Collaboration of human and machine for knowledge work

Posted on April 01, 2021

Dr Hanlie Smuts is an Associate Professor in the Department of Informatics, Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology at the University of Pretoria.

Retirement Mrs Anne-Marie van Heerden

Posted on April 01, 2021

Retirement of Mrs Anne-Marie van Heerden

Mineral and Mining Engineering at UP ranked in top 50 worldwide

Posted on March 15, 2021

The latest edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject for 2021, which ranks science, mathematics and technology courses from seven local universities, compared to the best in the world, has placed mineral and mining engineering at the University of Pretoria in 48th position.

The Department of Information Science, Department of Mining Engineering, and Exxaro have come together to establish the Exxaro chair in XR Technology.

Posted on March 10, 2021

Thanks to Exxaro, one of the top five coal producers in South Africa and a constituent of the JSE’s Top 40 index, and the initiative and hard work of Prof. Ronny Webber-Youngman and Mr Jannie Maritz from the Department of Mining Engineering, as well as Mr Koos de Beer from the Department of...

University of Pretoria domestic leader in four subjects in 2021 QS World University Rankings

Posted on March 09, 2021

UP is the domestic leader in four subjects: Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies; Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Mathematics; and Accounting and Finance.

EXPERT OPINION: Engineering faculties perfectly placed to be at forefront of expanding on lessons learned during COVID-19 pandemic, says UP dean

Posted on March 09, 2021

Prof Sunil Maharaj, Dean of UP’s EBIT Faculty, writes about the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for Engineering faculties and students around the world.

Department of Information Science staff receive NRF ratings

Posted on February 26, 2021

Two staff members of the Department of Information Science receive NRF ratings.

Associate Professor presents at the SCECSAL 2021 conference on information services

Posted on February 26, 2021

Marlene Holmner, associate professor and package coordinator for the undergraduate Information Science degree, presented a paper alongside colleagues Gorrety Maria Juma from Ndejje University Library, and Sarah Nakaziba from Aga Khan University, titled Building strong academic libraries and...