2017 Humanities for the Environment Conference

Posted on August 01, 2017

The Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship is bringing together scholars to generate discussion and research into using the broad field of the humanities and its related disciplines to understand and engage with global environmental problems.

Custom-developed research grant management system for UP researchers

Posted on August 01, 2017

A new Pre-Award Grants Management System (PAGMS) that was custom-developed for the University of Pretoria using the PeopleSoft system, will assist researchers at the Institution with the management and administration of funding opportunities.

Celebrating two decades of excellence in project management training

Posted on August 01, 2017

The University of Pretoria has been teaching project management at postgraduate level since the 1970s and in August 1997, it launched a practical 20-day project management programme. Since then, the programme has been presented 154 times and this year we celebrate 20 years of training excellence...

Mammalian Behavioural Ecology and Physiology Chair renewed for third cycle

Posted on July 28, 2017

Prof Nigel Bennett, the current incumbent of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) / National Research Foundation (NRF) Joint Research Chair (SARChl) in the field of Mammalian Behavioural Ecology and Physiology at the University of Pretoria successfully won its bid for the third and last...

EMS students attend summer programme in Germany

Posted on July 28, 2017

Three students from the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) recently attended the European Bachelor Summer Institute course titled 'The Business, Political and Cultural Environment in Europe', presented at WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management in Vallendar, Germany.

Two new textbooks from the pen of Prof Ramesh Bansal

Posted on July 27, 2017

Prof Ramesh Bansal, Group Head (Power) at the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology at the University of Pretoria, has published two new books.

Flying the Theology flag high

Posted on July 27, 2017

Annieka van der Merwe, a Theology graduate from the University of Pretoria, received the Vice-Chancellors Medal, as well as the Anton Rupert Bursary to further her studies.

University of Pretoria Camerata win at the Grand Prix of Nations Riga 2017

Posted on July 26, 2017

The University of Pretoria's Camerata Choir has won the Grand Prix of Nations Youth Choir category at the prestigious international Grand Prix of Nations and 3rd European Choir Games 2017, held recently in Riga, Latvia.