Ruben's Tukkie experience

Posted on October 28, 2016

Ruben Scharneck, a six-year-old boy from Pretoria who was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma cancer dreamt of experiencing a day as a normal Tukkie student. Staff from the University of Pretoria recently visited him at home to make this dream a reality.

Creating an innovative perspective on research leadership at UP

Posted on October 27, 2016

The second round of the Tuks Young Research Leader Programme was held at the University of Pretoria earlier this month, involving 20 new fellows from seven faculties.

Partners of change in South Africa's education system

Posted on October 27, 2016

Prof Ronél Ferreira, Head of the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Pretoria, uses intervention research to facilitate positive change in resource-constrained school settings and vulnerable communities.

TuksRowing take top honours at 2016 TuksSport Awards

Posted on October 25, 2016

The 2016 TuksSport Awards saw rowers Lawrence Brittain, Shaun Keeling, Ursula Grobler and Kirsten McCann take top honours by winning the Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year respectively. The prestigious event took place in Pretoria on Friday, 14 October 2016 where a total of 426 TuksSport...

Faculty awards eight top achiever students of 2015

Posted on October 25, 2016

The Dean of the Faculty of Education at the University of Pretoria, Prof Chika Sehoole, along with other representatives from the Faculty honoured the eight top achievers in the BEd degree of 2015 at a function held on Wednesday, 19 October 2016.

Young UP scientists win in Einstein Language Competition

Posted on October 21, 2016

Two students from the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences recently walked away with prizes in the LitNet Akademies Einstein Competition.

Op-Ed: Free higher education is not ours to give

Posted on October 14, 2016

The Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Pretoria, Prof Cheryl de la Rey, recently addressed staff on the call for quality free higher education.

Opinion: How to prioritise university spending in South Africa

Posted on October 13, 2016

The availability of funds for teaching will always be finite, writes Prof Christof Heyns, Director of the Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa in the Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria, in the Pretoria News.