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Dr Liezl Schlebusch was recently chosen as a recipient of an Emerging Researcher Award from the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) and Autism Speaks.

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The University of Pretoria's Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) has once again scooped top honours as Africa's preeminent business school in the annual Executive MBA Ranking conducted by the UK Financial Times.

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The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) hosted its annual awards ceremony on 11 October 2017, where new members of ASSAf and the South African Young Academy of Science (SAYAS) were also inaugurated.

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Prof Mike Wingfield, Director of the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences and President of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations, recently received the Chinese Government Friendship Award for 2017.

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In what is regarded as a first of its kind, a group of South African veterinarians, together with a maxillofacial surgeon, succeeded in surgically lengthening the misaligned jaw of an adult male chimpanzee.

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The third round of the Tuks Young Research Leader Programme (TYRLP) welcomed 20 new fellows on 3 and 4 October 2017. This enriching workshop involved fellows from four faculties and focused on research leadership and leadership skills development.

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In South Asia, the frequent and widespread use of certain drugs to treat cattle and buffalo has led to a catastrophic decline in the populations of vultures that consume livestock carcasses.

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Entomologists at the University of Pretoria are assessing which flies are best for recycling organic waste.

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Join the entrepreneurship support ecosystem at UP at no charge. You have youth and time on your side and if you have entrepreneurial passion to boot you have much to gain by starting to utilise the system without delay.

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'Mission accomplished', was the first thought that crossed Lungile Mthembu's mind the moment the final whistle blew, and UP-Tuks officially became the 2017 Varsity Netball champions.

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Prof Esté van Marle-Köster, Head of the Department of Animal and Wildlife Sciences in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Pretoria, was recently elected as president of the South African Society for Animal Science (SASAS).

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The Department of Enrolment and Student Administration (DESA) entered several of their publications into the 2017 Corporate Publication Competition presented by the SA Publication Forum and walked away with a number of awards in recognition of their excellent work.

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The newly established AEL Mining Services Chair in Innovative Rock-breaking Technology will reside within the Department of Mining Engineering at the University of Pretoria (UP).

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The University of Pretoria's Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) has retained its dominance in the 2017 Financial Mail 'Ranking the MBAs' annual survey.

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On International Teachers' Day, Prof Chika Sehoole, Dean of the Faculty of Education at the University of Pretoria, writes about the importance of teachers and the crucial role they play in society.

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The Maternal and Infant Health Care Strategies Unit in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at UP, is committed to making a contribution in the lives of pregnant women, new-born babies and infants.

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The University of Pretoria (UP) has been ranked 92nd in the world for law, according to the latest Times Higher Education Law subject ranking, published today. It is the only local university in the top 100.

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When Charlie met Christie at the Faculty of Veterinary Science in 1997, the two prospective veterinarians could not have foreseen that 20 years later they would obtain their MMedVet degrees together as husband and wife, at the same graduation ceremony and on the same day.

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Storme de Scally, an MSc student at the Centre for Microbial Ecology and Genomics (CMEG) at the University of Pretoria, was awarded the Best Performing Student at the 2017 Gauteng Biotech Fundi Awards.

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In order to raise awareness of the environment and to promote recycling, final-year UP Education student Irini Moutzouris entered Miss Earth SA as part of her community engagement project for Visual Arts in the Department of Humanities Education – and won.

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