Posted on February 22, 2024
UP EXPERT OPINION: Professor Daniel Bradlow offers insights on the approaches African countries should take to address their sovereign debt situations.
Posted on February 21, 2024
Due to the ongoing strike by workers from NEHAWU and UPWO, coupled with the illegal obstruction of entrances to the University of Pretoria's Hatfield Campus, University management has made the difficult decision to temporarily move some classes online.
Posted on February 21, 2024
'Save the Whales’ is more than another call by environmental activists. The retail giant Pick n Pay has partnered with the University of Pretoria's (UP) Mammal Research Institute (MRI) Whale Unit to create their latest unique reusable bag to raise funds and create more awareness about the...
Posted on February 20, 2024
TuksSport and BestMed successfully held the 2024 installment of TuksRace. UP's Hillcrest Sports campus was abuzz with excitement.
Posted on February 19, 2024
The 2024 Times Higher Education subject rankings placed UP first in South Africa in the fields of Law, Veterinary Science, Accounting and Finance; Agriculture and Forestry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
Posted on February 14, 2024
According to the study’s authors, thousands of young people across the continent are battling mental health issues such as depression. Challenges, such as poverty, make young people even more vulnerable to mental illness.
Posted on February 12, 2024
Professor Themba Mosia, Interim Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Pretoria (UP), welcomed 8 500 first-year students, their parents, guardians and families to UP’s global academic family.
Posted on February 12, 2024
The assertion of freedom in democracies comes into question when it necessitates conformity or silent submission to imposed norms, writes UP's Dr Quraysha Ismail Sooliman.
Posted on February 09, 2024
UP excelled in the three core indicators: Visibility, Transparency/Openness, and Excellence.
Posted on February 09, 2024
In a study that signals potential reproductive and health complications in humans, now and for future generations, researchers at the University of Pretoria and Canada’s McGill University and Université Laval have concluded that toxins in the environment, notably DDT, modify the sperm...
Posted on February 08, 2024
The United Kingdom Friends of the University of Pretoria Foundation (UK Friends of UP) was officially launched on 5 February 2024, marking a significant milestone in fostering international collaboration and support for educational initiatives.
Posted on February 06, 2024
“I also spoke to several people in the medical profession and medical students and they all told me that UP has a very high quality of education,” says Annalette du Plessis who is joining UP’s School of Medicine with 12 matric distinctions.
Posted on February 05, 2024
Professor Adekeye Adebajo writes about the economic opportunities for Africa within an increasingly bipolar world order in his latest Business Day column.
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.
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