UP’s SEMLI launches research study on returning to sport after COVID-19
GautengLatest newsResearchUniversity of PretoriaVarsity Sports August 25, 2020
A study on the effects of COVID-19 and other respiratory infections on athletes returning to training and competition is being launched by The Sport, Exercise Medicine and Lifestyle Institute (SEMLI) at the University of Pretoria (UP) in association with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Research Centre of South Africa.... Read more
Dr Mpho Tshivhase honoured with Institute of People Management’s CEO Award
AchieversGautengLatest newsUniversity of Pretoria August 20, 2020
University of Pretoria (UP) lecturer and trailblazer Dr Mpho Tshivhase has been awarded the CEO’s Award by the Institute of People Management (IPM) after making history as the first black woman to receive a doctorate in philosophy in South Africa in April 2018. The award, first introduced by the... Read more
UP malaria expert on the tiny animal that strikes fear in the heart of man
University of Pretoria August 20, 2020
By Dr Taneshka Kruger, senior researcher in the School of Health Systems and Public Health in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Pretoria, and Project Manager: UP Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control. World Mosquito Day is observed annually on 20 August. Mosquitoes are found virtually anywhere on Earth.... Read more
UP-supported start-up launches HIV self-testing platform
GautengLatest newsUniversity of Pretoria August 10, 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 professor leads process to adopt new UN standards on peaceful assemblies
GautengLatest newsUniversity of Pretoria August 3, 2020
The United Nations Human Rights Committee last week adopted comprehensive standards on the way in which States should deal with peaceful assemblies. These guidelines are authoritative for the 173 States in the world that have ratified the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The 18-member committee of international experts... Read more
Nine types of ‘remote-work personalities’ to look out for in your colleagues
CareersGautengUniversity of Pretoria June 30, 2020
Working remotely is not every employee’s cup of tea. Some employees cope well, while others feel overwhelmed engaging with remote technology to get their work done. A wide range of employees with diverse ‘remote-work personalities’ have emerged during the lockdown. Are we really aware of the capabilities, passion and... Read more
UP uses Blackboard Collaborate to support staff and students during the closure of campus
GautengLatest newsUniversity of Pretoria June 10, 2020
The University of Pretoria use Blackboard Collaborate to support teaching and learning and administrative tasks during the closure of the University The shutdown of South Africa’s institutions of higher learning is not a new phenomenon, with the country having experienced several severe interruptions to its university academic programmes in... Read more
Textbook co-edited by UP academic reveals slow pace of transformation
GautengLatest newsResearchUniversity of Pretoria June 9, 2020
The first ever university and industry textbook on diversity management in the South African workplacereveals that race and gender representation remains largely elusive, in both the public and private sectors. Managing Diversity in the South African Workplace – co-edited by Professor Nasima Carrim of the University of Pretoria (UP)... Read more
With the reality of COVID-19 facing many, a psychosocial support organisation is making use of the concept of “flocking” to provide some hope with the help of research conducted by Professor Liesel Ebersöhn of the University of Pretoria (UP). “Flocking shows behaviours that are implied by ubuntu, and refers... Read more
UP the first SA institution to partner with the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
AchieversGautengLatest newsResearchUniversitiesUniversity of Pretoria March 3, 2020
The University of Pretoria (UP) has partnered with the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR), in Russia, in order to strengthen the University’s research efforts into nuclear sciences and related disciplines. The relationship between UP and the JINR was formalised at a ceremony held for the signing of a... Read more
