Prof Stephanie Burton marks a milestone as UP’s Vice-Principal of Research
GautengLatest newsResearchUniversity of Pretoria January 21, 2021
Vice-Chancellor and Principal Professor Tawana Kupe recently hosted a farewell cocktail party at the Future Africa institute and campus to honour Professor Stephanie Burton – but do not for one minute think she is leaving the employ of the University of Pretoria. Far from it. Nor is she even... Read more
UP scientists scoop first and second prizes in Innovation Hub competition’s Biosciences category
AchieversGautengLatest newsUniversity of Pretoria January 18, 2021
University of Pretoria (UP) scientists Professor Tahir Pillay and Professor Celia Abolnik were part of teams that won prizes in the annual Gauteng Accelerator Programme (GAP) Innovation Competition, run by the Innovation Hub and Emory University’s Goizueta Business School. The prizes were awarded in the Biosciences category. Prof Pillay,... Read more
UP Information Design students win six medals at Loeries in big win for School of the Arts
Achieversarts and cultureLatest newsUniversity of Pretoria December 16, 2020
The Information Design programme in the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Pretoria (UP) has won several awards at the 2020 Loeries. Masego Panyane (MP) caught up with course lecturer Kyle Rath (KR) to hear about the award-winning projects, the course and the students. MP: The work created by the students was part of their... Read more
UP’s Vehicle Dynamics Group employs smart transportation technology for improved mine safety
CareersLatest newsUniversity of Pretoria December 4, 2020
An engineering team at the University of Pretoria (UP) has pioneered an underground procedure which tests the performance of collision-avoidance systems (CAS) in an effort to improve the safety of workers on mines by reducing unwanted interaction between vehicles and pedestrians. The Vehicle Dynamics Group (VDG) is a research... Read more
UP launches Africa-first Engineering 4.0 facility for research on smart transport, cities and infrastructure
AchieversCareersLatest newsUniversity of Pretoria December 2, 2020
The University of Pretoria (UP) officially opened its state-of-the-art Engineering 4.0 facility, which focuses on research on smart transport, cities and infrastructure. Situated on the Innovation Africa@UP campus inHillcrest, Engineering 4.0 has its home in the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology (EBIT). A first for Africa,... Read more
UP-supported start-up launches HIV self-testing platform
Latest newsUniversity of Pretoria November 25, 2020
Aviro Health, a start-up supported by the University of Pretoria’s (UP) technology incubator and accelerator,TuksNovation, has launched a chatbot-based platform that offers people access to HIV self-testing resources, and the information they need to seek treatment and manage their condition during this unprecedented time. The platform, called Ithaka, is... Read more
UP and University of Leeds collaborate on digital project to teach kids about COVID-19
Latest newsUniversity of Pretoria November 24, 2020
The University of Pretoria (UP) and the University of Leeds are working together on a project to determine if children between eight and 12 years old can learn about COVID-19 through a storybook and/or by playing an online game. The research is being spearheaded by Dr Nico Claassen, a... Read more
UP training TVET students in hydrogen fuel cell systems
Latest newsUniversity of Pretoria November 18, 2020
The University of Pretoria (UP) is involved in training Technical and Vocational Education and Training college graduates in hydrogen fuel cell systems. This is in partnership with Bambili Energy, the Department of Higher Education, Science and Innovation (DSI) and the Energy & Water Sector Education Training Authority (EWSETA). An... Read more
UP research team partners with NASA to study effects of air pollution on health
Latest newsResearchUniversity of Pretoria November 10, 2020
University of Pretoria (UP) researchers are part of an international team that is measuring air pollution for the National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA) as part of the global Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols (MAIA) project. “This is the first time that NASA has partnered with epidemiologists and health organisations to... Read more
‘Malaria research is very close to my heart’, says UP graduate who hopes her work will make a difference in her own community
Latest newsResearchUniversity of Pretoria October 30, 2020
It was only after University of Pretoria (UP) graduate Takalani Makhanthisa began her postgraduate studies in entomology that she realised that more than half of South Africa’s cases of malaria occur in the Vhembe District in Limpopo, her home. Now Makhanthisa hopes her research towards her masters, focusing on... Read more
