University of Pretoria

On July 16, 2024, the Transformation Office at the University of Pretoria hosted Dr. Di-Tu Dissassa, a U.S. Fulbright Scholar from the University of Maryland, for a hybrid dialogue titled "Creating Racially and Gender-Conscious Spaces…

Young children in Krugersdorp are breathing in uranium, arsenic and mercury fumes wafting over from abandoned legacy mines, while pollutants are seeping into the groundwater and nearby dams and lakes, cautions Dr Alseno Kagiso Mosai, a…

Dr Bertus van Heerden, who graduated recently with a PhD in Physics during the University of Pretoria’s (UP) 2024 autumn graduation season, has been selected to attend the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings in Germany, which will be held…

Kutlwano Mabeba is a business analyst at Lombard Insurance who graduated with a degree in industrial engineering from the University of Pretoria (UP) in 2019. She is currently enrolled for a master’s degree in innovation management with…

UP’s Unit for Community Engagement recently delivered three presentations at the Community Engagement Conference hosted by Rhodes University which explored ways to strengthen community-university-society partnerships. The University of…

“This fellowship validates the significance of my research and empowers me to drive impactful industrial applications that address critical pollution challenges in Africa and beyond,” says UP PhD candidate Ruth Kasavo about being awarded…

Chemical engineering PhD candidate Hilda Dinah Kyomuhimbo has received the Schlumberger Foundation’s Faculty for the Future fellowship for her research which seeks to reduce pollution related to industrial effluents. Hilda Dinah…

Unscheduled waters cuts that led to clinical and training challenges at the Kalafong Provincial Tertiary Hospital will now be a thing of the past. Thanks to Gift of the Givers Foundation and Bonitas Medical Fund, the Kalafong…

Stefan Enslin is an IT Delivery Manager at BMW South Africa’s IT Hub. He graduated with a degree in industrial engineering cum laude from the University of Pretoria (UP) in 2015. He believes that a degree in industrial engineering from…

The Javett Art Centre at the University of Pretoria (UP) recently hosted the launch of the City of Tshwane’s 2024 Higher Education Innovation Challenge. The initiative encourages students at higher education institutions to partner with the…