Vet Science graduates: It’s all in the family for us!

Posted on April 24, 2019

Two graduates from the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Faculty of Veterinary Science recently shared with Primarashni Gower why veterinary practice is in their blood.

What did these alumni do in the summer of ’69?

Posted on April 23, 2019

We will probably never know what students in the OP Class of 1969 did in the summer of ‘69 but the group that qualified at the end of that year recently held their 50th reunion near Pretoria at the Roodevalley Hotel in Kameeldrift East.

No time to rest – from research methodology to R to One Health

Posted on April 15, 2019

24 students from three different continents have successfully started the 2019 collaborative Masters in Tropical Animal Health degree programme.

Faculty rewards its students and lecturers at annual prize-giving event

Posted on March 22, 2019

On 14 March, the Faculty of Veterinary Science of the University of Pretoria held its annual Teaching and Learning Prize-giving. Recognition was given to students for academic performance during 2018 in a variety of subjects, while academic staff were recognized for outstanding contributions to...

Unselfish work by our vets and students to rescue flamingos pays off

Posted on March 20, 2019

Almost two months ago, on 25 January, the second chapter of a remarkable flamingo rescue story was written when 900 day-old lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) chicks arrived in Gauteng from Kimberley.

UP Veterinary Science course ranked 43rd globally in 2019 QS rankings

Posted on March 06, 2019

The University of Pretoria’s (UP) Veterinary Science course has been ranked 43rd globally in the QS World University Rankings for 2019. Furthermore, UP is among seven South African universities which have courses in the top 500 in the world, in this ranking system.

UP’s Faculty of Veterinary Science assists chimpanzee sanctuary in the DRC

Posted on March 06, 2019

Already credited with performing the world´s first ever cataract surgery on an orangutan in 2007 in Borneo, specialist veterinary ophthalmologist Dr Izak Venter, accompanied by Dr Keri-Lee Dobbie, an MMedVet postgraduate student in ophthalmology recently travelled to the DRC to assist the JACK...

Veterinary nurse excels to become the first ever South African known to pass the NVTE boarding exam in the United States

Posted on January 25, 2019

When you believe in yourself, you have faith and are determined to succeed, nothing will get in your way to reach your goals.