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  • Visually impaired

    Posted on June 03, 2009

    Forty learners from Prinshof School for the Visually Impaired recently visited the University of Pretoria

  • The

    Posted on June 03, 2009

    "Your Planet Needs You! UNite to Combat Climate Change" is the slogan of World Environment Day which is to take place on 05 June 2009.

  • What is in a Voo Doo Duodu?

    Posted on June 01, 2009

    Academic staff at the Dept of Food Science recently had a very special honor bestowed on them. TUKSFoST (the University of Pretoria Food Science & Technology student society) held a Cocktails & Cupcakes function.

  • Two thousand fed academic insight at University's Sci-Enza

    Posted on June 01, 2009

    No less than 500 high school learners daily attended the

  • Faculty's NSTF Awards finalists

    Posted on May 28, 2009

    The University of Pretoria

  • DST supports tree genomics and bioenergy initiative at UP

    Posted on May 28, 2009

    The Department of Science and Technology (DST) has awarded a strategic grant of R1.5 million to a team of UP researchers in support of a project to decipher the complete transcriptome (DNA sequence of all expressed genes) of a Eucalyptus tree and to produ

  • University Of Pretoria Professor Wins Esteemed Bill Venter/Altron Literary Award: 2008

    Posted on May 21, 2009

    The University of Pretoria is proud to announce that Prof Sue Nicolson, Head of the Department of Zoology and Entomology, was recently selected by the Board of Control of the Bill Venter/Altron Literary Award as co-winner of the award for 2008.

  • Honorary doctorate for great geologist

    Posted on May 19, 2009

    Prof Kenneth Eriksson, the Head of Department of Geosciences at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in the USA, was conferred an honorary doctorate in Science by the University of Pretoria.

  • Faculty's outstanding student achievers

    Posted on May 19, 2009

    The Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences' Outstanding Achievers Function for Students took place at the end of last month at the Sanlam Auditorium.

  • Open doors for National University of Lesotho

    Posted on May 19, 2009

    Once again, the Faculty opened its doors to host fourth year BSc (Crop Science) students from the National University of Lesotho.

  • The tall necks - uncovered

    Posted on May 19, 2009

    Prof Graham Mitchell FRSSAf of the University of Wyoming presented an interactive talk which was focused on the evolution of giraffes.

  • Actuarial careers fair

    Posted on May 19, 2009

    The actuarial careers fair was recently held at the University of Pretoria's Conference Centre. Prof Str

  • Maths Movie night

    Posted on May 19, 2009

    The School of Mathematical Sciences hosted the first of a series of mathematics movies earlier this year. The "surprise" movie shown during the movie night was Good Will Hunting - a movie that featured both student life and mathematics.

  • Birds of Prey Descend upon University

    Posted on April 14, 2009

    At least 250 primary school learners had the opportunity to share their classroom with dinosaur fossils and a living vulture during the

  • Food Science makes waves abroad

    Posted on April 07, 2009

    Three of the University of Pretoria

  • Winged masters of the skies descend on University of Pretoria

    Posted on March 27, 2009

    Dinosaurs and vultures are the themes of the much-acclaimed

  • UP well received at career expo in Limpopo Province

    Posted on March 19, 2009

    The University of Pretoria was well received and represented at a career exhibition at Ho

  • UP encourages the youth to explore the exciting world of the sciences

    Posted on March 11, 2009

    The University of Pretoria utilized the ScienceUnlimited platform to encourage thousands of high school learners to explore the exciting world of those who pursue Mathematics and Science beyond school level. This national event took place from 02 March 20

  • Professor involved in world

    Posted on March 10, 2009

    The Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences is proud to announce that Prof Johann Engelbrecht of the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics has been appointed by the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI) Executive Cou

  • Sci-Enza Celebrates Darwin Day with launch of Art and Poetry competition

    Posted on February 13, 2009

    Sci-Enza launched an Art and Poetry competition on 11 Feb 2008, a day ahead of International Darwin day. Learners from a school in Pretoria were enlightened and amused when they discovered Fun Facts about the English Naturalist, Charles Darwin, who postul

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