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  • Calling all citizen scientists!

    Posted on May 03, 2016

    The Sea Search group is calling on members of the public who would like to actively contribute to science and research to help map the distribution of whales and dolphins in the western Cape.

  • Young UP scientist shines with Nobel Laureates

    Posted on April 28, 2016

    After a rigorous selection procedure, Dr Bianca Verlinden, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Biochemistry, was chosen by the National Research Foundation as one of two excellent young researchers to represent South Africa at the 8th HOPE meeting with Nobel Laureates held in Tsukuba,...

  • Adapted to the Antarctic: a cold-lover's genetics

    Posted on April 28, 2016

    Life can thrive in the most extreme climates - from the very hot to the very cold. Something that not long ago was believed to belong in science fiction has now been brought into the realm of reality by a researcher at UP.

  • Austrian Embassy makes generous donation to UP Library

    Posted on April 28, 2016

    The Austrian Embassy recently donated German language books to the Department of Library Services at the University of Pretoria.

  • EBIT students show social responsibility

    Posted on April 25, 2016

    In 2005, the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology implemented a compulsory community-based project module (JCP) for all its undergraduate students. This year 1 820 students enrolled for the module.

  • JuniorTukkie Enrichment Camp equips students with important skills

    Posted on April 25, 2016

    The Junior Tukkie (JT) Student Society of the University of Pretoria (UP) hosted its annual Enrichment Camp for first- to final-year students from 8 to 10 April 2016.

  • Children in prison with their mothers - South Africa leading the way

    Posted on April 22, 2016

    This week the Department of Social Development brought home a three-year-old boy who had been living in a Mozambican prison with his mother, who was convicted of drug trafficking.

  • Thuthuka star student graduates with honours

    Posted on April 22, 2016

    Azile Nkabinde, an academic trainee and until recently a student in the Chartered Accountant Programme at the University of Pretoria, is the first ever Thuthuka student who had completed the programme to subsequently pass SAICA’s Initial Test of Competence with honours and end among the top...

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