Dr Schlebusch receives prestigious Autism Research Award

Posted on October 17, 2017

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.

GIBS again ranked as Africa's preeminent MBA in the UK Financial Times Executive MBA Ranking

Posted on October 17, 2017

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.

#TuksSport at the forefront of sporting excellence

Posted on October 17, 2017

In 2017, the University of Pretoria has raised the standard of university sport to a new level, winning six of the Varsity competitions and nine of the University Sports South Africa (USSA) tournaments.

UP supports Eskom Expo for Young Scientists with bursaries

Posted on October 16, 2017

The University of Pretoria (UP) has a long and proud tradition of being one of the main sponsors of the Eskom Expo for Young Scientists. Its 2017 Expo sponsorship, hosted in Johannesburg from 3 to 6 October, was no exception.

EMS academics inaugurated into prestigious science academies

Posted on October 16, 2017

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.

Prof Mike Wingfield receives Chinese Government Friendship Award

Posted on October 13, 2017

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.

Ground-breaking surgical procedure by South African team regarded as the first of its kind

Posted on October 13, 2017

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.

Launch of ASSAf consensus study on revitalising agricultural education and training

Posted on October 12, 2017

The latest consensus study released by the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) was chaired by Professor Frans Swanepoel from the University of Pretoria's Future Africa Initiative, and seeks to identify ways to address challenges facing South African agricultural education and training.