Posted on December 15, 2021
Architecture (and other) students routinely collect fine-grained visual and qualitative spatial data while working on projects. This data is collected through transect walks, participatory action research, community mapping and participatory geographic information system (GIS) methodologies.
Posted on December 13, 2021
Andrew Ross represented South Africa in the pool at the 2021 African Championships and will also be competing at the world short course championships in Abu Dhabi in December.
Posted on December 03, 2021
Within the field of microelectronics, most of the novel innovations that are developed have been driven by Moore’s Law. This relates to the observation made by Gordon Moore in 1965 that the number of transistors in a dense integrated circuit doubles every two years.
Posted on November 23, 2021
We wish to congratulate Prof Michael Njoroge Gitau, professor in the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering, who virtually delivered his inaugural address titled Effects of changes in the energy mix and types of loads on future power grids on 21 October 2021. The Dean of...
Posted on November 23, 2021
Prof Christo Venter, professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, delivered his virtual inaugural address titled Transformative transport in African cities—progress and prospects for success, on 2 November 2021. Prof Jan Eloff, Acting Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Built...
Posted on November 10, 2021
University of Pretoria (UP) alumnus Kgothatso Ngako, who works as a catalyst at a company called Sigidli, has started a non-profit company called Exonumia Africa (exonumia.africa) which aims to translate literature explaining how Bitcoin works, into native African languages.
Posted on November 10, 2021
A team comprising a Landscape Architecture and an Architecture student from the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology recently won first prize in an international design competition organised by the Epidemic Urbanism Initiative.
Posted on November 05, 2021
The Radio-Controlled Aircraft competition took place on Sunday, 24 October, at the Irene Radio Flyers Club, Gauteng. The competition was a fun event to encourage interest in both aviation and aeronautics. The University of Pretoria (UP), University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), and the University...
Posted on November 04, 2021
In celebration of the diamond jubilee of UP's Department of Mining Engineering, the Department has launched a commemorative publication of its development and achievements over the past 60 years.
Posted on October 19, 2021
Prof Ronny Webber-Youngman, Head of the University of Pretoria’s Department of Mining Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology, has been appointed to the Council of the international Society of Mining Professors (SOMP).
Posted on October 05, 2021
The University of Pretoria presented Mr Mpila Andries Mthethwa, ACTOM’s Chairman, with the “Chancellor’s Medal” for his contribution to industry, society, and the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology (EBIT), where he served as a member of...
Posted on October 05, 2021
Congratulations to Prof Schalk Kok, professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, who delivered his virtual inaugural address, titled Simple lessons to keep in mind when adding complexity to numerical models, on 14 September 2021. The Dean of the Faculty of Engineering,...
Posted on October 04, 2021
The new plant was handed over at a ceremony that was attended by senior government officials, along with representatives of UP, the Water Research Commission, Mhlontlo Local Municipality and the Kwa-Madiba community.
Posted on October 04, 2021
A Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Prof Alta van der Merwe. Prof Alta van der Merwe is currently the Deputy Dean of Teaching and Learning within the EBIT Faculty at the University of Pretoria. She is also a full professor in the Department of Informatics where she provides...
Posted on September 20, 2021
“Highlights like this motivate me to make a difference to our society & environment,” says UP lecturer Karen Botes.
Posted on September 29, 2021
At the heart of effective patient treatment is the concept of interprofessional education for healthcare workers. Connecting healthcare providers across multiple disciplines, in practice and in academia and throughout Sub-Saharan Africa is at the heart of the Africa Interprofessional Education...
Posted on September 06, 2021
The race was held online this year because the department realised that students were struggling with the lack of interaction with their peers and felt discouraged by lost opportunities.
Posted on September 17, 2021
The postgraduate research capacity of the Carl and Emily Fuchs Institute for Microelectronics (CEFIM) in the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering at the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology received a boost in...
Posted on September 17, 2021
Pretoria - Success and excellence are possible for all black women, says Kundani Makakavhule, who was celebrated yesterday as the country’s first black woman to graduate with a PhD in Town and Regional Planning.
Posted on September 06, 2021
Prof Josua Meyer of the Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering at the University of Pretoria has co-authored the newly published textbook “The Art of Measuring in the Thermal Sciences” together with Prof Michel de Paepe, professor of Thermodynamics in the Faculty of...
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