Posted on April 05, 2017
The Faculty of Theology, in cooperation with the Merensky 2 Library, has begun a year-long series of literary exhibitions that highlight significant events, individuals and publications related to the Faculty’s 1917–2017 centenary celebration.
Posted on April 04, 2017
Itumeleng Magabane, a second-year MScAgric student in Food Science and Technology at the University of Pretoria was recently awarded the Brian Koeppen Memorial scholarship of the South African Association for Food Science and Technology (SAAFoST).
Posted on April 03, 2017
The Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA) celebrated South African Library Week from 18–26 March 2017 with the theme 'My library, your library' and sub-themes 'My library, my home', 'Mind your library' and 'Tell me about your library'.
Posted on April 03, 2017
Eighteen-year-old sprint sensation Tlotliso Gift Leotlela lived up to his billing as the top junior sprinter in South Africa when he achieved a record-equalling 10,12 s win in the men's 100 m at the second and final Varsity Athletics meeting held under near perfect conditions at the University of...
Posted on April 03, 2017
World Autism Awareness Day is celebrated annually on 2 April and aims to raise awareness about people with autism throughout the world. Ms Ilse de Bruin, a PhD student at UP, shares some interesting facts about the condition.
Posted on March 31, 2017
Dr Francis Kolo, of the Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases at UP, conducted a study on the dog population of Hluvukani Village to determine the prevalence of rabies in the area and the causes of mortality in the population.
Posted on March 31, 2017
Prof Charles Ngwena from the Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria, writes about what colonialism really means to us as South Africans in light of the recent public utterance posted on twitter by Western Cape Premier, Helen Zille.
Posted on March 31, 2017
Dr Flavia Senkubuge, of the Division of Health Policy and Management in the School of Health Systems and Public Health at the University of Pretoria, has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Health Systems Trust (HST) Board of Trustees.
Posted on March 30, 2017
The next Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) Autum Graduation Ceremony will take place at 15:00 on Thursday, 30 March 2017. The session will be livestreamed via YouTube so that family and friends who cannot attend the event can also be a part of our students' big moment.
Posted on March 30, 2017
The 4th International Conference on Responsible Leadership hosted by the Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership and the Gordon Institute of Business Science in partnership with the Copenhagen Business School and the Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative, was held in Johannesburg,...
Posted on March 28, 2017
The Department of Statistics, in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Pretoria, recently hosted a statistics awareness day for Mathematics teachers and learners to demonstrate the importance of statistics in the school curriculum and in everyday life.
Posted on March 28, 2017
South Africa's planned sugar tax will take effect on 1 April 2017. Prof Hettie Carina Schönfeldt, Beulah Pretorius and Dr Nicolette Hall from UP discuss the benefits of this decision in an article published on The Conversation.
Posted on March 28, 2017
The Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Pretoria, Prof Cheryl de la Rey, cordially invites you to the 20th lecture in the UP Expert Lecture Series: 'Rise of an invisible epidemic - Fighting hearing loss with advances in technology and connectivity' at 17:00 on Tuesday, 28 March 2017.
Posted on March 27, 2017
The Department of Philosophy and the Centre for Sexualities, AIDS and Gender hosted the book launch of Three essays on the theory of sexuality by Sigmund Freud on 8 March 2017 on the University Pretoria's Hatfield Campus.
Posted on March 27, 2017
The Railway Occurrence Investigation Programme at the University of Pretoria was developed to assist in eliminating the escalating and repetitive nature of railway incidents through proper investigation.
Posted on March 24, 2017
The University of Pretoria is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Jenny Hoobler as Deputy Dean: Research and Postgraduate Studies in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, with effect from 1 April 2017.
Posted on March 24, 2017
The South African Business School Association (SABSA) has appointed Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) Dean, Professor Nicola Kleyn as its new President.
Posted on March 22, 2017
A global report by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) was presented by IFAD President, Kanayo F Nwanze at an event that was co-hosted by the University of Pretoria (UP) earlier in March 2017.
Posted on March 22, 2017
The recent wildlife conference, jointly presented by the Faculty of Veterinary Science at the University of Pretoria (UP) and the South African Veterinary Association (SAVA) Wildlife Group was an early highlight on the Faculty's calendar for 2017 and brought together a wide range of expertise in...
Posted on March 16, 2017
International travel is an unavoidable part of elite athletes' competitive careers. Prof Christa Janse van Rensburg, from the Section Sports Medicine at UP, offers her view on some of the challenges that need to be considered.
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