Two UP malaria experts receive international travel scholarships

Posted on July 30, 2019

Two researchers from the Malaria Parasite Molecular Laboratory in the Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology at the University of Pretoria (UP), Dr Jandeli Niemand and Dr Dina Coertzen, received travel scholarships to attend the Setting our Sights on Infectious Diseases Conference...

Health, well-being and sustainable development, intrinsically connected

Posted on August 22, 2018

To achieve Sustainable Development Goal 3 which entails ‘ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at all ages,’ involves strengthening of the implementation of the framework convention on tobacco control and providing access to medicines and vaccines. It also involves...

Advancing the frontiers of science

Posted on August 13, 2018

Dr Vinet Coetzee’s main research objective is to create workable health solutions for Africa that can be used in both hospitals and rural areas. Because access to adequate health facilities is often limited in Africa, she knows her approach has to be different. Using her expertise in...

UP academics are category finalists in NSTF Awards

Posted on June 11, 2018

Profs Namrita Lall, Xiaohua Xia, Mmantsae Diale, Kevin Wall and the University of Pretoria Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control (UP ISMC), headed by Prof Tiaan de Jager are category finalists in this year’s prestigious National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) Awards.

Three NSTF Award nominees for Faculty of Health Sciences

Posted on April 19, 2018

The University of Pretoria’s (UP) Faculty of Health Sciences has three staff members who are accepted nominees in the highly acclaimed National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) Awards 2017/2018.

A first for South Africa

Posted on April 16, 2018

Ms Takalani Makhanṱhisa, who will soon be commencing her MSc studies in Medical Entomology at the University of Pretoria (UP), was recently awarded the Dr Sylvia Meek Scholarship for Entomology during a ceremony at UP.

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.