PhD student in Genetics receives STVM's Norval-Young Award

Posted on October 11, 2016

An academically brilliant student, whose master's degree was of such a high standard that it was upgraded to a PhD, was recently awarded the 2016 Society of Tropical Veterinary Medicine Norval-Young Award.

Opinion: South Africa's research output will be the biggest victim of student protests

Posted on October 07, 2016

In a recent article published on The Conversation Africa, Prof Brenda Wingfield says that the student protests across South Africa could lead to universities losing the ability to do their core work: to teach and to conduct research.

GIBS earns AACSB International accreditation

Posted on October 05, 2016

The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International) has announced that the University of Pretoria’s Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) has earned its prestigious accreditation.

Opinion: Winnie Madikizela-Mandela at 80: A life of deaths

Posted on October 05, 2016

The life of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela bears testimony to the damage of apartheid. Prof Christi van der Westhuizen writes about her life of 80 years.

UP Veterinary Science student wins top prize in international photographic competition

Posted on October 05, 2016

Joel Alves, a veterinary student in the University of Pretoria's Faculty of Veterinary Science at Onderstepoort, won $1 000 with his black-and-white photo entitled 'Conservation in motion', which captures the important role wildlife veterinarians play in protecting rhinos.

The threat to the world's largest wild animals is much greater than we thought

Posted on October 05, 2016

Peter Lindsey, Policy Coordinator of the Lion Programme at UP spoke to Samantha Spooner from The Conversation Africa about the findings of a new report that warns of an extinction crisis facing the world's largest wildlife.

GIBS Faculty recognised for teaching business practices that help confront society's 'grand challenges'

Posted on September 30, 2016

GIBS Faculty members who teach a core module of the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) PGDip (Postgraduate Diploma in General Management) programme entitled Human Behaviour and Performance, were recently awarded the prestigious Aspen Institute Business and Society 2016 Faculty Pioneer...

International African Literature Conference to be held at the University of Pretoria

Posted on September 29, 2016

Several high-profile writers will grace an international literary conference to be held at the University of Pretoria. World-renowned Afrikaans author Breyten Breytenbach will open the conference and speak on the topic 'Imaginings, modernities and visions'.