Posted on November 13, 2024
The University of Pretoria Pre-University Academy (UP-PUA), a flagship programme designed to bridge the gap between basic and higher education, is celebrating a significant milestone as its first cohort of more than 50 students completed the programme.
Posted on October 29, 2024
HELPING STRUGGLING CHILDREN FIND THEIR VOICE: The Clinic for High Risk Babies (CHRIB) at UP’s Hatfield Campus is helping babies and toddlers struggling with speech and communication. Staff and students from UP’s Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology provide early...
Posted on October 18, 2024
SUPPORTING LIVES, BUILDING FUTURES: The Oxford (UP) Centre for Religion, Public Life and Security in Africa recently partnered with the Buddha’s Light International Association to transform 102 lives across Gauteng. The organisations worked together to donate 102 wheelchairs to nine...
Posted on October 11, 2024
World Astronomy Day: UP's Sci-Enza has launched 'Tuning into the Universe,' an illustrated booklet designed to inspire young minds with the wonders of astronomy! Perfect for Grades 4-6, but engaging for all ages, this booklet brings astronomy closer to young learners by introducing them to South...
Posted on September 26, 2024
The role of women traditional leaders in building social cohesion and resolving disputes is gaining greater recognition. This was among the discussions at a recent week-long training programme on conflict resolution for traditional leaders hosted by the University of Pretoria's Centre for...
Posted on September 18, 2024
A training and skills development project for small-scale livestock farmers recently launched by the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Faculty of Veterinary Science is helping farmers, contributing towards food security, economic growth and biosecurity, and putting the implementation of the...
Posted on June 21, 2024
UP’s Moja Gabedi space has become a place of “meaningful engagement”. Site managers Innocent Chauke and Pontsho Masele tell us more.
Posted on May 21, 2024
Students facing food insecurity continue to receive support from UP’s Student Nutrition and Progress Programme (SNAPP), which provides a basic food allowance to students from underprivileged backgrounds who have limited financial means.
Posted on April 30, 2024
SUPPORT FOR HIGH SCHOOL LEARNERS: Almost 18,000 South African high school learners from across the country – and increasingly also their teachers – are making use of the 85GB of free study and subject support provided by UP’s JuniorTukkie Online platform.
Posted on April 12, 2024
The UP community may make donations from 15 April for the next Thrift Store Day, which is set to take place on the piazza on Hatfield campus on Thursday, 9 May.
Posted on March 03, 2024
The University of Pretoria's WHO Collaborating Centre for the Prevention of Deafness and Hearing Loss is leading transformative efforts to address global hearing loss. Unmet ear and hearing care needs affect over 80% of the world’s population and cost nearly US$1 trillion annually as a...
Posted on February 21, 2024
'Save the Whales’ is more than another call by environmental activists. The retail giant Pick n Pay has partnered with the University of Pretoria's (UP) Mammal Research Institute (MRI) Whale Unit to create their latest unique reusable bag to raise funds and create more awareness about the...
Posted on February 13, 2024
99 Mamelodi learners recently experienced an artificial intelligence pose-recognition workshop run by UP’s Pre-University Academy and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The workshop was aimed at promoting literacy in STEM subjects among local youth.
Posted on December 06, 2023
Sustainability specialist Ilze Ueckermann outlines how UP has been implementing sustainable practices with regard to water, electricity and waste management.
Posted on November 15, 2023
A world of scientific wonder and space exploration – in their own school halls! That’s what 3,500 Tshwane learners experienced when Sci-Enza, UP’s science centre, took its new mobile planetarium on the road and set it up at 17 schools.
Posted on November 06, 2023
A sensory STEM (science, technology, engineering and medicine) garden was recently officially opened at the University of Pretoria's Mamelodi Campus by Professor Themba Mosia, Interim UP Vice-Chancellor and Principal.
Posted on September 28, 2023
The SA Paediatric Association has recognised the student-led Tuks Children's Trust as the best Care Bear organisation in 2023 as part of the Care Bear challenge, which promotes compassionate and sustainable projects in the paediatric community.
Posted on August 24, 2023
Students from EBIT have been teaching learners from underprivileged township and rural schools about robotics, computer programming and sensor technology to increase interest in STEM careers and prepare them for the future world of work.
Posted on July 10, 2023
A little really does go a long way – a once-off contribution of as little as R10 could make all the difference to a student in need. Please join us in making a difference on Giving Day.
Posted on July 07, 2023
Young professionals from Tiger Brands and UP joined forces to pack food parcels for students in need. “We do know from studies that there is a correlation between hunger and academic performance,” said Tiger Brands’ Busisiwe Matontsi.
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