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  • #ChooseUP: Applications for 2018 are open

    Posted on June 05, 2017

    Applications for study at the University of Pretoria in 2018 are fully online. Make sure that you submit your application on time!

  • Tshwane leadership and management academy programme

    Posted on June 02, 2017

    The Tshwane leadership and management academy programme presented by the Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership at the University of Pretoria focuses on responsible leadership and the effective implementation of the NDP (2030).

  • New oral and maxillofacial pathology app developed at UP

    Posted on June 02, 2017

    An exciting new oral and maxillofacial pathology mobile app has been developed by the Department of Oral Pathology and Oral Biology in collaboration with the Department for Education Innovation at the University of Pretoria.

  • Minimally invasive methods make surgery safer for Africa's big cats

    Posted on June 02, 2017

    Prof Marthinus Hartman's breakthrough in the field of veterinary surgery was inspired by procedures carried out on humans when he became the first veterinary surgeon in South Africa to perform laparoscopic sterilisation on lions.

  • Opinion: Constitutional Court judges face much more than legal questions in Zuma case

    Posted on June 02, 2017

    Prince Mashele, Senior Research Fellow with the Centre for the Study of Governance Innovation (GovInn) at the University of Pretoria, discusses the issues faced by Constitutional Court judges in the Zuma case, in an article that recently appeared on The Conversation.

  • Michigan State University visits Department of African Languages

    Posted on June 01, 2017

    From 22 May to 14 June 2017, the Department of African Languages is host to a group of students from Michigan State University (MSU), accompanied by Dr Joy Coates, Director of African American and African Studies at MSU.

  • Tobacco use: more than a health problem

    Posted on May 31, 2017

    Wednesday, 31 May is World No Tobacco Day when people across the globe are encouraged to engage in a 24-hour period of abstinence from all forms of tobacco consumption.

  • Opinion: Growth is dying as the silver bullet for success. Why this may be a good thing

    Posted on May 31, 2017

    Prof Lorenzo Fioramonti writes about how growth is dying as the silver bullet for success and why this may be a good thing in an article that recently appeared on The Conversation.

  • Science affords you the opportunity to ask questions

    Posted on May 31, 2017

    More than 60 prizes and trophies were awarded to the top students in the Faculty at the Annual Outstanding Achievers Function for students of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, which took place earlier this month.

  • Understanding the intricacies of rhino immobilisation

    Posted on May 30, 2017

    Rhinos' response to anaesthesia has proved to have complications, but Prof Leith Meyer from the Faculty of Veterinary Science at UP is constantly working to better understand how these iconic animals respond to immobilisation.

  • Use of the Green Route

    Posted on May 30, 2017

    The Green Route Project is one of numerous pro-active initiatives and professional services launched by the University in its attempt to provide and maintain a secure work and study environment for students and staff members.

  • Mining Resilience Research Centre established at UP

    Posted on May 29, 2017

    A multidisciplinary Mining Resilience Research Centre was launched in the Department of Mining Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology at the University of Pretoria (UP) on Thursday, 25 May 2017.

  • Researchers from UP play central role in new UN guidelines on investigation of unlawful deaths

    Posted on May 26, 2017

    The Office of the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva announced the release of the Minnesota Protocol on the Investigation of Potentially Unlawful Death (2016), on 24 May 2017. The University of Pretoria played an important role in drafting the new Protocol.

  • High Tea for recipients of the Vice-Chancellor's Discretionary Merit Award 2017

    Posted on May 26, 2017

    A very select group of students attended a High Tea, hosted by the Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Pretoria, Prof Cheryl de la Rey, on Friday, 19 May 2017.

  • Time to lift the ideological haze in debates about Africa's middle class

    Posted on May 25, 2017

    Prof Henning Melber, an Extraordinary Professor in the Department of Political Sciences at the University of Pretoria, writes about why it is time to lift the ideological haze in debates about Africa's middle class in an article that recently appeared on The Conversation.

  • 5th Annual Robot Car Race Day: Man and machine bound together till the end

    Posted on May 25, 2017

    The annual Robot Car Race Day, presented by the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering, the Built Environment and IT will take place on Friday, 26 May 2017.

  • Storytelling employed as a tool to challenge stereotypes

    Posted on May 24, 2017

    The Department of English, in collaboration with the Department of Library Services, at the University of Pretoria continues to engage actively with what is happening on the literary scene in South Africa by inviting local poets and writers to their frequent Meet Your Writers events.

  • #ChooseUP Open Day

    Posted on May 24, 2017

    On Saturday, 20 May 2017, the University of Pretoria (UP) held its annual Open Day for Grade 9 to 12 high school learners and their families. This event is the ideal opportunity for learners and their parents or guardians to explore the wide range of study options available at the University.

  • Prof Maree and his daughter graduate together

    Posted on May 23, 2017

    Prof David Maree, Head of the Department of Psychology at the University of Pretoria, recently received his third doctoral degree (DPhil) at the University's Autumn Graduation ceremonies. What was even more special was that this time he was joined by his daughter, Maryke Maree, who received her...

  • Memorable moments: what makes a tourist experience?

    Posted on May 23, 2017

    A new feature has been published on Research Matters. This month the focus is on the work done by researchers in the Tourism Management Division in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences.

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