Media Releases 2022

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)

   

SMOKE SIGNALS - the science of braai

12 December 2022

UP microbiologists unearth rich diversity of life in Antarcticas cold dry soils

07 December 2022

UP scientists contribute to a key global study on the effects of grazing in deserts

05 December 2022

Mapping elephants Prof Rudi van Aarde CERU

28 November 2022

Pinpointing the root of Hartbeespoort Dams water hyacinth problem

21 November 2022

Mamelodi Campus provides preschool teachers with training on sensory gardens

18 November 2022

UP's shines in the 2022 Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings

16 November 2022

World Diabetes Day: ‘Education is the cornerstone of diabetes care’- UP researcher

09 November 2022

SADC Malaria Day: ‘One of the best tools in the fight against malaria is awareness creation’ – UP experts

06 November 2022

UP scientist joins call to protect Southern Ocean

02 November 2022

UP launches digital lab to develop future-fit employable students

01 November 2022

University of Pretoria excels in QS Sustainability Rankings

26 October 2022

UP OVAH Reproduction Clinic helps SA Guide-Dogs Association breed 100th artificial-insemination litter

19 October 2022

UP part of international study that reveals role of termites in earth’s carbon cycle

11 October 2022

The University of Pretoria is playing a pivotal role in addressing homelessness in Tshwane

10 October 2022

Emeritus Justice Sisi Khampepe installed as 10th Chancellor of theUniversity of Pretoria

30 September 2022

Flour power: Food loss and waste: why food storage is so important

27 September 2022

Flour power: UP researchers boost nutritive benefits of sweet potato with novel drying technology

22 September 2022

UP team wins second place in international climate solutions competition

21 September 2022

Meet smWoef, the University of Pretoria's robotic dog

26 October 2022

UP’s Mamelodi Animal Health Clinic: In service of care and competence

01 September 2022

Study reveals aggressive prostate cancer linked to ancestral heritage

31 August 2022

Opinion Piece: Foot and mouth disease outbreak in South Africa: Is the ban on movement of cattle anti-poor?

19 August 2022

Veterinary reproduction specialists contribute to food security and farming success

15 August 2022

UP and Amazon Web Services Institute team up to bring major digital transformation initiative to the public sector in South Africa

24 July 2022

UP academic wins NSTF-Water Research Commission Award at ‘Science Oscars’

22 July 2022

University of Pretoria vets lead revival of India’s extinct cheetah

20 July 2022

New course equips researchers to communicate their work to the public

13 July 2022

Sustainable small fisheries can help the planet

30 June 2022

UP chemists make light work

28 June 2022

UP forensic pathologist calls for local lightniging safety awareness campaign

23 June 2022

UP-led hot bird project hones in on how extreme heat affects bird species

22 June 2022

50 Mamelodi youth attend first course on entrepreneurial skills at Mamelodi Business Hub

2 June 2022

UP vet science alumni reunite in US to perform tusk extraction on six-ton elaphant

18 May 2022

‘The mental health of youth is sustained by the people, places and spaces around them’ – UP- Dalhousie resilience study finds

16 May 2022

Pet Project: Thearapy dog takes centre stage in UP PhD gradaute's study

11 May 2022

UP History student overcomes disability challenges to graduate cum laude

9 May 2022

UP master's graduate develops machine-learning techniques to make AI more accessible

3 May 2022

UP soars in 2022 Times Higher Education Rankings

2 May 2022

UP to host more than 30 in-person graduation ceremonies

24 April 2022

UP veterinary staff and students help pet owners in Bronkhorstspruit

8 April 2022

UP researchers use low-cost device to detect foetal growth restriction

6 April 2022

UP equine expert pioneers service to detect early heart health issues in horses

6 April 2022

UP and South African Guide-Dogs Association for the blind sign agreement to collaborate

5 April 2022

University of Pretoria to launch research centre for mechanised mining systems

7 March 2022

WORLD HEARING DAY: ‘Prevention and early identification are crucial to combating avoidable hearing loss’ – WHO Collaborating Centre for Prevention of Deafness and Hearing Loss at UP

7 March 2022

UP-led study provides data to assist with global preparation for impact of COVID-19 Omicron variant among children

3 March 2022

University of Pretoria setting up facility for the 3D-priting of bone and organ replicas

2 March 2022

WWF and UP team to keep watch on southern right wales

1 March 2022

University of Pretoria launches Pan African Cancer Research Institute

25 February 2022

UP and US Embassy host ceremony to launch Mapungubwe Archive

24 February 2022

UP-led study suggests declining energy efficiency of heart imposes upper limit on body size

9 February 2022

UP to collaborate with Dr Sam Motsuenyane Rural Development Foundation to alleviate poverty and unemployment

27 Janaury 2022

University of Pretoria-led study reveals COVID-19 Delta variants transmitted from humans to animals

18 Janaury 2022

 

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