Posted on August 16, 2022
Helping to contribute to food security and farming success, veterinary reproduction specialists at UP’s Faculty of Veterinary Science performed surgery on a 4-year-old red Brahman bull to restore him to reproductive health.
Posted on August 15, 2022
UP Vice-Chancellor Prof Tawana Kupe’s portrait, by artist Malose Pete, will form part of UP's art portraiture collection that is inspired by the efforts of all former vice-chancellors and rectors, chancellors and faculty deans.
Posted on August 15, 2022
UP’s Pre-University Academy (PUA) recently collaborated with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University to provide school learners from Mamelodi with training in basic computer programming.
Posted on August 13, 2022
In her women’s rights advocacy work, Matilda Lasseko-Phooko uses the insight and experience she has gathered over the years to influence policy making and legislative processes on the African continent.
Posted on August 11, 2022
“We need to reimagine the education sector to be equitable, inclusive and diverse, with skills development and training for the full participation of women and girls.” – UP Head of Research Capacity Development, Dr Rakeshnie Ramoutar-Prieschl.
Posted on August 11, 2022
The Future Africa Institute at UP is making its mark with special transciplinary postdoctoral fellowships targeting academics from across Africa.
Posted on August 10, 2022
Eight students of UP Veterinary Science travelled more than 4000km – from UP’s Faculty of Veterinary Science to Zimbabwe and Zambia – to deliver boxes of veterinary textbooks, microscopes, and loads of veterinary supplies to worthy recipients.
Posted on August 10, 2022
Apart from facilitating transdisciplinary research collaboration and student and faculty exchange, the agreement also intends to anchor the proposed South Africa-Canada University Network.
Posted on August 10, 2022
UP has launched the Centre for Language Learning to offer courses in English as a foreign language to non-native speakers. “We’re proud to be able to contribute to the success of international students.” – Prof Vasu Reddy, Humanities Dean.
Posted on August 10, 2022
US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken thanked the leadership of UP for hosting his delegation at the University’s Future Africa Institute campus earlier this week, saying it was a fitting venue to spell out his country’s strategy for Sub-Saharan Africa.
Posted on August 09, 2022
Every August, South Africa celebrates Women’s Month, with Women’s Day being commemorated on 9 August as it marks the anniversary of the 1956 march undertaken by some 20 000 women to protest the apartheid’s regime’s pass laws.
Posted on August 08, 2022
“As we observe this significant day in our annual calendar I urge you to commit to eradicating all obstacles that prohibit an equitable future for all women.” – UP Vice-Chancellor and Principal Professor Tawana Kupe.
Posted on August 08, 2022
In South Africa's Women's Month, Professor Adekeye Adebajo pays tribute to Nigerian singer Asa, and her commitment to women empowerment and gender equality.
Posted on August 06, 2022
Determination, consistency, hard work, grace and empathy are the values that drive Prof Ntebogeng Mokgalaka-Fleischmann, Director of UP’s Mamelodi Campus, who chats about her career, women in science and what it takes to excel.
Posted on August 05, 2022
“We have still not made substantive practical progress through tangible evidence that we truly believe women are integral to societies,” say academics from UP’s Centre for Mediation in Africa.
Posted on August 05, 2022
The 'Attached to the Soil' exhibition has opened at Merensky 2 Library - come view it today!
Posted on August 05, 2022
Welcome to the third issue of, RE.SEARCH. The first two issues looked at ‘Sustainability’ and ‘Innovation’. Issue 3 looks at how we can ‘Renew’ our ways of thinking and grow possibilities. This edition features research that should excite everyone from the...
Posted on August 04, 2022
Congratulations to Dr Rakeshnie Ramoutar-Prieschl, Head of Research Capacity Development at the University of Pretoria (UP), who has been awarded the Southern African Research and Innovation Management Association (SARIMA) Excellence Award for making a distinguished contribution to the research...
Posted on August 02, 2022
UP has welcomed 73 international students as part of the second-semester student exchange programme. “I am loving it so far; people here are really warm and welcoming,” said one Dutch exchange student.
Posted on August 02, 2022
The University of Pretoria’s Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering has come out as the top Mechanical Engineering department in South Africa in the latest Shanghai Ranking.
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