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Illustration of the distant galaxy 8 billion light-years away (red), magnified by an unrelated foreground disk galaxy, resulting in a red ring. Splitting up the radio light into different colours, as a prism does, reveals the hydroxyl gigamaser (rainbow-coloured line, top-right). Image credit: Inter-University Institute for Data Intensive Astronomy
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Close-up of a hydroxyl gigamaser through the lens of MeerKAT

Illustration of the distant galaxy 8 billion light-years away (red), magnified by an unrelated foreground disk galaxy, resulting in a red ring. Splitting up the radio light into different colours, as a prism does, reveals the hydroxyl gigamaser (rainbow-coloured line, top-right). Image credit: Inter-University Institute for Data Intensive Astronomy 

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February 04, 2026

University of Pretoria researchers revolutionise cancer care in global study

What if a simple compound could make chemotherapy hit harder against cancer but go easier on the patient? In a remarkable global collaboration, scientists have...
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RE.SEARCH 13: One Health

The 13th issue of RE.SEARCH magazine (One Health) is available now. The digital versions of this award-winning magazine are interactive and include a host of...
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UP scientists win Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for global research into particle discovery

Two University of Pretoria (UP) researchers have been awarded the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, along with colleagues from the European...
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RE.SEARCH 12: Global

The theme of this edition, ‘ Global’, illustrates how the University of Pretoria (UP) serves as a globally engaged, continental hub that is driving impactful...