Posted on September 12, 2019
The University of Pretoria’s (UP) spring graduation calendar brought something special as former member of the UP executive Professor Antony Melck returned to campus to celebrate the academic achievements of his loved ones.
Posted on September 12, 2019
Have you ever read a book that was so profound that it knocked your socks off? Have you ever read a book that was so mind-altering that you experienced an existentialist crisis? And have you ever read a book that turned your worldview upside down and inside out?
Posted on September 10, 2019
Meet Thabang Manamela who has just graduated with an LLB degree from the University of Pretoria, despite the hardships he endured. Manamela was born in Ga-Mashashane, Limpopo, with glaucoma, which resulted in him losing his eyesight at an early age.
Posted on September 10, 2019
The University of Pretoria (UP), in partnership with Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE), the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) and other stakeholders, recently hosted a Student Entrepreneurship Week (SEW) at UP’s Hatfield Campus.
Posted on September 09, 2019
University of Pretoria (UP) astrophysicist, Professor Roger Deane is a part of a consortium of scientists that has won the prestigious 2020 Breakthrough Prize for Fundamental Physics, for giving the world the first image of a black hole in April this year.
Posted on September 06, 2019
It was a double celebration in the Kolo household when husband and wife Francis and Agatha graduated from the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Faculty of Veterinary Science this week with PhDs in Veterinary Science.
Posted on September 04, 2019
Two University of Pretoria (UP) veterinarians saved the life of a 5.5-ton elephant at Poznan Zoo in Poland, by performing a surgical extraction of his damaged tusk. Ninio, an African elephant, suffered a severe infection in July after a crack appeared at the bottom of his right tusk.
Posted on September 03, 2019
At UP, students admitted to the ECPs on the Mamelodi Campus attend lectures there for the first year of their studies. Upon performing successfully, they can transfer to their preferred study programme
Posted on September 02, 2019
The University of Pretoria’s Hatfield Campus was a hive of activity on 30 August when Kiara Hanimonth from India and Keketso Mabuleka from Lesotho were crowned Miss and Mr International Students’ Day, respectively, as part of the day’s activities.
Posted on August 28, 2019
South Africa faces many social and economic problems including poverty and inequality, but researchers working to solve these issues say it is important to focus on women in order to fix them.
Posted on August 27, 2019
A book penned by University of Pretoria (UP) academic, Professor Liesel Ebersöhn, Director of the Centre for the Study of Resilience in the Faculty of Education, aims to deconstruct the idea of Ubuntu and ultimately shed some light on why we behave the way we do and why we are able to do better...
Posted on August 26, 2019
In the tenth interview of our #WomenofUP series this August we speak to Dr Nthabiseng Taole, Director of Research and Innovation (DRI).
Posted on August 26, 2019
The University of Pretoria will be celebrating International Students’ Day on Friday 30 August 2019 at the Hatfield Campus.
Posted on August 22, 2019
The Javett Art Centre at the University of Pretoria (Javett-UP) opens officially on Heritage Day, 24 September, with three ground-breaking exhibitions: a collection of iconic works of South African art; the Javett Family Collection of modern art; and an exhibition of significant pieces from the...
Posted on August 21, 2019
The Department of Mining Engineering at the University of Pretoria has revealed that approximately 95% of its 2017 and 2018 graduates are currently employed in various fields of the minerals sector, as well as at consultancies and financial institutions.
Posted on August 21, 2019
In the seventh interview of our #WomenofUP series this August we speak to trailblazer Khathochelo Mbanda who is Team and Operations Manager of the University of Pretoria (UP) Football Club.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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