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  • On a mission to eliminate Malaria

    Posted on January 01, 2015

    More than half a million lives are lost to malaria each year, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). And about 40% of the world’s population lives under constant risk of malaria infection.

  • Sustainability: Seals and whales may have the secrets

    Posted on January 01, 2015

    We live at a time where our resources – social, economic and environmental – are more at risk than ever before

  • 'Tell and be heard'

    Posted on November 28, 2014

    Violence against individuals with complex communication needs very often remains undisclosed. Unfortunately this unhappy state of events is sustained by various contributing factors such as the fact that the individuals often do not have the means of communication to disclose what happened to them.

  • Research on the influence of temperature on the vectors of African horse sickness conducted at UP

    Posted on November 27, 2014

    African horse sickness (AHS) is endemic to the African continent and has, for many years, led to a ban on exports of live horses to uninfected countries.

  • Giving the defenceless a voice in court

    Posted on November 14, 2014

    Crimes committed against people with developmental and other disabilities are similar in scope to crimes committed against women, children and the elderly, and yet the victimisation of people with disabilities remains largely unaddressed.

  • Energetics gives new insight into the decline of cheetahs

    Posted on November 14, 2014

    An acclaimed international study looking into new reasons behind the dwindling numbers of cheetah in southern Africa had its inception at the University of Pretoria.

  • Research published on challenges in South Africa's rural education

    Posted on November 12, 2014

    An article about research partnerships in the South African rural education community, co-authored by four staff members in the Faculty of Education of the University of Pretoria (UP), will appear in the January 2015 edition of the acclaimed journal, Teaching and Teacher Education.

  • Bumper year for the Southern Right Whale calves

    Posted on October 27, 2014

    Over 1000 Southern Right Whales were observed during the survey including 459 cow and calf groups and 88 single adults or adults in groups without calves

  • Limpopo's tomato growers have to face up to climate change

    Posted on October 20, 2014

    Limpopo Province produces 66% of the total annual tonnage of tomatoes grown in South Africa. The province is also deemed particularly vulnerable to the impact of climate change, partly because it is exposed to extreme weather events.

  • Mass vaccination can keep this neglected disease under control

    Posted on October 03, 2014

    Mass vaccination campaigns that reach 70% of dogs will control and, hopefully, eventually eliminate rabies. This is the message that Prof. Darryn Knobel of the Faculty of Veterinary Science at the University of Pretoria would like us to hear.

  • Taking the battle against disease into the family home

    Posted on August 25, 2014

    Prof Hugo, who is also an award-winning doctor and a member of the Chronic Disease Initiative for Africa, is a passionate advocate for Community-oriented Primary Care (COPC) – a proven approach to primary care according to which healthcare is brought proactively to families and individuals...

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