Posted on April 23, 2024
“When my family and I moved from the Eastern Cape to Pretoria in 1958, I was shown the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Aula, a cultural beacon of note in those years,” recalls UP alumnus Frans Gustav Radloff, who obtained a BA Law degree in 1963 and an LLB in 1965.
Posted on April 23, 2024
The University of South Africa (Unisa) recently conferred an honorary doctorate on part-time University of Pretoria (UP) lecturer and sculptor Dr Angus Taylor in recognition of his artwork over the years. He graduated with a BA in Fine Arts in 1996 from UP and was awarded an alumni laureate in...
Posted on April 23, 2024
Did you know that the University of Pretoria’s Department of Library Services has a dedicated Special Collections Unit which curates rare, valuable and specialist collections on level 5 of the Merensky 2 Library?
Posted on April 10, 2024
“After my mother’s passing when I was 13 years old, I vowed to pursue law,” says University of Pretoria (UP) alumna Tiyani Majoko, who is a Communications Officer at the International Finance Corporation which is the private sector investment arm of the World Bank Group.
Posted on March 26, 2024
Last month, fashion designer and University of Pretoria (UP) alumna Judy Sanderson became a recipient of the 2024 Global Brand Prize, courtesy of France’s Maison Mode Méditerranée Endowment Fund.
Posted on March 01, 2024
Jenny van Dyk, the "Coach with the Midas Touch", is now up to her most significant challenge with today's announcement that she is the new Protea head coach.
Posted on February 29, 2024
Boitumelo Lekalakala's commitment to football empowers athletes and supports the disadvantaged
Posted on February 29, 2024
Meet the Nxumalos, four siblings who believe that their course in life has been directly impacted by their time as students at the University of Pretoria (UP).
Posted on February 29, 2024
“I recall the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Faculty of Law hosted a festival in 2020, and I was one of their headliners¬¬ – my first performing gig in front of a big crowd was at UP,” says rapper Lethabo Sebetso, popularly known as Focalistic.
Posted on February 29, 2024
Discover UP's beloved museum gallery showcasing diverse sculptures and contemporary artworks
Posted on February 08, 2024
The United Kingdom Friends of the University of Pretoria Foundation (UK Friends of UP) was officially launched on 5 February 2024, marking a significant milestone in fostering international collaboration and support for educational initiatives.
Posted on December 11, 2023
Television actress and University of Pretoria (UP) graduate Pearl Monama couldn’t be happier with her choice of career.
Posted on December 11, 2023
University of Pretoria (UP) student Curtleigh Alaart’s drafted policy suggestions, which sought to address the challenges that many young people face globally, saw him shining bright during the Group of Twenty (G20) Summit hosted in India earlier this year.
Posted on November 09, 2023
“Since completing my studies, my career path has been eclectic, to say the least,” says advocate and University of Pretoria (UP) alumnus Nyiko Baloyi.
Posted on November 02, 2023
In 2015, Dr Maurine Musie became the first black African student to obtain a Bachelor of Nursing Science cum laude from the University of Pretoria (UP), as well as a Golden Key International honorary membership.
Posted on November 02, 2023
For scholars looking to develop a manuscript from their data in a fraction of the time it currently takes, University of Pretoria (UP) alumnus Dr Israel Agaku has a straightforward and elegant solution: one application to replace the many software applications that academics usually have to make...
Posted on November 01, 2023
The University of Pretoria (UP) recently honoured UP affiliates who had made the grade for this year’s Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans initiative over lunch on Hatfield Campus.
Posted on October 23, 2023
Future Africa www.futureafrica.science is the University of Pretoria’s unique pan-African collaborative research platform that works across scientific fields and disciplines, and with society, to address Africa’s biggest and most urgent contemporary challenges.
Posted on October 23, 2023
UP alumna Karishma Maharaj excitedly recalls the moment Payload Aerospace SL, the Spanish aerospace company that she is a business developer at, made history when it launched MIURA 1, marking Europe’s first fully private rocket launch.
Posted on October 19, 2023
The statistics will forever show that Tuks is the 2023 Varsity Netball Champions.
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