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May 2021: Monthly video message from the Vice-Chancellor and Principal

In his May 2021 monthly video message, the University of Pretoria’s Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Professor Tawana Kupe, reflects on Workers' Day which falls on 1 May, and talks about UP's hosting of the first Nobel Dialogue to take place in Africa, on 18 May.

Tasty, healthy and African: UP plays its part in international project to promote local crops and develop new food products

UP is representing South Africa in a 20-partner African and European consortium to boost food security and nutrition in Africa.

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Engineering 4.0: The future of smart cities in Africa

The term Smart Cities might conjure up ideas of robots, flying cars and buildings that know what you want before you do. But according to UP researchers,

COVID-19: Are men the weaker sex?

Along with Italian colleagues, Prof Robert Millar published a paper in the journal Neuroendocrinology about the differences between men and women.

How giraffes keep it cool

The African landscape would be incomplete without the majestic silhouette of the giraffe to adorn the savannah sunset tableau. Researchers at the Centre for Veterinary Wildlife Studies at the University of Pretoria...

Theranostic:See it, treat it!

Herding for Health

The Herding for Health Project initiated by the Faculty of Veterinary Science at the University of Pretoria is a One Health, pro-poor, rural development project which aims to respond to pressing challenges at the livestock/wildlife interface.

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