News Bites

Compiled by Katherine Weber

UP and Aviro Health launch app for diabetes management

The university’s Diabetes Research Centre, in partnership with health-tech company Aviro Health, launched Aviro Pocket Clinic – an app to assist healthcare workers in providing highquality care and counselling for diabetes patients. The app allows for easy patient registration and guided clinic and home visits for insulin initiation for patients with type 2 diabetes. It also empowers patients to better understand their conditions through counselling features and physician support.

UP and Guilford College’s memorandum of understanding for exchange opportunities

After the recent United States–Africa University Partnership Initiative Summit, US arts institution Guilford College and the University of Pretoria signed a memorandum of understanding to allow exchange opportunities and research collaboration. This partnership is especially significant for the university’s African Global University Project, a strategic initiative that seeks to increase the reach and relevance of the university through their collaborations. Furthermore, the partnership will aid in positioning UP as a Pan-African Institution.

UP honours top matriculants at conference

The Welcome and Leadership Conference is a three-day event that celebrates the top matric achievers who chose to study at the university. It saw Emily Jane Hawkes and Christelle Jones, among others, receive the University of Pretoria’s Vice-Chancellor’s Distinguished Merit Award. Recipients are invited to a unique leadership programme that develops leaders to solve complex problems in organisations and cities.