Posted on June 02, 2023
Prof Veronica Ueckermann, Head of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Internal Medicine, shares detailed tips about protecting yourself against this waterborne disease.
Posted on June 02, 2023
UP Vice-Chancellor and Principal Professor Tawana Kupe reminded guests, participants, and the in-person and online audiences that staying focused is critical to Africa’s future.
Posted on June 01, 2023
UP Vice-Chancellor and Principal Professor Tawana Kupe congratulated the UP community on achieving remarkable milestones. “Once again UP has proved to be one of the leading universities not only in Africa but also in the world for impact towards the SDGs,” he said.
Posted on June 01, 2023
In his monthly video message, UP Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Professor Tawana Kupe, highlights June’s significant dates and events. These include World Environment Day on 5 June, Youth Day on the 16th and the Ancestral Voices Project Seminar.
Posted on May 31, 2023
UP and the University of Leeds have signed a strategic partnership agreement aimed at enhancing research, teaching and learning collaborations as well as student exchange programmes between the two institutions.
Posted on May 31, 2023
Participants in UP’s #AfricaWeek2023 scientific leadership summit said there are fundamental obstacles limiting the world-changing potential of open science, a global movement to make information about scientific research more accessible.
Posted on May 30, 2023
Not only will the students get funding to further their studies, they will also receive work experience as interns at the tech company after their graduation.
Posted on May 30, 2023
Despite the risk of job displacement, AI technology presents Africa with opportunities to leap-frog stages of development, said experts during a LeadUP webinar.
Posted on May 30, 2023
Climate change student activist Natalie Kapsosideris recently delivered a rousing presentation about the effects of climate change. “You can see how climate change is going to destroy people’s lives, specifically the most vulnerable,” she said.
Posted on May 30, 2023
A veterinary specialist from the University of Pretoria (UP) and the Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital has performed South Africa’s first transvenous electrical cardioversion (TVEC) on a horse. It is believed this is the first time this procedure is performed in Africa.
Posted on May 30, 2023
The marketing strategies that e-cigarette companies use to target young people are concerning, particularly considering the potential effects of “vaping”, including addiction and financial hardship, says UP’s Prof Olalekan Ayo-Yusuf.
Posted on May 29, 2023
Hosted under the theme ‘Open Africa, Open Science’, the event sought to foster and advocate for a science practice that makes scientific knowledge at its core transparent and reproducible, for credibility and consistency.
Posted on May 29, 2023
Numerous studies have shown that having a family-supportive supervisor can aid in reducing and managing work/ family conflict and stress, and boost employee morale, say UP academics Prof Eileen Koekemoer and Dr Martha Harunavamwe.
Posted on May 29, 2023
May is International Internal Audit Awareness Month, and the University of Pretoria’s Centre for Internal Auditing Excellence in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences’ Department of Auditing joins the global Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) in celebrating the internal...
Posted on May 26, 2023
A panel discussion on ‘Networking the Networks’ held at @FutureAfricaUP observed that societal distrust of intellectualism and experts is a growing trend that could dilute universities’ ability to impact the “grand challenges” of the times.
Posted on May 25, 2023
“Universities must be at the forefront of developing knowledge, and must be experienced as agents and drivers of transformative impact,” says UP Vice-Chancellor and Principal Prof Tawana Kupe as part of his message this Africa Day.
Posted on May 24, 2023
Academics and industry leaders examine how research and innovation can accelerate the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area and how the continent’s higher education sector can contribute to this.
Posted on May 24, 2023
University of Pretoria (UP) researchers are at the forefront of a very special first for South African plant sciences. They have unravelled the precise genetic make-up of the country’s national flower, the king protea (Protea cynaroides). It is the first plant that’s unique to South...
Posted on May 23, 2023
UN Expert Groups (EGs) are made up of experts from diverse fields and countries drawn from academia, civil society, international organisations, business, and other sectors.
Posted on May 23, 2023
Prof Vukosi Marivate and computer science master’s students flew the UP flag high at the first International Conference on Learning Representations conference to be hosted in Africa.
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