Announcement of the 2015 Nobel Prize Laureate in Economic Sciences

Posted on October 12, 2015

The announcement of the 2015 Nobel Prize Laureate in Economic Sciences today (12 October) will be celebrated in the Musaion on the UP campus with the hosting of the annual Nobel Lecture Series by National Research Foundation (NRF) and the Swedish Embassy.

The (Maths and) Science behind the dream to succeed

Posted on October 09, 2015

UP's Mamelodi Mathematics and Physical Science After-School Programme aims to ensure that pupils improve their marks and that teachers are equipped with the knowledge necessary to teach these subjects better.

South Africa's competitiveness as a tourist destination examined

Posted on October 05, 2015

In a recent study by Prof Berendien Lubbe and her team at UP, researchers set out to determine South Africa's competitiveness as a tourism destination by finding out how the country is performing against its competitors.

THE ranks UP amongst the top global Universities

Posted on October 01, 2015

The University of Pretoria (UP) has been included in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings. UP's inclusion in the rankings was announced today (1 October) at the University of Melbourne in Australia at the THE World Academic Summit.

Turn it down!

Posted on September 29, 2015

Prof Bart Vinck and his research group from UP's Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology have done extensive research on the effect that exposure to recreational noise has on hearing loss in young people.

EBIT paper wins IEEE Africon 2015 Conference Best Paper Award

Posted on September 29, 2015

Prof Sunil Maharaj, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology (EBIT), and one of his students, Mr Pandelani Munyai, won the Best Paper Award at the 2015 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Africon Conference.

National Recycling Day 18 September 2015

Posted on September 18, 2015

The 2025 Strategic Plan of the University of Pretoria focuses on recycling in support of the initiatives related to sustainability.

Economics student receives medal for research on renewable energy

Posted on September 18, 2015

Exceptionally relevant and important research regarding renewable energy in South Africa was recognised on national level when Mr Jaco Weideman received the Economic Society South Africa (ESSA) Founders Medal for Masters Research 2015 at ESSA’s Biennal Conference, held in September 2015 at...