Research News

  • UP joins the fight against maternal and neonatal sepsis

    Posted on November 28, 2017

    The University of Pretoria (UP)'s Centre for Maternal, Fetal, Newborn and Child Health Care will participate in the first ever global data collection effort to assess the burden and current management of maternal and neonatal sepsis.

  • Dean of Health Sciences inaugurated into ASSAf

    Posted on October 18, 2017

    Prof Tiaan de Jager, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Pretoria, was inaugurated as a new member of the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) at its recent annual awards ceremony.

  • SARChI Chair in Sustainable Malaria Control renewed

    Posted on October 11, 2017

    The DST/NRF South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI) Chair in Sustainable Malaria Control at the University of Pretoria has just been approved for another five-year cycle. It has also been upgraded from the Tier 2 level to Tier 1.

  • Committed to improving maternal and child health in South Africa

    Posted on October 04, 2017

    The Maternal and Infant Health Care Strategies Unit in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at UP, is committed to making a contribution in the lives of pregnant women, new-born babies and infants.

  • Bottle or tap: Which is safer?

    Posted on September 11, 2017

    Dr Catherina van Zijl from the Environmental Chemical Pollution and Health Research Unit at UP analysed the differences between tap water and bottled water in South Africa as part of her PhD research.

  • Promising mosquito repellent formulations to fight malaria

    Posted on September 05, 2017

    Researchers from the Institute of Applied Materials and the UP Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control recently discovered a special blend of two repellents with improved mosquito repellent efficacy and persistence.

  • Faculty of Health Sciences showcases research and innovation

    Posted on August 29, 2017

    The Faculty of Health Sciences' annual Research Conference was a comprehensive and exciting mix of research and innovation.

  • Community of Practice in malaria elimination hosted at UP

    Posted on August 24, 2017

    The University of Pretoria (UP) will host its first Community of Practice focusing specifically on the elimination of malaria in the UP Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control.

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