University of Pretoria

The recent official launch of the Chair in Municipal Finance in Africa in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) at the University of Pretoria (UP) offered an opportunity for academics and public sector officials to interact.…

Forty alumni from the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) were honoured during the EMS Dean’s List ceremony on 4 June 2024. This annual event is a highlight on the Faculty’s calendar and is hosted to celebrate the achievements…

The University of Pretoria (UP) has been recognised yet again for its significant societal contributions: its National Research Foundation (NRF)-Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) South African Research Chair’s Initiative…

Associate Professor Jenni Lauwrens of the University of Pretoria’s (UP) School of the Arts has received a National Research Foundation (NRF) C2 rating. “Being awarded an NRF rating gives me the assurance that my research is on the…

Associate Professor Chris Marufu of the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases in the Faculty of Veterinary Science has received a National Research Foundation (NRF) C2 rating. The NRF rating system…

Christiaan Steyn (21), a third-year law student at the University of Pretoria (UP), will be representing South Africa in clay target shooting in the British Open, the European Open and the 15th International Clay Target Shooting…

The University of Pretoria plays an important role nationally, and makes a significant contribution to South Africa’s international standing. The University Council governs the University in terms of the Higher Education Act of 1997, as…

University of Pretoria (UP) scientists have contributed to discovering how the naked mole rat is able to withstand heart attacks and fend off bowel cancer, two of the most fatal human ailments in the developed world. Their findings were…

A study by University of Pretoria (UP) researchers that investigated the effects of office gossip on black gay and lesbian South Africans has revealed the significant challenges faced by these individuals in South African workplaces.…

Professor Celia Abolnik of the Faculty of Veterinary Science at the University of Pretoria (UP) is one of several UP academics who made the National Research Foundation’s (NRF) rating list earlier this year. Prof Abolnik is a molecular…