UP Hospitality Management students cook up a storm with indigenous ingredients

Posted on August 20, 2019

Final-year Hospitality Management students cooked up a storm for a special dinner hosted by the Department of Consumer and Food Sciences at the Future Africa restaurant, using indigenous ingredients foraged from the Future Africa Campus.

Keeping UP safe is security manager Linda-Louise Meyer’s priority

Posted on August 19, 2019

In the sixth interview of our #WomenofUP series for Women’s Month we profile Linda-Louise Meyer, Manager of the University’s Security Services control room. Her role is to take care of the safety of staff and students on UP campuses.

ChooseUP Day a success as prospective students and their parents get a taste of what to expect

Posted on August 19, 2019

Excitement was the order of the day as about 14 000 prospective students (grade 12 learners), their families and friends from across the country attended the University of Pretoria’s #ChooseUP Day on Saturday, 17 August.

Two UP doctoral students win prestigious award recognising their work in science research

Posted on August 16, 2019

University of Pretoria doctoral candidates, Analike Blom van Staden and Bianca Fibrich won big at the 2019 South African Women in Science Awards.

Advancing physics across international boundaries with UP’s Prof Nithaya Chetty

Posted on August 16, 2019

Primarashni Gower spoke to Vice-President of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics Professor Nithaya Chetty about the state of science.

UP academic Prof Vandeyar in the running for Standard Bank women in science award

Posted on August 14, 2019

With a career spanning 35 years, Professor Saloshna Vandeyar is still at the top of her game and her nomination for Standard Bank’s Top Women Awards is testament to this.

UP becomes first recipient of RMB THINK Bench

Posted on August 14, 2019

The University of Pretoria is now home to a spectacular 13-metre sculptural public artwork – the RMB THINK Bench, a contemporary functional piece designed to celebrate and encourage innovative and collaborative thinking.

It’s easier to succeed when you have role models who look like you – UP Nuclear Physicist Dr Thabsile Thabethe

Posted on August 13, 2019

Nuclear Physicist Dr Thabsile Thabethe, whose interview is the fourth profile in our #WomenofUP series, is making an impact in society with her series of books on mathematics and science for toddlers.