Posted on April 15, 2022
Before taking Nero to UP’s Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital, the vet told his owner, Daleen James, the operation was serious, and that it might be better to put him down. “My daughter and I said, ‘No way’,” says James.
Posted on April 14, 2022
“Load-shedding is, to me, a big worry. It is unfair to expect swimmers to win medals at the Commonwealth Games when they train in unheated pools during the winter," said TuksSwimming head coach Rocco Meiring ahead of the July/August event.
Posted on April 13, 2022
“We want to stretch the rand to ensure that the impact of the provincial budget positively touches each household in Gauteng,” said MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko at the launch of the Gauteng Provincial Treasury’s revenue enhancement strategy hosted at UP.
Posted on April 13, 2022
Through a World Bank tender process, the government of Botswana appointed Enterprises UP to assess current skills in the construction sector, implement a training plan and make recommendations for industry improvement.
Posted on April 12, 2022
A report recently released by the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) shows a year-on-year improvement in overall 2020 research publications output units accrued by the University of Pretoria.
Posted on April 11, 2022
The University of Pretoria is proud to add a hat trick of three new National Research Foundation A-rated researchers to its rapidly growing list of NRF-rated researchers, now at 595, which is the highest nationally.
Posted on April 11, 2022
Researchers found high levels of air pollution in areas of Mpumalanga and Gauteng. UP’s Rebecca Garland helped create an artificial intelligence tool to monitor and predict daily air pollution against national air quality standards.
Posted on April 08, 2022
Global consumer internet group, Naspers has awarded 13 bursaries to the value of over R2.1 million to UP students, as part of their programme to help with widening access to the higher education.
Posted on April 08, 2022
Research on the economic and environmental effects of COVID-19 pandemic-induced lockdown has found that adapting the fiscal package towards a “greener” policy would achieve the same economic outcome as well as decrease income inequality.
Posted on April 08, 2022
As part of a vaccination drive against rabies, staff and student volunteers from UP’s Faculty of Veterinary Science recently provided free care and advice for pets and their owners in Bronkhorstspruit, east of Pretoria.
Posted on April 07, 2022
A notable accomplishment is UP’s Mineral and Mining Engineering which was ranked at position 33 (48 in 2021), and is among the top 50 worldwide.
Posted on April 07, 2022
“Heart diseases in horses may go unnoticed by the owner until they become relatively severe” – UP’s Dr Christina Eberhardt, whose consulting service, EquiCardio, conducts cardiac examinations of horses for early detection of abnormalities.
Posted on April 07, 2022
The Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship recently held a webinar discussing whether Africa received climate justice at the COP26 conference. Were there real benefits for the continent facing the most extreme risk from climate change?
Posted on April 06, 2022
UP’s Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology has embarked on a new Adopt a School project as a way of giving back to the community.
Posted on April 06, 2022
The signing of the MoU with the South African Guide-Dogs Association for the Blind “pools expertise and resources and fosters learning with the goal of serving others”, said UP Vice-Chancellor and Principal Professor Tawana Kupe.
Posted on April 05, 2022
18 fellows of the Food Systems Research Network for Africa (FSNet-Africa) recently presented final research proposals on various food-systems-related topics, during a three-day symposium held at UP's Future Africa Institute.
Posted on April 05, 2022
Applications close for selection programmes such as those in the health professions and architecture on 30 June 2022 (local and international students).
Posted on April 04, 2022
A recent University Social Responsibility Network (USRN) webinar, hosted by Prof Norman Duncan, UP Vice-Principal: Academic, focused on how community engagement changed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the hybrid approach that’s been created.
Posted on April 04, 2022
Professor Adekeye Adebajo, senior research fellow at the Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship, reflects on the legacy of United States diplomat Madeline Albright following her passing in late March 2022.
Posted on April 04, 2022
"The one thing that can't be coached is big match temperament. Jingqi has got it,” says athletics statistician Danie Cornelius of 17-year-old TuksSport High School learner Viwe Jingqi’s record-breaking performance.
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