Informal settlements: looking at the bigger picture

Posted on May 09, 2016

For his PhD research, Dr Emmanuel Nkambule sought to improve the living conditions in informal settlements by visually studying the structure of the settlement and its many physical and social layers.

Africa Science Leadership Programme: second round of success

Posted on May 09, 2016

As the challenges we face in the world, and especially in Africa, become more complex, a different style of science leadership is required. The Africa Science Leadership Programme (ASLP) was launched in June 2015 to address this, and recently concluded its second round of interactions with...

Six NSTF Award nominations for UP's Faculty of Health Sciences

Posted on May 06, 2016

Five academics from the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Pretoria have been nominated for awards in various categories of the 2015/2016 National Science and Technology Forum Awards.

Shaking UP Shakespeare

Posted on May 05, 2016

To mark the 400th anniversary of the deaths of Shakespeare and Cervantes, the Merensky Library, the Languages Cluster and the Drama Department organised a week of celebrations from 18 to 22 April 2016.

UP lecturer receives G200 Silver Angel Award

Posted on May 04, 2016

Ms Sedzani Siaga, a senior lecturer in the Department of Accounting at the University of Pretoria, was awarded a Silver Angel Award at the annual G200 Youth Forum, which was held in Germany in April this year.

JuniorTukkie Ambassadors give back to their communities

Posted on May 04, 2016

Members of the University of Pretoria’s (UP) JuniorTukkie Ambassadors Programme* hosted a Career Expo for learners coming from remote areas at the Rabboni Christian Church in Ga-Rankuwa on Saturday 24 April 2016. Learners who attended the Expo were given information about the programmes the...

Calling all citizen scientists!

Posted on May 03, 2016

The Sea Search group is calling on members of the public who would like to actively contribute to science and research to help map the distribution of whales and dolphins in the western Cape.

Young UP scientist shines with Nobel Laureates

Posted on April 28, 2016

After a rigorous selection procedure, Dr Bianca Verlinden, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Biochemistry, was chosen by the National Research Foundation as one of two excellent young researchers to represent South Africa at the 8th HOPE meeting with Nobel Laureates held in Tsukuba,...