Protecting the health and performance of the traveling athlete

Posted on March 16, 2017

International travel is an unavoidable part of elite athletes' competitive careers. Prof Christa Janse van Rensburg, from the Section Sports Medicine at UP, offers her view on some of the challenges that need to be considered.

Collaboration between 21 universities culminates in publication of book

Posted on March 16, 2017

Collaboration between 21 education researchers from South African, Mozambican and Dutch universities has culminated in the published book entitled Monitoring the Quality of Education in Schools.

World Consumer Rights Day 2017

Posted on March 15, 2017

World Consumer Rights Day is an opportune time to consider the extent to which SA consumers are afforded redress in respect of defective, hazardous or unsafe goods. Profs Corlia van Heerden and Jacolien Barnard from UP explain.

PhD Chemistry student selected to attend 67th Nobel Laureate meeting

Posted on March 15, 2017

Mr Frederick Malan, a final-year PhD student in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Pretoria, is one of only five South African postgraduate students selected to attend the 67th Nobel Laureate meeting in Lindau, Germany, from 25 to 30 June 2017.

Scientists from around Africa gather to develop leadership capacity in the third round of the ASLP

Posted on March 14, 2017

Twenty-two outstanding scientists from all major regions of Africa will participate in the third round of the Africa Science Leadership Programme (ASLP). The scientists represent basic and applied sciences, and span a wide variety of disciplines including the social sciences and humanities.

GIBS and Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership co-hosts International Conference

Posted on March 14, 2017

Responsible and effective leadership is under the spotlight this week at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) in Illovo, Johannesburg.

Ready for work: Putting your best foot forward during an interview

Posted on March 13, 2017

Dr Jana Slippers from the Communication Management Division at the University of Pretoria has some advice on how to present yourself in the best possible way during a job interview.

Shift to lifelong learning for professional success

Posted on March 10, 2017

The South African Council for Natural Scientific Professionals (SACNASP) recently visited Enterprises University of Pretoria (Pty) Ltd (Enterprises UP) to formalise and strengthen relations between the two entities and open up possibilities for future collaboration.