Posted on December 22, 2021
The University of Pretoria’s (UP) Faculty of Law is proud to announce the appointment of Emeritus Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke as Honorary Professor in the Department of Jurisprudence from 1 January 2022.
Posted on December 21, 2021
“It is critical that people who are excluded or hard to reach are enabled to benefit from the vaccination programme to prevent islands within which the virus can hide and spread,” says UP’s Prof Jannie Hugo about the Gauteng-centred project.
Posted on December 21, 2021
Elize Kirsten and Dr Zack Enslin, both senior lecturers in the Department of Financial Management at the University of Pretoria (UP), received global honours at the 2021 Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) Excellence Awards.
Posted on December 20, 2021
Measures taken today to prevent the worst consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for women could directly support future well-being and economic growth, advise UP’s Prof Margaret Chitiga-Mabugu and her colleagues.
Posted on December 18, 2021
Research at UP is looking at how tree harvesting is causing the destruction of natural habitat, bringing wild animals like bats into closer contact with humans than ever before and leading to increased risk of new zoonotic diseases.
Posted on December 17, 2021
Dolly Rathebe’s bold occupation of public spaces and her proudly African, slick city diva image made her the darling of movie and music lovers all over Africa, writes UP Artist in Residency Dr Nokuthula Mazibuko Msimang.
Posted on December 15, 2021
Lindiwe Mazibuko, co-founder and CEO of the Apolitical Academy Southern Africa, said the relationship between the Academy and UP is an important part of making a sustainable difference in the region’s political landscape.
Posted on December 14, 2021
“There are several ways to navigate the festive season and see the year out on a financially sound basis.” – UP’s Prof John Hall of the Department of Financial Management shows you how to keep your household budget shipshape.
Posted on December 13, 2021
Congratulations to postdoctoral research fellow Dr Ezette du Rand of UP’s Department of Zoology and Entomology and PhD student at UP’s FABI Agil Katumanyane on receiving L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science awards for their work.
Posted on December 13, 2021
UP has released its first report on the contribution that the institution is making towards the attainment of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
Posted on December 10, 2021
UP’s Centre for Sexualities, AIDS & Gender (CSA&G) and UP Archives recently observed World AIDS Day, designated on 1 December, with a Paper Prayer exhibition hosted in the glass foyer of UP’s Musaion.
Posted on December 10, 2021
The aim of the 2021 competition was to build on the success of the first project, with submissions around 365 days in lockdown.
Posted on December 09, 2021
UP’s Transformation Office recently hosted an online event that explored the effects of intimate-partner violence in South Africa.
Posted on December 09, 2021
Professor Tinyiko Maluleke will be leaving his position as Senior Research Fellow and Deputy Director at the Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship.
Posted on December 07, 2021
UP’s high-tech entrepreneurship incubator, TuksNovation, recently launched the Blue Ocean Corners Initiative along with several other stakeholders, including the Technology Innovation Agency and French Embassy.
Posted on December 07, 2021
Professor Melanie Wiese from the Department of Marketing Management at the University of Pretoria (UP) unpacked consumer behaviour and decision making during her inaugural address.
Posted on December 07, 2021
In February 2021, as the first COVID-19 vaccinations were rolled out to healthcare workers in South Africa, there was a renewed sense of hope in the fight against SARS-CoV-2.
Posted on December 06, 2021
The mine of the near future will include remote control of most activities, autonomous or near autonomous driverless vehicles, 3D printing of designs, and an emphasis on non-technical skills, writes UP's Prof Ronny Webber-Youngman.
Posted on December 06, 2021
The world is making progress in its fight against malaria, averting 1.5 billion cases of the disease and preventing 7.6 million deaths since 2000. This is largely thanks to a combination of several vector control tools.
Posted on December 06, 2021
Dr Kibachio Mwangi of the World Health Organisation (WHO) told participants that 420 million people live with diabetes worldwide and 4.6 million in South Africa, half of whom are undiagnosed.
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