Posted on October 23, 2023
TuksSport High is 21! From humble beginnings to monumental success, TuksSport High School is celebrating 21 years since its founding in 2002.
Posted on October 23, 2023
UP alumna Karishma Maharaj excitedly recalls the moment Payload Aerospace SL, the Spanish aerospace company that she is a business developer at, made history when it launched MIURA 1, marking Europe’s first fully private rocket launch.
Posted on October 23, 2023
The quest for immortality has long fascinated humans, and inspired countless tales – now, in two new studies published in the journals Nature and Science, University of Pretoria (UP) researchers, along with a team of global experts known as the Mammalian Methylation Consortium, are a step...
Posted on October 23, 2023
“New and innovative thinking is needed to deal with the reality on the ground in South Africa,” says specialist poultry health veterinarian and senior lecturer at UP Dr Shahn Bisschop, speaking about the outbreak of avian flu in the country.
Posted on October 20, 2023
“AI is not neutral – there are biases in the creation of AI models, which can reinforce discrimination and exclusion,” says UP PhD candidate Katleho Mokoena, whose doctoral study explores the impact of AI in Africa through the lens of “ubuntu” ethics.
Posted on October 20, 2023
The 2023 Diabetes Summit, which is taking place at UP on 15 November, aims to propel all stakeholders involved in diabetes prevention and management –to confront diabetes head on, write SEMLI’s Lizanne Meyer and Dr Patrick Ngassa Piotie of UP’s Diabetes Research Centre.
Posted on October 20, 2023
The University of Pretoria has 4 360 international students from 133 nationalities across all study programmes of study – making it a true experience of the world in one sitting, said UP Head of International Cooperation, Setsipane Mokoduwe.
Posted on October 20, 2023
Despite the efforts by many media outlets to blame the Palestinian victims for their resistance, there is a growing body of strong, ethically committed and fearless journalists challenging disinformation, writes Dr Quraysha Ismail Sooliman.
Posted on October 20, 2023
UP celebrates the achievements of our outstanding academics who, through their work in a variety of fields, have made enormous contributions to society.
Posted on October 18, 2023
Launched by UP and established in collaboration with UNICEF South Africa and PricewaterhouseCoopers, the Hub on the Mamelodi Campus offers young people in Mamelodi and further afield the opportunity to realise their entrepreneurial ambitions.
Posted on October 18, 2023
“Globally, South Africa is viewed as a country that successfully moved from the apartheid era to democracy – therefore, South Africa is capable of playing a role in leading peaceful negotiations between Ukraine and Russia.”
Posted on October 18, 2023
Prof Tivani Mashamba-Thompson, a molecular biology medical scientist who is Deputy Dean: Research and Postgraduate Studies in the Faculty of Health Sciences at UP, is co-leading the Africa-Europe Multimorbidity Cluster of Excellence.
Posted on October 18, 2023
Nearly 200 University of Pretoria (UP) alumni, who were part of the UP-Fordham Student Exchange Programme, gathered at Future Africa on 19 August 2023 to share in the 15th-year anniversary celebrations of the programme, which they described as a ‘life-changer.’
Posted on October 16, 2023
UP’s postgraduate scholarship office recently celebrated the recipients of various postgraduate scholarships and wished them well on their academic journey.
Posted on October 16, 2023
“Adverse life situations will occur, but having a skill set and a mindset that is open to change and growth – and seeing problems as potential challenges – can turn the tide,” writes clinical psychologist and head of the Student Counselling Unit at the University of...
Posted on October 16, 2023
Writing for The Conversation Africa, Professor Daniel Bradlow reflects on the necessity for reform in the World Bank and International Monetary Fund to adapt to the challenges of the 21st century.
Posted on October 15, 2023
FSNet-Africa celebrates International Day of Rural Women by sharing a day in the life of Thoko, a rural Malawian woman, in recognition of the invaluable contributions made by rural women to sustainable agriculture and food security.
Posted on October 13, 2023
"Hamas and the others, such as the ANC in the past, are not terrorist organisations but liberation movements," writes Dr Quraysha Ismail Sooliman, a researcher in the Department of Political Sciences at UP.
Posted on October 13, 2023
UP and representatives from the UAE embassy recently gathered expert panellists for discussions to inform deliberations that will take place at this year’s climate change conference COP28 UAE.
Posted on October 13, 2023
“The Nigerian eagle must soar while the SA springbok gallops in sync if Africa is to be reborn,” writes UP’s Prof Adekeye Adebajo as the two African giants gear up for a presidential binational commission meeting expected to take place in SA next month.
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