Posted on June 21, 2024
Chemical engineering PhD candidate Hilda Dinah Kyomuhimbo has received the Schlumberger Foundation’s Faculty for the Future fellowship for her research which seeks to reduce pollution related to industrial effluents.
Posted on June 21, 2024
“This fellowship validates the significance of my research and empowers me to drive impactful industrial applications that address critical pollution challenges in Africa and beyond,” says UP PhD candidate Ruth Kasavo about being awarded the Excellence in Africa 100 PhDs for Africa...
Posted on June 21, 2024
UP’s Moja Gabedi space has become a place of “meaningful engagement”. Site managers Innocent Chauke and Pontsho Masele tell us more.
Posted on June 21, 2024
UP’s Unit for Community Engagement recently delivered three presentations at the Community Engagement Conference hosted by Rhodes University which explored ways to strengthen community-university-society partnerships.
Posted on June 21, 2024
Dr Samkelo Malgas chats about his knack for natural and life sciences and his research, and offers aspiring biochemists a bit of advice.
Posted on June 21, 2024
“Tuks FM, where young talent in the industry is identified and nurtured,” said Lwazi Mpofu, Tuks FM station manager and award-winner.
Posted on June 21, 2024
Few families can boast three PhDs from UP – Dr Carolina Meyer’s family can. The UP tax law lecturer has graduated with an LLD, following in the footsteps of her parents.
Posted on June 20, 2024
"As SA’s political parties remain locked in talks to form a government of national unity, one issue that has been neglected is the battle to define the country’s foreign policy," writes Prof Adekeye Adebajo.
Posted on June 20, 2024
UP’s Dr Thabsile Thabethe used to be a nuclear physicist, gallivanting to Russia to collaborate with scientists there. Now, she’s switched her research focus to exploring materials used in hip and joint replacement surgery, working closer to home with a wealth of collaborators. And...
Posted on June 19, 2024
Recently, during a league meeting at Pilditch, the Tuks medical student, Charne Swart, won the 800 metres in a time of 2:00.34. It is the fourth time she has set a new personal best this season.
Posted on June 18, 2024
Kutlwano Mabeba is a business analyst at Lombard Insurance who graduated with a degree in industrial engineering from the University of Pretoria (UP) in 2019. She is currently enrolled for a master’s degree in innovation management with the University’s Graduate School of Technology...
Posted on June 14, 2024
“Youth Month is a celebration of the potential, creativity and resilience of young people,” says Miya Thula of UP’s Faculty of Health Sciences. “By fostering unity and encouraging continuous learning, we can ensure that today’s youth are well equipped to lead us into...
Posted on June 14, 2024
Dr Bertus van Heerden, who graduated recently with a PhD in Physics during the University of Pretoria’s (UP) 2024 autumn graduation season.
Posted on June 14, 2024
The International Council on Archives recently celebrated International Archives Week (#IAW2024) under the theme #CyberArchives.
Posted on June 14, 2024
UP physiology lecturer Dr Abe Kasonga chats to us about his research, his role as a lecturer and overcoming uncertainty about his career choice, and offers advice to aspiring physiologists.
Posted on June 14, 2024
“Engaging in opportunities presented by institutions, both academic and non-academic, are invaluable in creating learning opportunities for youth,” says Robert May (20), chairperson of House Humanities in the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Faculty of Humanities. He tells us more...
Posted on June 14, 2024
“With advancements in science and technology, activism in rights and freedoms, and an array of opportunities to learn and improve, today’s youth have the privilege of making informed choices of how to shape their lives, their future and the nation’s future,” says Irene...
Posted on June 14, 2024
Dr Bertha Jacobs, a senior lecturer at the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Department of Consumer and Food Sciences, is among the latest cohort of UP academics who were recently allocated a National Research Foundation (NRF) rating in recognition of their contribution in their fields of study...
Posted on June 14, 2024
“We need to relieve people of negative ideas around blood donation by appealing to their human nature,” writes Dr Deborah Vaz’s of UP’s Department of Haematology in light of World Blood Donor Day, observed annually on 14 June.
Posted on June 14, 2024
UP student Dimakatso Lekola was recently awarded one of 10 prestigious Raising Legends Awards by the Hope Givers Foundation, in recognition of the work he’s already done – at age 23 – to improve his community.
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