Media Releases 2020

The Media Office team manages the University's interaction with online, print and broadcast media and documentary film crews. Our primary objective is to promote the excellence of UP staff and our programmes, and to assist journalists who seek information about the University and members of the campus community. (read more)


Media Release
Date
UP launches Africa-first Engineering 4.0 facility for research on smart transport, cities and infrastructure 30 November 2020
UP research team partners with NASA to study effects of air pollution on health 9 November 2020
UP involved in hydrogen fuel cell systems training of TVET students 4 November 2020
UP chemical pathology scientists develop ground-breaking nanobodies for COVID-19 detection and therapy 3 November 2020
National Geographic Society profiles UP researcher who traces ancient human diseases 14 October 2020
UP Zoology prof part of study that finds hummingbirds drop body temperature to near freezing point to survive cold nights 15 September 2020
UP chemical pathology scientists develop groundbreaking nanobodies for COVID-19 detection and therapy 31 August 2020
UP professor leads process to adopt new UN standards on peaceful assemblies 29 July 2020
New study clarifies nature of genetic admixture in South Africa’s Afrikaner population 14 July 2020
UP researchers draft new UN standards on use of force by police 7 July 2020
University of Pretoria’s IVF Lab develops artificial reproduction technologies for rhino conservation 6 July 2020
Major new US study measures police use of force against standards set out in UP research 17 June 2020
UP professor part of international team conducting environmental research in Antarctica 10 June 2020
University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Veterinary Science opens wildlife clinic 6 March 2020
Pioneering research by University of Pretoria and University of Leicester revolutionises early detection of TB 19 February 2020
UP’s Faculty of Veterinary Sciences celebrates 100 years of animal production 10 February 2020

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