Posted on November 14, 2021
While in some cases there are genetic factors for diabetes, many of us are living sedentary lives and, very often, eat badly. UP’s Professor Paul Rheeder and Dr Patrick Ngassa Piotie lay out the facts and give advice on SA’s other epidemic.
Posted on November 12, 2021
UP Law academic Prof Ntombizozuko Dyani-Mhango recently delivered her inaugural lecture on international criminal justice and the accountability of the community of states in the African Union.
Posted on November 12, 2021
: UP has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Netherdutch Reformed Church to continue to provide theological training in our Faculty of Theology and Religion, the leading theological faculty in SA and Africa.
Posted on November 12, 2021
Three alumni of the Department of Accounting have been recognised by the South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA) for their postgraduate research.
Posted on November 12, 2021
The work of the UP team led by Prof Ncholu Manyala takes Africa and the world closer to the elusive “Water-Energy-Waste Nexus” – a recycling loop where water used to grow food can be cleaned using energy from food waste.
Posted on November 11, 2021
The FLY@UP programme recently took its services online by curating an entirely virtual Student Support Day.
Posted on November 11, 2021
South African writer Zakes Mda recently discussed his latest books with UP Vice-Chancellor and Principal Prof Tawana Kupe at a UP-hosted book launch dialogue.
Posted on November 11, 2021
UP’s Department of Zoology and Entomology, which has been ranked 45th globally for its research and impact by the University Ranking by Academic Performance, has also been ranked number one in Africa once again.
Posted on November 10, 2021
The Javett-UP Art Centre recently hosted renowned sculptor Willem Boshoff for a walkabout exhibition of his ‘Blind Alphabet’ installation to encourage interaction between sighted visual arts students and blind or low-vision individuals.
Posted on November 10, 2021
University of Pretoria (UP) Vice-Chancellor and Principal Professor Tawana Kupe recently hosted UP’s 2021 Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans honourees over lunch at UP’s Future Africa Institute.
Posted on November 09, 2021
“UP is ready to work with the SA government to help end its reliance on coal,” says UP VC Prof Tawana Kupe.
Posted on November 08, 2021
Keynote speaker Professor Norman Duncan, UP Vice-Principal: Academic, explored innovation in the teaching and learning space in his address titled ‘The future of online education: perspectives of an academic administrator’.
Posted on November 08, 2021
UP arts graduate Kagiso Masinda danced her way into the top spot at the recent JOMBA! dance festival with the help of UP Drama student Carrick Keating, who directed the dance piece, ‘Fenya’.
Posted on November 06, 2021
Malaria elimination in the SADC region by 2030 is possible by incorporating various innovative strategies along with existing control measures, and community participation, say UP's Prof Tiaan de Jager and Dr Taneshka Kruger.
Posted on November 05, 2021
The first symposium on Robotics in Libraries: Challenge and Opportunity, was held at the Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau, Berlin in August 2019.
Posted on November 04, 2021
EMS graduate Roger Wyllie, completed his BCom Accounting Sciences degree with distinction, has won the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) 2021 Trainee Trailblazer competition.
Posted on November 04, 2021
“I wish to join in on congratulating all these hardworking individuals for their achievement, but also for using their research to contributions for the betterment of all,” said UP Vice-Chancellor Prof Tawana Kupe
Posted on November 04, 2021
“I see my role as amplifying the voices of persons with albinism. My role is not to replace those voices.” – UN Independent Expert on the Enjoyment of Rights by Persons with Albinism Muluka Anne Miti-Drummond at a recent UP Centre for Human Rights discussion.
Posted on November 04, 2021
UP’s invitation to the WUN is confirmation of the critical importance of collaboration “to address the needs for Africa’s development and complex global challenges”, says UP Vice-Chancellor Prof Tawana Kupe.
Posted on November 04, 2021
The University of Pretoria Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control has been awarded a R13m Bill & Melinda Gates foundation grant to develop and deliver a leadership and management training course to drive malaria eradication.
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