Posted on April 04, 2023
UP senior research fellow Professor Adekeye Adebajo dedicated his column in the Business Day to the continuing resilience of Africa in the face of political, social and economic challenge.
Posted on April 03, 2023
In his April 2023 monthly video message, the UP VC and Principal, Professor Tawana Kupe, highlights April’s significant dates. These include UP autumn graduations, Freedom Day, Malaria Day, and World Veterinary Day. UP is the only university in South Africa with a Faculty of Veterinary...
Posted on April 03, 2023
GIBS UP senior lecturer Dr Motshedisi Mathibe gives an analysis of South Africa's plans to commercialise hemp & cannabis plants and argues that the cannabis master plan needs to be revised and reviewed before carrying out any plans.
Posted on April 03, 2023
The UP Law Moot team has won the national rounds of the Philip C. Jessup competition and will represent the University and South Africa during the Jessup International Law Moot competition in Washington, D.C., United States of America.
Posted on April 01, 2023
UP has achieved a 100% pass rate in the 2023 South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) Initial Test of Competence (ITC).
Posted on March 31, 2023
UP Acting Director of the Centre for Sexualities, AIDS and Gender, Pierre Brouard sheds light on the burden of discrimination that the trans community faces in society.
Posted on March 30, 2023
UP and the Javett Art Centre join forces on projects that go beyond the fine arts.
Posted on March 30, 2023
UP's Faculty of Humanities celebrates 100 years with the launch of it's newly published transdisciplinary cookbook, HumanEATies.
Posted on March 29, 2023
UP's Thrift Store Day initiative was launched in 2022 as a way of easing the financial burden on students with regards to buying clothing, and as a way of promoting a culture of recycling, reusing, and passing on clothing that is no longer being worn.
Posted on March 29, 2023
UP representatives meet with Ghent University delegation to discuss strengthening collaborations through transdisciplinary research, staff and student exchange, and forging new partnerships.
Posted on March 29, 2023
University of Pretoria (UP) scientists have posited a theory that could explain the tens of thousands of “fairy circles” that can be seen dotted across the arid landscape of Namibia.
Posted on March 27, 2023
UP hosts Queen Mathilde of Belgium for a seminar and roundtable on strengthening social entrepreneurship as a model for change.
Posted on March 24, 2023
The Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship Senior Research Fellow, Professor Daniel Bradlow, reflects on the World Bank Inspection Panel on the 30th anniversary of its inception.
Posted on March 22, 2023
UP associate & FSNet-Africa fellow Dr Nana Kwapong highlights the importance of fresh water in a research study where she looks at climate-smart agricultural practices in Ghana.
Posted on March 22, 2023
21 subjects offered at UP have been ranked in the 2023 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World Rankings by Subject. Of the 21 disciplines in which UP was ranked this year, eight are rated first in South Africa.
Posted on March 21, 2023
In light of Human Rights Day, Centre for Argumentative and Alternative Communication Professor Juan Bornman writes that we need communication to show that we are contributing members of society who should be treated with dignity and respect.
Posted on March 21, 2023
The University of Pretoria is committed to a culture of non-racism and entrenching ideals that uphold human rights, tolerance and respect for each individual.
Posted on March 16, 2023
SCIENCE IS FOR EVERYONE! UP’s Sci-Enza science centre recently visited 19 primary schools across Tshwane to introduce young learners to the wonders of science – in particular, coding and robotics.
Posted on March 16, 2023
In his latest column for the Business Day, Professor Adekeye Adebajo reflects on the outcome of the recent elections in Nigeria and the prospect for Nigeria moving forward.
Posted on March 16, 2023
All eyes are on the new Minister of Electricity. Does he have what it takes to resolve the energy crisis? Or will his appointment further obfuscate an already incoherent portfolio? UP’s Prof David Richard Walwyn has some advice.
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