Posted on July 17, 2024
Emily Mac Gregor, a final-year medical student in the Faculty of Health Sciences at UP, has garnered national acclaim for her exceptional achievements in the field of medicine.
Posted on July 15, 2024
PhD candidate Nomzamo Dlamini of the University of Pretoria’s Department of Consumer and Food Sciences devised a new assessment tool reflecting factors unique to people in the global south, which can be used by researchers to better understand food choice motives.
Posted on July 15, 2024
The future of work is rapidly evolving, driven by technological advancements and economic shifts. Dr. Sean Kruger highlights the critical need for today's youth to develop skills like creativity, critical thinking, and digital literacy.
Posted on July 12, 2024
“I want to use my knowledge as a biologist to make a difference to the health burden on the African continent,” says Dr Dina Coertzen, a biotechnology lecturer at UP, who is focused on contributing to the fight to eliminate malaria and on gender equality in the sciences.
Posted on July 12, 2024
Ever heard of ruthenium? It’s one of the rarest-known metals – and the focus of UP chemistry lecturer Dr Frikkie Malan’s research. He chats about his discipline and the work he does with young people to inspire in them a love of science.
Posted on July 12, 2024
Prof Nara Monkam, an associate professor of public economics and Head of the Public Policy Hub at UP, writes about the new Chair in Municipal Finance at the University’s African Tax Institute and its role in transforming municipal finance.
Posted on July 12, 2024
Prof Chukuakadibia Eresia-Eke of UP’s Department of Business Management reflects on his journey beyond titles and ratings, emphasising his dedication to impactful teaching and practical research.
Posted on July 12, 2024
With R82m raised since 2022, UP is close to the R100m target for its #GivingMatters campaign.
Posted on July 12, 2024
UP law lecturer Dr Chijioke Okorie has received about R1 million in funding from Meta and the Mozilla Foundation for the research she’s doing at her Data Science Law Lab. She chats more about this windfall and what drives her work.
Posted on July 12, 2024
Congratulations to the three UP researchers who triumphed at last night’s NSTF-South32 Awards, which celebrate excellence in science, engineering, technology and innovation.
Posted on July 12, 2024
"US election is widely portrayed as a contest between a senile octogenarian and a criminal, hate-spewing lunatic," writes Prof Adekeye Adebajo is professor and senior research fellow at the University of Pretoria’s Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship.
Posted on July 11, 2024
UP announces a new partnership with the Kresge Foundation, which has granted the University R4 million over three years to enhance student success initiatives through the Siyaphumelela programme.
Posted on July 10, 2024
UP recently hosted the Pretoria Design Justice AI Institute meting. The institute explores community-centred, humanistic and interdisciplinary engagement of generative AI.
Posted on July 09, 2024
Please be advised that the Online Application System/Ethics Applications/Student System will undergo scheduled maintenance for an upgrade. The maintenance period will begin on Friday, 12th July 2024 at 16:00 and is expected to conclude on Sunday, 14th July 2024 at 17:00.
Posted on July 08, 2024
UP’s transdisciplinary, cross-border research hub, Future Africa, is celebrating an auspicious start – and setting its sights on an ambitious new slate of short- and medium-term goals.
Posted on July 05, 2024
The University of Pretoria (UP) is inviting interested members of the public to join the latest in its LeadUP Alumni Thought Leadership Conversations series of debates.
Posted on July 04, 2024
UP is gearing up for UP Giving Day on 22 July 2024! This annual event is part of its three-year Giving Matters campaign, dedicated to supporting 'missing middle' students at the University of Pretoria.
Posted on July 04, 2024
Young children in Krugersdorp are breathing in uranium, arsenic and mercury fumes wafting over from abandoned legacy mines, while pollutants are seeping into the groundwater and nearby dams and lakes, cautions Dr Alseno Kagiso Mosai, a water remediation expert at the University of...
Posted on July 04, 2024
Charlise Basson and Sandra Tatchum from the Department of Physiology, recently attended and presented their PhD research at the International Society for Tryptophan Research (ISTRY) conference in Jena, Germany.
Posted on July 03, 2024
“Workplaces are under perpetual transition, putting additional stress on the workforce,” write Professor Herbert Kanengoni and Dr Martha Harunavamwe of UP’s Department of Human Resource Management, who detail coping strategies for employees contending with ever-evolving...
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