Latest news from University of Pretoria on Newswise en-us Copyright 2025 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/up-choir-tuks-camerata-to-perform-as-headline-act-at-choral-conference-in-us/?sc=rsin /articles/up-choir-tuks-camerata-to-perform-as-headline-act-at-choral-conference-in-us/?sc=rsin Wed, 12 Mar 2025 07:15:04 EST UP's TUKS Camerata, recently delivered a performance to bid farewell before heading off to the US, where they will perform as the headline choir at the National Conference of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) in Dallas University of Pretoria /articles/up-museums-textiles-exhibit-picks-up-the-thread-of-women-s-stories/?sc=rsin /articles/up-museums-textiles-exhibit-picks-up-the-thread-of-women-s-stories/?sc=rsin Tue, 11 Mar 2025 18:30:05 EST The University of Pretoria (UP) Museums is proud to present a new, thought-provoking exhibition that brings together a selection of textiles from across the globe, showcasing both the simplicity and complexity of the medium, and highlighting its historical and cultural significance called "Bokgabo ba mašela: The Art of Textiles." University of Pretoria /articles/up-appoints-dr-naledi-pandor-as-honorary-professor-in-education/?sc=rsin /articles/up-appoints-dr-naledi-pandor-as-honorary-professor-in-education/?sc=rsin Tue, 11 Mar 2025 05:45:43 EST In an appointment described as "strategic and important", the University of Pretoria (UP) has welcomed former cabinet minister Naledi Pandor to its Faculty of Education as an honorary professor. University of Pretoria /articles/tobacco-industry-targeting-africa-s-youth-as-new-market-warns-up-expert/?sc=rsin /articles/tobacco-industry-targeting-africa-s-youth-as-new-market-warns-up-expert/?sc=rsin Fri, 07 Mar 2025 07:10:30 EST The tobacco industry has set its sights on Africa, exploiting regulatory loopholes and targeting a rapidly growing youth population with new nicotine products. University of Pretoria /articles/gender-equality-can-t-wait-133-years-so-how-can-we-accelerate-action-now/?sc=rsin /articles/gender-equality-can-t-wait-133-years-so-how-can-we-accelerate-action-now/?sc=rsin Thu, 06 Mar 2025 07:50:19 EST 133 years. That's how long it will take to achieve full gender parity at our current pace. But can we afford to wait that long? Dr. Daphne Pillay-Naidoo, Industrial Psychologist and Senior Lecturer at the University of Pretoria, highlights the urgent need to accelerate action on gender equality in the workplace. From breaking biases to advocating for equal opportunities, we must act now--because change doesn't happen by waiting. This International Womens Day, let's commit to being allies, challenging systemic barriers, and fostering a truly inclusive workforce. University of Pretoria /articles/opinion-hope-for-the-future/?sc=rsin /articles/opinion-hope-for-the-future/?sc=rsin Wed, 05 Mar 2025 19:20:08 EST The International Hope Barometer Research, led by Prof. Tharina Guse, explores the cultural differences in how hope is sustained. University of Pretoria /articles/up-experts-and-volunteers-spearhead-first-large-scale-magaliesberg-aloe-reintroduction/?sc=rsin /articles/up-experts-and-volunteers-spearhead-first-large-scale-magaliesberg-aloe-reintroduction/?sc=rsin Wed, 05 Mar 2025 07:30:39 EST Rare-plant experts from the University of Pretoria (UP) are spearheading the reintroduction of thousands of critically endangered Magaliesberg aloe (Aloe peglerae) seedlings into the wild. The project, supported by the Botanical Society of South Africa (BotSoc), is the first major reintroduction effort involving an endemic South African aloe species. University of Pretoria /articles/meet-audra-a-tplo-success-story/?sc=rsin /articles/meet-audra-a-tplo-success-story/?sc=rsin Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:55:32 EST The University of Pretoria's (UP) Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital (OVAH) at the university's Faculty of Veterinary Science, is dedicated to helping pets regain their mobility and quality of life. Recently, we had the pleasure of treating Audra, who underwent a tibial plateau levelling osteotomy (TPLO)--a surgical procedure designed to stabilize the knee joint after a cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) rupture. University of Pretoria /articles/up-s-prof-de-wet-swanepoel-wins-international-award-for-hearing-for-improving-access-to-hearing-healthcare/?sc=rsin /articles/up-s-prof-de-wet-swanepoel-wins-international-award-for-hearing-for-improving-access-to-hearing-healthcare/?sc=rsin Sat, 01 Mar 2025 07:30:46 EST Professor De Wet Swanepoel of the Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology at the University of Pretoria (UP) has received the International Award for Hearing from the American Academy of Audiology. Prof Swanepoel - who co-founded the hearX Group, a digital health company - received the award for his research that seeks to expand mobile hearing care to underserved areas locally and globally. University of Pretoria /articles/addressing-undernutrition-in-children-may-improve-vaccine-efficacy-up-us-study-finds/?sc=rsin /articles/addressing-undernutrition-in-children-may-improve-vaccine-efficacy-up-us-study-finds/?sc=rsin Fri, 28 Feb 2025 07:35:09 EST Early life undernutrition may be associated with lower induction or persistence of antibody responses to certain vaccines. Addressing child undernutrition may improve vaccine efficacy and reduce the burden of vaccine-preventable diseases. University of Pretoria /articles/up-led-astronomy-research-team-explores-formation-of-giant-radio-galaxies/?sc=rsin /articles/up-led-astronomy-research-team-explores-formation-of-giant-radio-galaxies/?sc=rsin Fri, 28 Feb 2025 06:40:07 EST Enabled by supercomputing, UP researchers have led an international team of astronomers that has provided deeper insight into the entire life cycle (birth, growth and death) of giant radio galaxies, which resemble "cosmic fountains" - jets of superheated gas that are ejected into near-empty space from their spinning supermassive black holes. University of Pretoria /articles/uncovering-genetic-links-to-the-risk-of-heart-disease-and-diabetes-in-south-africa/?sc=rsin /articles/uncovering-genetic-links-to-the-risk-of-heart-disease-and-diabetes-in-south-africa/?sc=rsin Mon, 24 Feb 2025 07:30:12 EST Prof. Alisa Phulukdaree, newly appointed full professor, highlights the urgent need for genetic research on cardiovascular disease & Type 2 diabetes in South Africa. Her work is paving the way for personalized medicine that addresses the unique genetic diversity of the population. University of Pretoria /articles/up-s-giving-garden-helps-community-gardeners-think-differently-about-growing-edible-plants/?sc=rsin /articles/up-s-giving-garden-helps-community-gardeners-think-differently-about-growing-edible-plants/?sc=rsin Fri, 21 Feb 2025 07:55:33 EST The University of Pretoria's Giving Garden remains true to its name. In 2024 it provided around 100 community food gardens in Gauteng with free cuttings, seedlings and tubers of lesser-known and easily grown crop plants. Situated in the heart of the Manie van der Schijff Botanical Garden on the Hatfield Campus, it is also a valuable space for practical training and research on edible orphan and indigenous crops for UP students and staff. University of Pretoria /articles/yorkshire-terrier-receives-life-saving-tracheal-stent-at-up-s-onderstepoort-veterinary-academic-hospital/?sc=rsin /articles/yorkshire-terrier-receives-life-saving-tracheal-stent-at-up-s-onderstepoort-veterinary-academic-hospital/?sc=rsin Tue, 18 Feb 2025 08:05:58 EST A six-year-old Yorkshire Terrier named Mia has made a successful recovery after receiving a tracheal stent at the University of Pretoria's (UP) Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital (OVAH). University of Pretoria /articles/up-and-unv-partner-to-develop-the-first-ever-global-volunteer-index/?sc=rsin /articles/up-and-unv-partner-to-develop-the-first-ever-global-volunteer-index/?sc=rsin Mon, 17 Feb 2025 08:30:12 EST The Department of Statistics at the University of Pretoria (UP) is partnering with United Nations Volunteers (UNV) to develop the first-ever Global Volunteer Index, which will become part of the 2026 State of the World Volunteerism Report. University of Pretoria /articles/who-defends-human-rights-defenders-un-special-rapporteur-during-up-hosted-roundtable-discussion/?sc=rsin /articles/who-defends-human-rights-defenders-un-special-rapporteur-during-up-hosted-roundtable-discussion/?sc=rsin Mon, 17 Feb 2025 05:20:51 EST The University of Pretoria's (UP) Centre for Human Rights recently co-hosted a roundtable discussion in conjunction with the Initiative of Women Human Rights Defenders to address increasing safety concerns for human rights defenders. University of Pretoria /articles/bridging-the-digital-divide-youth-empowerment-through-ai-training-at-up-mamelodi-campus/?sc=rsin /articles/bridging-the-digital-divide-youth-empowerment-through-ai-training-at-up-mamelodi-campus/?sc=rsin Thu, 13 Feb 2025 21:15:56 EST The University of Pretoria's (UP) Mamelodi Campus recently hosted students from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) to teach local high school learners how to use artificial intelligence (AI) to create solutions to real-world problems. "The Youth AI Object Recognition Programming Workshop and Learning Showcase, held in January 2025, represents an exciting collaboration between the Department of Computing and the Service-Learning and Leadership Office at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and UP's Mamelodi Campus," said Dr Martina Jordaan, Head of Community Engagement Research at Mamelodi Campus. University of Pretoria /articles/cutting-edge-new-south-african-whale-centre-set-to-be-developed-in-hermanus/?sc=rsin /articles/cutting-edge-new-south-african-whale-centre-set-to-be-developed-in-hermanus/?sc=rsin Wed, 12 Feb 2025 22:45:04 EST A new South African Whale Centre is planned to be constructed in the heart of Hermanus, whale capital of South Africa, which will house the Whale Unit of the University of Pretoria's (UP's) Mammal Research Institute (MRI). University of Pretoria /articles/up-team-performs-sa-first-surgery-to-attach-artificial-foot-to-three-year-old-rottweiler/?sc=rsin /articles/up-team-performs-sa-first-surgery-to-attach-artificial-foot-to-three-year-old-rottweiler/?sc=rsin Tue, 12 Dec 2023 15:05:11 EST A young Rottweiler has been given a new lease on life following innovative, ground-breaking prosthetic surgery to make him fully mobile again. Three-year-old Covid is on his way to recovery after successful surgery that's allowed the attachment of an artificial foot to give him maximum quality of life. University of Pretoria