Science affords you the opportunity to ask questions

Posted on May 31, 2017

More than 60 prizes and trophies were awarded to the top students in the Faculty at the Annual Outstanding Achievers Function for students of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, which took place earlier this month.

Understanding the intricacies of rhino immobilisation

Posted on May 30, 2017

Rhinos' response to anaesthesia has proved to have complications, but Prof Leith Meyer from the Faculty of Veterinary Science at UP is constantly working to better understand how these iconic animals respond to immobilisation.

Use of the Green Route

Posted on May 30, 2017

The Green Route Project is one of numerous pro-active initiatives and professional services launched by the University in its attempt to provide and maintain a secure work and study environment for students and staff members.

Mining Resilience Research Centre established at UP

Posted on May 29, 2017

A multidisciplinary Mining Resilience Research Centre was launched in the Department of Mining Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology at the University of Pretoria (UP) on Thursday, 25 May 2017.

Researchers from UP play central role in new UN guidelines on investigation of unlawful deaths

Posted on May 26, 2017

The Office of the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva announced the release of the Minnesota Protocol on the Investigation of Potentially Unlawful Death (2016), on 24 May 2017. The University of Pretoria played an important role in drafting the new Protocol.

High Tea for recipients of the Vice-Chancellor's Discretionary Merit Award 2017

Posted on May 26, 2017

A very select group of students attended a High Tea, hosted by the Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Pretoria, Prof Cheryl de la Rey, on Friday, 19 May 2017.

Time to lift the ideological haze in debates about Africa's middle class

Posted on May 25, 2017

Prof Henning Melber, an Extraordinary Professor in the Department of Political Sciences at the University of Pretoria, writes about why it is time to lift the ideological haze in debates about Africa's middle class in an article that recently appeared on The Conversation.

5th Annual Robot Car Race Day: Man and machine bound together till the end

Posted on May 25, 2017

The annual Robot Car Race Day, presented by the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering, the Built Environment and IT will take place on Friday, 26 May 2017.