africa on 18 May.
Posted on April 30, 2021
What does it mean to be a university that transforms societies, amidst 21st-century complexities?
Posted on April 30, 2021
Recent research as part of a collaboration between the University of Pretoria, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Imperial College London hopes to improve refrigeration equipment and reduce their impact on global warming through the use of nanostructures.
Posted on April 29, 2021
The University of Pretoria’s Tangible Heritage Conservation programme has graduated its first cohort of master’s students. The degree is a first for sub-Saharan Africa and was launched by the Humanities Faculty in 2018 to support the heritage conservation efforts of the country and...
Posted on April 29, 2021
For a decade, the ethos of the University of Pretoria (UP) Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control (UP ISMC) has been to transcend disciplines to allow for transdisciplinary collaborations and translational applications towards malaria elimination, as outlined in a paper published in Malaria...
Posted on April 29, 2021
Along with Italian colleagues, Prof Robert Millar published a paper in the journal Neuroendocrinology about the differences between men and women in terms of COVID-19 outcomes, focusing on the role that sex hormones play on the severity and outcome of the infection and the complex interplay of...
Posted on April 28, 2021
As millions around the world try to cope with the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the questions and challenges facing present and future generations of workers are thrown into starker relief.
Posted on April 28, 2021
In the first study of its kind, researchers at the University of Pretoria (UP) have made headway in understanding the accuracy and reliability of sound-level monitoring earphones and the effect of smartphone feedback, as an intervention to encourage safe listening use among young people.
Posted on April 28, 2021
The University of Pretoria (UP)’s Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) has conferred an honorary doctorate (honoris causa) in Economics on Professor Peter Dixon during its Autumn 2021 graduation session.
Posted on April 27, 2021
On 27 April 1994, millions of South Africans exercised their right to vote for the very first time. This historic moment made South Africa the last African country to break the yoke of centuries of colonialism and decades of apartheid.
Posted on April 26, 2021
University of Pretoria (UP) academics were part of a group of 40 academics that received the first training through a project aimed at equipping them with additional skills to enhance the teaching experience and increase student employability.
Posted on April 26, 2021
The University of Pretoria (UP) is the top-ranked South African university in advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 9 and 15, and featured second in the country for its performance in fostering SDG 8.
Posted on April 23, 2021
UP Vice-Chancellor Professor Tawana Kupe's opening remarks at virtual launch of Imbiza Journal for African Writing
Posted on April 22, 2021
The University of Pretoria’s (UP) Moot Society team has placed 32nd out of 387 international teams in the recently held Willem C Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot competition.
Posted on April 22, 2021
The University of Pretoria (UP) is proud to announce its inclusion in the Octopus Programme, which functions as a support mechanism for emerging artists, and encourages artistic research and collaborations.
Posted on April 21, 2021
PRETORIA – Two University of Pretoria (UP) researchers have received grants of up to $200 000 (R2,8m) each from the Alliance for African Partnership (AAP), as part of the Partnerships for Innovative Research in Africa (PIRA) grant programme.
Posted on April 21, 2021
Innovations and evolutionary developments have been part of humanity since the dawn of time.
Posted on April 20, 2021
The assertion by the United Nations (UN) that “creativity and innovation have become the true wealth of nations in the 21st century” carries greater, more salient import when cast in terms of economic, social and sustainable development.
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