Posted on December 06, 2022
Themed ‘Taking the Conversation Forward’; the dialogue was aimed at unlocking the resources required to fully implement multilingualism in higher education, in keeping with the spirit and intent of the revised Language Policy Framework for Public Higher Education Institutions.
Posted on December 06, 2022
Professor Adekeye Adebajo reflects on the Nigerian film "Elesin Oba" (The King’s Horseman), which was released on Netflix in October 2022 to widespread acclaim.
Posted on December 05, 2022
Power companies KEPCO KPS and Eskom Rotek Industries have jointly awarded bursaries to the value of R1 035 000 to UP engineering students.
Posted on December 05, 2022
Two University of Pretoria scientists have contributed to the first-ever global field assessment of the ecological impacts of grazing in drylands.
Posted on December 03, 2022
A hidden disability defies the stereotypes of what we think disability looks like. This is why this year’s theme for International Day of Persons with Disabilities: ‘Not All Disabilities are Visible,’ is so opportune.
Posted on December 02, 2022
UP VC Prof Tawana Kupe highlights December's key dates in his monthly message. These include International Day of Persons with Disabilities & Human Rights Day, which will be preceded by graduation ceremonies for UP's Masters of Human Rights students.
Posted on December 02, 2022
“Much like homelessness and poverty, the HIV epidemic is intertwined in existing systems – economic, political, social, cultural, legal, etc – and this interconnectedness defies simplistic solutions,” writes UP’s Prof Theresa Rossouw.
Posted on December 01, 2022
The inaugural University of Pretoria Vice-Chancellor’s Entrepreneurial Challenge Awards recently celebrated the winners of the challenge and their innovative start-ups.
Posted on November 30, 2022
The University of Pretoria congratulates the winners of the 2022 University Social Responsibility (USR) Month photographic competition. October is commemorated annually as USR Month, under the leadership of the global University Social Responsibility Network.
Posted on November 30, 2022
Internationally renowned leaders and experts in diagnostics, medicine and public health convened at the Future Africa Institute at the University of Pretoria to reflect on the lessons learned during COVID-19.
Posted on November 30, 2022
UP taxonomist and leading expert in dung beetles occurring in southern Africa Christian Deschodt was contacted by researchers to help describe a dung beetle they suspected was a new species.
Posted on November 29, 2022
A recent study shows that 1 billion young people are at risk of noise-induced hearing loss. UP audiology expert Professor De Wet Swanepoel explains the severity of noise damage and shares tips on how to prevent hearing loss.
Posted on November 29, 2022
“I’m deeply grateful for the support I’ve received from the literary community and from the University of Pretoria’s humanities faculty and Future Africa Institute,” Dr Nokuthula Mazibuko Msimang said.
Posted on November 28, 2022
“While the media must continue reporting on instances of GBVF, this reporting has to go beyond the headlines, sensationalism and alarmist reportage,” writes UP master’s student Lisa McDermid.
Posted on November 28, 2022
The University of Pretoria's Albert Luthuli Leadership Institute (ALLI) has appointed well-known and respected scholar Prof Dan Banik from the University of Oslo as extraordinary professor.
Posted on November 28, 2022
Our latest issue of RE.SEARCH is out and focuses on how the University of Pretoria (UP) is implementing transdisciplinary research to co-create new knowledge to develop solutions and design new futures for us all.
Posted on November 25, 2022
The engineering education conference as well as the Global Engineering Deans Council meeting co-hosted by UP will focus on what and how engineering university students worldwide should be taught, in line with the global digital disruption.
Posted on November 25, 2022
Vice-Chancellor Prof Tawana Kupe recently met with other Australia Africa Universities Network delegates in Australia to engage on forming equal research partnerships and identifying research and education interventions for sustainable development.
Posted on November 24, 2022
A new series of maps drawn up by Emeritus Professor Rudi van Aarde of the University of Pretoria (UP) and Dr Ryan Huang of Duke University in the US details where African elephants prefer to roam in Southern Africa.
Posted on November 23, 2022
As part of its intention to become a global African university, UP has strengthened its partnership agreement with King’s College London by renewing the joint PhD in Leadership and Security Studies that was established in 2017.
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