Minister of Higher Education and Training Naledi Pandor gets PhD from UP

Posted on April 16, 2019

Minister of Higher Education and Training Dr Naledi Pandor took her portfolio seriously by going back to class and graduating with a PhD in Education from the University of Pretoria (UP) this week. Her research topic was ‘The contested meaning of transformation in higher education in...

Important information for alumni regarding election of the President of the Convocation

Posted on April 16, 2019

The University of Pretoria will be commencing the process of electing a President of the Convocation in May 2019. This position, which runs for a term of five years, has been vacant since August 2017.

Triumph of the spirit: Tinyiko Gwambe inspires on graduation stage

Posted on April 12, 2019

The University of Pretoria (UP) congratulates Tinyiko Cathrine Gwambe on graduating with a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) degree with distinction, and welcomes her back to UP to pursue her postgraduate studies.

University of Pretoria astrophysicist part of team involved in capturing first black hole image

Posted on April 10, 2019

University of Pretoria (UP) astrophysicist Professor Roger Deane was part of the international group of scientists who have captured the first image of a black hole. His group worked to develop simulations of the complex, Earth-sized telescope used to make this historic discovery. These...

Astronomers capture first image of a black hole

Posted on April 10, 2019

The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) — a planet-scale array of eight ground-based radio telescopes forged through international collaboration — was designed to capture images of a black hole. Today, (10 April) in coordinated press conferences across the globe, EHT researchers reveal that...

UP vet nurse alumnus passes prestigious USA National Veterinary Technician Exam

Posted on April 08, 2019

University of Pretoria (UP) alumnus Ezette Coetzee, who has a Diploma in Veterinary Nursing from UP’s Faculty of Veterinary Science, is believed to be the first South Africans to write and pass the prestigious National Veterinary Technician Exam (NVTE) in the United States.

Flamingo chicks nursed back to health

Posted on April 05, 2019

Most of the 200 rescued flamingos from Kimberley’s Kamfers Dam, which were nursed to good health by the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Faculty of Veterinary Science, are ready to be returned to the dam.

UP academic plays integral part in the compilation of the Abidjan Principles

Posted on April 05, 2019

The University of Pretoria’s (UP) Professor Ann Skelton, the UNESCO Chair in Education Law in Africa, situated in the Faculty of Law, has played an integral role in the compilation of the Abidjan Principles, which were officially released recently.