UP professor receives SAICE Gold Medal

Posted on December 06, 2017

Professor Kevin Wall, from the Department of Construction Economics at the University of Pretoria, received SAICE's Gold Medal award in recognition of his outstanding individual contribution to the industry and profession of civil engineering.

DESA wins top MACE 2017 awards

Posted on December 06, 2017

We are extremely proud to announce that the UP School Leaders Conference and the JuniorTukkie App, projects of the Student Recruitment Division of the Department of Enrolment and Student Administration (DESA), received top awards at the prestigious annual Marketing, Advancement and Communication...

8 out of 10 learners still cannot read at appropriate level

Posted on December 05, 2017

The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2016 report paints a disturbing picture of primary school reading literacy in South Africa, with no significant progress nationally since the last report in 2011.

235 new doctors start their professional journey

Posted on December 05, 2017

235 final-year medical students, dressed in their finest and supported by friends and family, recently took the oath of their profession at a ceremony held in the Aula on the Hatfield Campus, thus taking the first step on their journey as medical professionals.

UP to co-host International Sorghum Conference in 2018

Posted on November 30, 2017

The first world conference on sorghum in over 30 years will be hosted jointly by the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Sorghum and Millet of Kansas State University, USA, and the University of Pretoria (UP) in April 2018.

UP joins the fight against maternal and neonatal sepsis

Posted on November 28, 2017

The University of Pretoria (UP)'s Centre for Maternal, Fetal, Newborn and Child Health Care will participate in the first ever global data collection effort to assess the burden and current management of maternal and neonatal sepsis.

Opinion: The fall of Mugabe: Could this be the dawn of a new era for Zimbabwe?

Posted on November 27, 2017

Prof Charles Ngwena from the Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria discusses the recent events in Zimbabwe and what the future might hold for the country.

UP says farewell to Prof Annél van Aswegen

Posted on November 27, 2017

A retirement function held to acknowledge Prof Annél van Aswegen’s contribution to the University of Pretoria (UP) was hosted by Prof Cheryl de la Rey at the Pure Café on the Hatfield Campus on Wednesday, 22 November.