Posted on February 03, 2024
“A country’s ‘personal’ milestone can help drive global malaria elimination efforts.” Cabo Verde’s certification as malaria-free is a call to action for the malaria community to not give up, says the UP Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control.
Posted on February 01, 2024
At the event first-year students will be able to get information about: academic orientation week, their faculties, how to register and how to choose modules among other topics.
Posted on January 30, 2024
Runners of all fitness levels are invited to enter the 21.1km half-marathon, the 10km or 5km races, or a colourful 1km fun run / walk.
Posted on January 30, 2024
What are the factors that trap SA’s aspirant middle class in their progression towards a stable middle class? The findings of a group of researchers including UP academics have important implications for public policy in South Africa.
Posted on January 29, 2024
University of Pretoria Vice-Chancellor Prof Mosia has extended his heartfelt congratulations to each of the students who will be joining UP.
Posted on January 26, 2024
"The sustainability and moral authority claimed by most Western states are intricately tied to a narrative built on the perpetuation of violence grounded in falsehoods," writes Dr Quraysha Ismail Sooliman.
Posted on January 25, 2024
At TuksSport High School the focus is very much on distinctions and how many the top performers achieve from the start of the year, says Principal, Hettie de Villiers.
Posted on January 25, 2024
Professor Mahlatse Kgokolo, Head of the Department of Dermatology at UP’s Faculty of Health Sciences has been awarded the Scientific Excellence Award at the recent South African Health Excellence Awards for her research.
Posted on January 22, 2024
“Sharing knowledge across disciplines will always benefit science and, ultimately, it will also benefit the country as a whole,” says UP’s Prof Armanda Bastos on her recent inauguration as a member of the Academy of Science of South Africa.
Posted on January 22, 2024
Professor Marien Graham, whose research has shed light on critical issues within South Africa’s educational landscape over the years, has been awarded the coveted Research Medal of the Education Association of South Africa.
Posted on January 22, 2024
University database Study Abroad Aide has placed the University of Pretoria (UP) in seventh position in South Africa and in the top 8% globally among universities that provide international students with high-quality education within their budget. This recognition highlights UP’s commitment...
Posted on January 19, 2024
"If your results were below expectations, consider this a challenge you can overcome – an opportunity to grow as a person and to show resilience in rapidly changing and uncertain times. "
Posted on January 18, 2024
Professor Marius van Oordt of the African Tax Institute writes that there are conflicting views between health and economic experts on how taxes should be set for nicotine products. He states that setting risk-based tax rates can balance these contrasting views.
Posted on January 03, 2024
This article lists all the most important information you need to bear in mind when it comes to kicking off your new academic year in a way that sets you up for even greater academic achievements in 2024.
Posted on December 20, 2023
In collaboration with the HWSETA, UP hosted a dynamic roundtable on transformation in the veterinary sector, exploring initiatives that are driving change in demographics, curricula and mental health within the profession.
Posted on December 14, 2023
Watching for species-on-the-move at home, at work or on holiday is a way to empower a public filled with feelings of hopelessness toward productive climate action, says marine biologist at UP Dr Romina Henriques.
Posted on December 13, 2023
UP’s Humanities Faculty and the Emerging Scholars Initiative Press team on their win at the International Gourmand Awards 2023 for their cookbook ‘HumanEATies’
Posted on December 13, 2023
Dr Heide Hackmann gets honoured with a Science Diplomacy Award for her dedicated efforts to advancing science diplomacy and fostering international science, technology, and innovation (STI) collaboration.
Posted on December 12, 2023
The team at UP’s Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital is celebrating the first known successful intraosseous transcutaneous amputation prosthesis (ITAP) surgery in South Africa.
Posted on December 12, 2023
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