Donor appreciation event gives UP donors insight into impact of student sponsorships

Posted on November 13, 2019

The inaugural donor appreciation event was recently held at the newly opened Javett Art Centre at the University of Pretoria (UP). Various donors took a tour of the campus and enjoyed a talk by Professor Tawana Kupe, UP Vice-Chancellor and Principal, before being treated to lunch and a tour of...

New study finds today’s gorillas may be smarter than human ‘ancestors’ of three million years ago

Posted on November 13, 2019

The great apes, including humans, gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos and orangutans, are very intelligent. But how does the intelligence of living great apes, such as Koko the gorilla, compare with our 3 million-year-old relatives, such as “Lucy” the Australopithecine?

UP celebrates World Kindness Day

Posted on November 13, 2019

13 November is World Kindness Day, a day to remind us to be kind to our friends, strangers and ourselves. This year, UP has launched a Random Acts of Kindness campaign to remind our community about doing random acts of kindness to generate a positive ripple effect on society.

UP master’s student wins prize for best paper at National Association for Clean Air Conference

Posted on November 13, 2019

Amanda Mahlangu, a master’s student in Chemistry at the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, recently won an award for the Best Student Paper at the 2019 National Association for Clean Air Conference.

New Dean takes interdisciplinary approach at UP’s Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences

Posted on November 12, 2019

Professor Barend Erasmus was recently appointed Dean of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (NAS) at the University of Pretoria (UP). He succeeds Professor Jean Lubuma, who had been in the position since March 2015 and is now retiring.

UP’s Faculty of Law scores first for Africa with third consecutive year in THE global top 100 university subject rankings

Posted on November 12, 2019

The University of Pretoria’s (UP) Faculty of Law has for the third consecutive year been ranked in Times Higher Education’s (THE) 2020 survey of the Top 100 World University Rankings by subject. This achievement is unparalleled in South Africa and Africa.

TuksSport High School judo star (17) wins gold in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Posted on November 12, 2019

There’s no secret any more as to what TuksSport High School judo star Thomas Breytenbach’s favourite pastime is: He likes to win medals during international judo tournaments.

Writers take centre stage at UP Heritage Month panel discussion

Posted on November 11, 2019

Decolonisation, the preservation of South African languages and culture, and a condemnation of xenophobia were the dominant themes at an event held recently at the University of Pretoria (UP) to commemorate Heritage Month.