Technology offers students a richer learning experience and helps prepare them for the workplace
The Covid-19 pandemic is frightening, but it has also reminded us that we exist because of the care of other people
While teaching students during lockdown, institutions of higher learning are also using their expertise to make masks, develop vaccines and research labour abuses
With questions about government’s Covid-19 data, researchers have started collating the information from different sources, including more details and is putting it on a dashboard to make it easier for the public to get the results
Ministers outline initiatives and the plans for all education institutions
UP has temporarily disabled its biometric access systems, and several other institutions have established task teams ready to leap into action when Covid-19 hits their campuses
Boundaries at all levels limit the exchange of ideas necessary to resolve complex global problems
The University of Pretoria’s programmes and partnerships aim to ensure appropriate employment opportunities for its students
But Parliament also hears that some of these institutions require additional support
Community engagement and social responsibility is not an “add on”; it is a core role and responsibility of higher education.
Conventional therapy is relied on when social and peer-to-peer interventions may be the answer
UP medical students work in the community to understand what it means to be a practitioner at all levels
Daspoort Clinic’s community health workers are setting new standards in the chain of patient care
The university is launching four transdisciplinary initiatives to harness knowledge in the 4IR era
The university has 83 (32.5%) women professors out of a total of 255
TW Kambule-NSTF Award: Emerging Researcher
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Leader and ‘complete bee person’
Naledi Pandor, the minister of international relations and co-operation reflects on her journey of getting her PhD
The University of Pretoria’s new flagship research institute aspires to transform the world through African research excellence
The latest rankings of higher education institutions in emerging economies show that the continent is progressing
The University of Pretoria’s new vice-chancellor has set his sights on the opportunities that going continental offers
The University of Pretoria council says Professor Tawana Kupe brings ‘considerable experience’ to the position
Relevant African content and collaboration are key
Lions are extinct in 26 African countries, and numbers in the wild have plummeted 43% over the last two decades, with roughly only 20 000 left
Trees in our cities are under serious threat from an invasive species of borer shooting across the country
Life had to start for Refilwe Leso in the throes of tragedy
Small-scale farmers who were given back their land now sell acorns to survive, a doccie shows
Engineering Research Capacity Development Award by an individual
Communication Award for outreach and creating awareness by a team or individual
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These institutions needn’t be discrete spaces and can be used to change the urban environment
Time to stop the global proliferation of lethal autonomous weapons is running out
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Indispensable role of social workers highlighted at forum