Spring Day functions cancelled

In light of the moratorium on the issuing of liquor licenses, which was issued by the Gauteng MEC for Economic Development and took effect on 8 August 2011, the University has been unable to secure temporary liquor licenses for the Spring Day functions of

Highlights from the current issue of the South African Journal of Science Vol 108, No 1/2 (2012) Jan/Feb

This issue features articles on perhaps the oldest animal fossil yet discovered, the reappearance of a disease after 60 years, electric vehicles, the recent climate change negotiations and the potential spin-offs of the MeerKAT telescope project.

Tuks RAG Procession Route

Route: This year the procession will take a completely new route, as follows:

What did the students say about RAG?

In a short, unofficial survey on campus a few days before the RAG weekend, the general sentiment was one of big excitement. Most students, especially the first-years, were clear about the purpose of RAG

TuksFM/UP "Woolly Winter Campaign" blanket appeal

Appeals from various quarters for donations of blankets to assist the less privileged in fending off the cold winter weather are being advertised widely.

Tuks Missions Week - 40 Years Of Leaving Footprints

Tuks Missions, a passion driven student society within the University of Pretoria is hosting a week-long event that has grown to be, next to RAG , the single largest event on the Tuks student calendar. Starting on Sunday, 29th of July until the Thursday 2

UP welcomes new chancellor

South Africa can only become a winning nation through the foundation laid by a good education. These words signify the dawning of a new era at the University of Pretoria with the inauguration of professor Wiseman Nkuhlu as the University's new chancellor

Hussein Solomon from UP to speak at international conference

The UCLA Globalisation Research Centre-Africa is hosting an international conference where Hussein Solomon from the University of Pretoria will be speaking on Religious Ideas and Institutions and Transitions to Democracy in Africa.