Posted on February 01, 2018
Lungi Ngidi was recently introduced to the world in the Proteas’ second test against India. The fast bowler ripped through the batting of the world’s number one test team.
Posted on January 24, 2018
A team of South African researchers which includes researchers from the University of Pretoria (UP) recently completed a study aimed at unlocking the unique genetic character of southern African populations.
Posted on December 15, 2017
The University of Pretoria Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control has launched a mobile application (app) focusing on informing people, mainly tourists, about malaria.
Posted on December 15, 2017
Prof Dianne Manning has been reappointed as the Deputy Dean for Teaching and Learning, in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Pretoria. Prof Manning has served as Deputy Dean since 1 October 2012.
Posted on December 14, 2017
The Australia-Africa Universities Network (AAUN) recently brought together 55 Australian and African experts from academia, government, the diplomatic service, business and agencies to assess education and research partnerships in development, the engagement of stakeholders, and building...
Posted on December 14, 2017
On Friday, 8 December 2017, the Faculty of Law, UP Arts and the Department of Library Services at the University of Pretoria cojnointly and incooperation with the Oliver & Adelaide Tambo Foundation, commemorated the legacy and life of Oliver R. Tambo (1917 – 2017) with the unveiling of...
Posted on December 13, 2017
The Faculty of Law, its alumni, foreign dignitaries, friends, members of the judiciary, staff and students recently celebrated the faculty's 2018 ranking by Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE) as the best in Africa and 92nd in the world.
Posted on December 12, 2017
Mr Nick de Beer, a lecturer in Chemistry in the Faculty of Natural- and Agricultural Sciences (NAS) at the University of Pretoria, was voted the Best First-year Lecturer in the Faculty on 1 December 2017.
Posted on December 12, 2017
Next-generation bainitic steel, a substance with remarkable properties, was the central theme of a colloquium hosted by the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering at the University of Pretoria on 4 December 2017.
Posted on December 11, 2017
'Don’t let your background determine your future. You should dream big and not be scared to venture into new territories.' These are the inspirational words of Miss Fhatuwani Nemakhavhani who recently became the first black female actuary from the University of Pretoria (UP).
Posted on December 08, 2017
Sitting pretty – White Afrikaans women in postapartheid South Africa, the new book by Prof Christi van der Westhuizen, was launched during November in Cape Town, Johannesburg and at the University of Pretoria (UP).
Posted on December 07, 2017
The Centre for Communication and Reputation Management at the University of Pretoria recently commissioned a study to explore the views of ordinary South Africans regarding corruption and state capture.
Posted on December 07, 2017
Prof Josua Meyer, Head of the Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology, is the latest researcher from the University of Pretoria to receive an A-rating from the National Research Foundation (NRF).
Posted on December 07, 2017
Professor Paulette Bloomer has been appointed as Head of the newly merged Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology at the University of Pretoria from 1 January 2018.
Posted on December 06, 2017
Professor Kevin Wall, from the Department of Construction Economics at the University of Pretoria, received SAICE's Gold Medal award in recognition of his outstanding individual contribution to the industry and profession of civil engineering.
Posted on December 06, 2017
We are extremely proud to announce that the UP School Leaders Conference and the JuniorTukkie App, projects of the Student Recruitment Division of the Department of Enrolment and Student Administration (DESA), received top awards at the prestigious annual Marketing, Advancement and Communication...
Posted on December 05, 2017
The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2016 report paints a disturbing picture of primary school reading literacy in South Africa, with no significant progress nationally since the last report in 2011.
Posted on December 05, 2017
235 final-year medical students, dressed in their finest and supported by friends and family, recently took the oath of their profession at a ceremony held in the Aula on the Hatfield Campus, thus taking the first step on their journey as medical professionals.
Posted on November 30, 2017
The first world conference on sorghum in over 30 years will be hosted jointly by the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Sorghum and Millet of Kansas State University, USA, and the University of Pretoria (UP) in April 2018.
Posted on November 28, 2017
The University of Pretoria (UP)'s Centre for Maternal, Fetal, Newborn and Child Health Care will participate in the first ever global data collection effort to assess the burden and current management of maternal and neonatal sepsis.
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