News

  • 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...

  • GIBS Centre for Dynamic Markets team wins coveted award

    Posted on September 11, 2015

    The Centre for Dynamic Markets (CDM) at UP’s Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), has won the coveted Tony Elumelu Foundation Africapitalism Award for the Best Teaching Case Study on Sustainable Business in Africa.

  • Helping people with disabilities to spread their wings

    Posted on September 10, 2015

    UP's FOFA Project is the first of its kind in Africa and aims to help people with little or no functional speech to spread their wings and develop to their full potential.

  • Four new SARChI research chairs awarded to UP

    Posted on September 03, 2015

    The University of Pretoria (UP) has been awarded four new research chairs under the South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI).

  • First Rand Laurie Dippenaar Scholarship awarded to UP alumna

    Posted on September 01, 2015

    This year, the prestigious First Rand Laurie Dippenaar Scholarship for international postgraduate study was awarded to Ms Ingrid Penzhorn, an alumna of the University of Pretoria (UP).

  • First-in-human anti-cancer procedure brings hope

    Posted on August 12, 2015

    In July this year, the Department of Nuclear Medicine at UP, in collaboration with Steve Biko Academic Hospital and other partners pioneered an exciting first-in-human anti-cancer procedure.

  • Building managerial capacity in the SAPS through professional development

    Posted on August 11, 2015

    Fifty-six commanders in the SAPS successfully completed the Public Management Development Programme (PMDP), which was presented by Continuing Education at University of Pretoria (CE at UP) and the School of Public Management.

  • TAPE mentorship programme launched

    Posted on August 07, 2015

    The world of work can be a particularly difficult nut to crack for new graduates. While they have the qualifications and the will to succeed, they often lack experience and wisdom.

  • A taste of the good life

    Posted on August 07, 2015

    Four special De Grendel wines paired with four excellent dishes made for a great night at the TuksAlumni De Grendel wine tasting that took place on 29 May at Hemmingways Restaurant at the Leriba Hotel.

  • Gala function pays tribute to UP academics

    Posted on August 07, 2015

    The University of Pretoria hosts an annual special gala function to pay tribute to academics who have shown exceptional achievement in the preceding year.

  • “Welcome to the neighbourhood”

    Posted on August 07, 2015

    For the first time, a woman is calling the shots at the Brooklyn Police Station.

  • First-in-Africa Virtual Reality Centre to Revolutionise Mine Safety

    Posted on August 05, 2015

    The new Kumba Virtual Reality Centre for mine design at the University of Pretoria is set to save the South African mining industry a lot of time and money, and could save lives by helping to improve health and safety.

  • Business breakfast with Riaan Rademan

    Posted on August 05, 2015

    There was a fantastic response to our first Alumni Business Breakfast of 2015, which was attended by 72 alumni. Alumnus and Laureate recipient Riaan Rademan was the guest speaker. He is the Executive Vice-President of upstream and business enablement at Sasol.

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