In preparation for the 2025/2026 Botswana Premier League season, Mochudi Centre Chiefs Football Club underwent a series of advanced pre-season fitness and performance assessments at the University of Botswana High Performance Centre (UBHPC) on 7th July 2025.

The University of Botswana,  Department of Culture, Sports and Recreation, hosted a second edition of the Open Boxing Championship under the theme “Gloves on Against Gender-Based Violence.” The championship took place from the 4th  -  6th  of July 2025 at the UB Campus Indoor Sports Arena.

A groundbreaking research initiative led by the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI), in collaboration with the University of Botswana (UB), the Department of Environmental Protection under the Ministry of Environment and Tourism, and South African partners, has established Botswana’s first advanced air monitoring station in the Okavango Delta.

In a thrilling double-header at the Hog’s Home Grounds on Saturday, 28th June 2025, the University of Botswana (UB) Rhinos faced stiff competition from the formidable BDF Cheetahs in their campaign to secure top standings

The University of Botswana’s Career and Counselling Centre, Job Placement Unit, participated in the 3rd Annual Employee Africa Summit held from 26th to 27th June 2025. Themed Empowering Workforce Resilience: Innovation & Change in Africa, the summit convened government officials, private sector leaders, industry experts, and recent graduates for two days of rigorous engagement and high-level discourse on the future of work on the continent.

On the 24th of June 2025, the Acting President of the Republic of Botswana, Hon. Ndaba Gaolatlhe, officially received the refurbished and fully equipped Children's Operating Theatre at Princess Marina Hospital. This significant milestone was achieved through a collaborative effort between the Government of Botswana and the University of Botswana (UB), marking a major advancement in paediatric healthcare services within the country. This follows a step by the University of Botswana’s very own Dr Kutlo Motlhobogwa, lecturer in the Faculty of Medicine (Department of Surgery) approaching the philanthropists in the Kids OR (based in the UK) to ameliorate the status-quo.

Ghanzi District Council is poised to sign a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Botswana (UB) following an address this week by UB Vice Chancellor, Professor David Norris, to the Full Council Meeting.

University of Botswana (UB) Medical Students from the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health embarked on a Public Health Fieldwork in and around Serowe Communities as well as at SOS Children’s Village. The undertaking held from the 15th – 20th June 2025 sought to give students  a community-based learning experience which forms part of the second-year curriculum. This fieldwork was designed to immerse students in real-world environments to observe, identify, and analyse the social determinants of health affecting local populations.

University of Botswana (UB), Vice Chancellor, Professor David Norris has revealed universities are vital engines of innovation playing crucial role in economic prosperity in modern age through research and fostering entrepreneurial ecosystems.