Posted on March 01, 2022
UP’s Mammal Research Institute Whale Unit and WWF South Africa are teaming up to support research on southern right whales in response to warming oceans and changes to ocean processes which are affecting the number of whales visiting SA's shores.
Posted on March 01, 2022
The rise in cases of lumpy skin disease in South Africa could have a severe economic impact, as the disease weakens livestock, permanently damages hides, and can lead to 10% more deaths and abortions, experts have warned.
Posted on March 01, 2022
Professor Nigel C Bennett, an internationally renowned researcher and an NRF A-rated scientist in the Department of Zoology and Entomology at the University of Pretoria, has been awarded the prestigious JFW Herschel Medal by the Royal Society of South Africa.
Posted on February 28, 2022
The University of Pretoria (UP) has launched the Pan African Cancer Research Institute (PACRI) to transform the fight against cancer in Africa.
Posted on February 25, 2022
The University of Pretoria (UP) Senate recently held its annual conference under the theme ‘A Human-Centred University: Digital Transformation, the Future of Work and Society 5.0’.
Posted on February 25, 2022
Enterprises University of Pretoria (Enterprises UP) and its board of directors are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Elmar de Wet as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Enterprises UP, with effect from 1 April 2022. This follows Mr Deon Herbst’s forthcoming retirement after more than...
Posted on February 24, 2022
The University of Pretoria (UP) and the Embassy of the United States of America in Pretoria recently hosted a ceremony to open the Mapungubwe Archive as a research repository held under the curatorship of the UP Museums. A plaque was also unveiled during the event to acknowledge the US...
Posted on February 24, 2022
Dear UP student We have received a number of queries regarding the reopening of contact classes for some students. Most of them relate to why the University is still continuing with online classes and the criteria that were used by faculties to decide on the programmes and lectures where...
Posted on February 17, 2022
Seed Analytics has awarded a full annual tuition bursary to two female students in the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology, thereby giving them the opportunity to venture into the field of data analytics.
Posted on February 17, 2022
The list of DHET accredited journals for 2022
Posted on February 15, 2022
Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Pretoria (UP) Professor Tawana Kupe hosted a welcome lunch for a delegation from Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST) in Kenya.
Posted on February 14, 2022
The Sustainability Research & Innovation Congress is the premier global sustainability congress and the world’s foremost platform for enacting meaningful solutions to society, transformations at the intersection of research and innovation, and collaborations for change on the ground.
Posted on February 14, 2022
The University of Pretoria (UP) hosted its second virtual Welcome Day on Saturday, 12th of February 2022. It was live-streamed to more than 10 000 first-year students, their parents, and guardians.
Posted on February 11, 2022
Recipients of the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Vice-Chancellor’s Distinguished Merit Awards (VCDMA) were recently honoured at the Welcome Conference, a virtual ceremony that took place on Thursday, 10 February.
Posted on February 10, 2022
Happy birthday to the University of Pretoria! Today we turn 114 years old.
Posted on February 09, 2022
When wild lions sneak up on a herd of cattle to grab an easy meal, the dice seem to be loaded more heavily against certain herd members, which are more likely than the others to be killed and eaten, according to a new study conducted by scientists from the University of Pretoria (UP).
Posted on February 09, 2022
A groundbreaking study undertaken by researchers from the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Faculty of Veterinary Science has revealed that the heart operates with declining energy efficiency as body size increases among mammals.
Posted on February 09, 2022
A groundbreaking study undertaken by researchers from the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Faculty of Veterinary Science has revealed that the heart operates with declining energy efficiency as body size increases among mammals.
Posted on February 08, 2022
The University of Pretoria (UP) allocated an estimated R500 million to about 8 000 students in 2021 in the form of University-managed and external bursaries.
Posted on February 04, 2022
UP’s Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology recently hosted to cement a recently signed MoU on emissions measurement.
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