UP-hosted Mamelodi Expo applauds community-focused organisations

Posted on October 27, 2021

The University of Pretoria (UP) will host an expo that will introduce the public to various organisations that are working to uplift the Mamelodi community. The Mamelodi Expo will take place at UP’s Mamelodi Campus on 30 October 2021 from 9am to 1pm.

About the University Social Responsibility (USR) Month

Posted on October 21, 2021

The University Social Responsibility Network (USRN) has identified October as USR month. Member institutions of the USRN demonstrate and highlight their commitment to social responsibility by showcasing their social responsibility activities during this month.

Sewing for success: UP retail management students work with community embroidery project to make commercially viable clothing

Posted on October 20, 2021

UP Clothing Retail Management students have been collaborating with Mapula Embroideries in Winterveld, Gauteng, over the past few years to create unique pieces of clothing.

A feast of friends

Posted on September 28, 2021

On 16 October UP will once again partner with community-based festival the Feast of the Clowns, an awareness-raising platform for various social justice issues and “an extension of engaged scholarship and citizenship”.

University of Pretoria students prove science and rap music rock

Posted on August 30, 2021

"Vaccinate, let us try and heal the nation. Wait, but there’s a debate. People are wondering why we should vaccinate." These are the lyrics of a catchy rap song by UP medical student Rostum Ogbuehi that aims to promote vaccination.

Bonding through beads: UP Fine Arts student engages with homeless men through community art project

Posted on August 11, 2021

University of Pretoria (UP) Fine Arts student Sinead Page is using the art of bead-making as a bonding experience for occupants of Reliable House, a safe haven for homeless men who want to escape the effects of substance abuse.

UP’s Bags of Hope starter pack project gives abandoned babies a fighting chance

Posted on July 28, 2021

“Abandoned babies deserve a fighting chance at life, despite the circumstances they are born into.” – Leader of the Bags of Hope project, spearheaded by UP’s Department of Radiography, which supplies vulnerable newborn babies with care packs.

#UPMandelaMonth: UP Veterinary Science students serve rural community at animal clinic

Posted on July 09, 2021

UP Veterinary Science Students are putting their skills to use at an animal clinic in Mpumalanga and in the surrounding community.