GIBS continues to dominate the Financial Times Executive Education Rankings in Africa

Posted on May 16, 2017

The University of Pretoria's Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) has continued its rise in the esteemed annual UK Financial Times Executive Education Rankings, which were recently announced.

The contribution of social workers to sustainable development

Posted on May 16, 2017

In celebration of World Social Work Day, the Department of Social Work and Criminology at the University of Pretoria hosted a seminar at the University's Hatfield Campus.

New single-molecule spectroscopy facility in the UP Department of Physics

Posted on May 15, 2017

A new cutting-edge experimental setup developed by Dr Tjaart Krüger and his talented students from the Biophysics and Photonics Research Group in the Department of Physics at the University of Pretoria (UP), is the first of its kind in Africa.

Electric fences and small animals - a deadly combination

Posted on May 15, 2017

Electric fencing, although economical and effective, often result in the electrocution of non-target species. Among them are tortoises, and they are rapidly moving up on the Cites list of endangered animals.

Remembering Ontlametse Phalatse - progeria patient and inspiration

Posted on May 15, 2017

Prof Michael Pepper, Director of the Institute for Cellular and Molecular Medicine and professor in the Department of Immunology in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Pretoria, writes about Ontlametse Phalatse, a progeria patient who has inspired the nation.

More than an oppressor's language: reclaiming the hidden history of Afrikaans

Posted on May 12, 2017

Professor Hein Willemse from the Department of Afrikaans at the University of Pretoria, reclaims the hidden history of this language in an article that was recently published on The Conversation.

Christmas came early for UP Marketing and Informatics students

Posted on May 12, 2017

Excitement filled the air as Professor Alta van der Merwe, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology (EBIT) at UP welcomed and congratulated 80 students who were collectively awarded bursaries to the value of R7,1 million from the Banking Sector...

Developing marketers with a business and social conscience

Posted on May 12, 2017

The Department of Marketing Management was requested to share how it incorporates social responsibility into the curriculum during the steering committee of the University Social Responsibility Network's recent visit to the University.