Success for the 2017 Young Alumni and Student Committee

Posted on October 27, 2017

For the past few years the Young Alumni and Student Committee (YASCOM) have been running a comprehensive Give What You Can campaign to ensure that students have the resources they need to succeed.

Mobile Application Development Challenge 2017

Posted on October 27, 2017

The Department of Informatics in the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology at the University of Pretoria recently hosted the Mobile Application Development Challenge which focuses on application development for mobile phones.

Seven African countries show how the battle against malnutrition can be won

Posted on October 27, 2017

A number of African countries are taking bold action to tackle malnutrition. They have successfully implemented a range of actions that have started to improve nutrition for all.

TuksLaw lecturer selected as Intercontinental Academia fellow

Posted on October 25, 2017

The Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria is proud to announce that one of its lecturers, Dr Willem Gravett from the Department of Procedural Law, has been selected to participate as one of 17 fellows in an Intercontinental Academia on Laws: Rigidity and Dynamics.

Fine arts and design alumni make UP proud at the Absa L'Atelier Art Competition

Posted on October 25, 2017

UP alumni Oliver Mayhew, Wilma Nell, Allen Laing, Shaun Francis and MA (Fine Arts) candidate, Shenaz Mahomed, were finalists in the Absa L'Atelier Art Competition, which is one of Africa's most prestigious annual art events.

New Deputy Dean: Health Stakeholder Relations appointed in faculty of Health Sciences

Posted on October 24, 2017

The University of Pretoria (UP) is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Arthur Rantloane as Deputy Dean: Health Stakeholder Relations in the Faculty of Health Sciences, with effect from 1 November 2017.

Dual recognition for Prof Antoinette Lombard

Posted on October 24, 2017

Prof Antoinette Lombard, Head of the Department of Social Work and Criminology at the University of Pretoria, recently received recognition for her work at two separate occasions.

2017 TuksSport Colours and Awards

Posted on October 24, 2017

In 2017 the University of Pretoria successfully elevated the standard of university sports by winning six of the Varsity Sport Cup Competitions and nine of the USSA Tournaments. On 18 October 2017, a total of 368 athletes and officials were honoured at the TuksSport Colours and Awards ceremony in...