Posted on May 22, 2017
Tuks overcame Wits in the battle of Gauteng to book their place in the Varsity Hockey final with a close 3–2 victory at the NWU AstroTurf on Monday night in Potchefstroom.
Posted on May 19, 2017
Courtney Gehle, a 22-year-old honours student in Environmental and Geographical Sciences at the University of Pretoria, has been selected by the European Commission from a global pool of candidates as one of their 16 Young Leaders for Development 2017.
Posted on May 18, 2017
The Pretoria University Law Press (PULP), established in 2005 and located in the Centre for Human Rights of the Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria, celebrated a landmark this week as it launched its 175th publication.
Posted on May 18, 2017
Dr Katelyn Faulkner and Prof Mark Robertson, from the Centre for Invasion Biology at the University of Pretoria, looked at the risks posed by alien species transported as stowaways on ships traveling to South Africa.
Posted on May 18, 2017
Message from Prof Cheryl de la Rey, Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Pretoria in response to the TuksRes Sub-Council's decision to cancel the Serrie Competition.
Posted on May 17, 2017
Join the UP Museums and the world in celebrating International Museum Day! The museums are open free of charge, Monday to Friday from 08:00–16:00.
Posted on May 17, 2017
As the single largest group of healthcare professionals, with a presence in all settings, nurses can have an enormous impact on the resilience of health systems.
Posted on May 17, 2017
17 May is the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, celebrated in more than 130 countries around the world.
Posted on May 17, 2017
The Technology Transfer Office in the Department of Research and Innovation, in collaboration with the Department of Library Services, celebrated World Intellectual Property Day by hosting an IP lunch talk.
Posted on May 16, 2017
The University of Pretoria's Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) has continued its rise in the esteemed annual UK Financial Times Executive Education Rankings, which were recently announced.
Posted on May 16, 2017
In celebration of World Social Work Day, the Department of Social Work and Criminology at the University of Pretoria hosted a seminar at the University's Hatfield Campus.
Posted on May 15, 2017
A new cutting-edge experimental setup developed by Dr Tjaart Krüger and his talented students from the Biophysics and Photonics Research Group in the Department of Physics at the University of Pretoria (UP), is the first of its kind in Africa.
Posted on May 15, 2017
Electric fencing, although economical and effective, often result in the electrocution of non-target species. Among them are tortoises, and they are rapidly moving up on the Cites list of endangered animals.
Posted on May 15, 2017
Prof Michael Pepper, Director of the Institute for Cellular and Molecular Medicine and professor in the Department of Immunology in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Pretoria, writes about Ontlametse Phalatse, a progeria patient who has inspired the nation.
Posted on May 12, 2017
Professor Hein Willemse from the Department of Afrikaans at the University of Pretoria, reclaims the hidden history of this language in an article that was recently published on The Conversation.
Posted on May 12, 2017
Excitement filled the air as Professor Alta van der Merwe, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology (EBIT) at UP welcomed and congratulated 80 students who were collectively awarded bursaries to the value of R7,1 million from the Banking Sector...
Posted on May 12, 2017
The Department of Marketing Management was requested to share how it incorporates social responsibility into the curriculum during the steering committee of the University Social Responsibility Network's recent visit to the University.
Posted on May 11, 2017
The Department of Historical and Heritage Studies recently held its Annual Awards Ceremony at the Merensky 2 Library Auditorium. The theme for the event was 'Reaching the finish line against all odds'. Ms Mashooda Sedibeng, recipient of the Special Award on the day, exemplified the theme of the...
Posted on May 10, 2017
Dr Glen Ncube, a lecturer in the Department of Historical and Heritage studies, discusses the rise of African history as a discipline and the questions that this raises, in an article that was recently published on The Conversation.
Posted on May 10, 2017
Two University of Pretoria (UP) graduates from the MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program graduated with an astounding number of distinctions this term. Jackline Muhanika received 30 distinctions over the course of her studies, while Revingstone Mwalugha received 17.
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