Posted on January 07, 2016
While Gauteng is experiencing one of the driest and hottest summers in years, the University of Pretoria has to ensure that it adheres to water restrictions while maintaining one of its biggest assets – its environment.
Posted on January 04, 2016
Parts of the country were subjected to severe hailstorms towards the end of last year and hailstones the size of tennis balls inflicted massive damage. Dr Liesl Dyson explains the science behind this weather phenomenon.
Posted on December 18, 2015
The vice-chancellors representing all 26 universities in South Africa, remain committed to continuing the widening of student access to university study and to the transformation of universities consistent with the founding provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa.
Posted on December 15, 2015
The Mandela Rhodes Foundation recently announced the names of the 12th cohort of Mandela Rhodes scholars, who will make up the ‘Class of 2016’. Three students from the University of Pretoria are among those selected to be part of this elite group of students.
Posted on December 14, 2015
In a time of worrying discoveries about the state of our planet's climate, new research on emotive communication offers new avenues to effect behaviour change in favour of mitigating climate change.
Posted on December 03, 2015
When a giant baobab toppled over in the Pafuri area of the Kruger National Park a number of years ago, researchers from UP had a hunch that the fallen giant could give them access to a wealth of information about the past.
Posted on December 03, 2015
TuksLaw alumnus Thompson Chengeta was born in Shurugwi, a small town in Zimbabwe. After the death of his father, Thompson had little hope for his future. Against all odds, he did not use his fate and misfortune as a hindrance to achieving success and was determined to change his status from...
Posted on November 30, 2015
Ms Natasha Ashley, a BCom Business Management student, has been awarded a Mandela Rhodes Scholarship for 2016 to complete her master’s degree in business management. She completed her honours degree with distinction this year.
Posted on November 27, 2015
An article in the Junior Tukkie of November 2015 highlights the fact that two TuksLaw students have displayed great determination, self-discipline and motivation to excel both on the sports field and in the classroom, as LLB degrees were conferred during the UP Spring Graduation in October 2015...
Posted on November 25, 2015
Ms Olipa Phiri, a master's student in Development Studies in the Department of Anthropology and Archeology at the University of Pretoria (UP), has been named as one of 72 new Global Champions for women's economic empowerment.
Posted on November 19, 2015
Prof Ina Joubert from the Department of Early Childhood Education in the Faculty of Education at the University of Pretoria (UP) was nominated to participate in the national Early Childhood Development (ECD) Working Group meeting.
Posted on November 18, 2015
There was a buzz of energy when Life Orientation teachers and career counsellors representing schools in Gauteng, Ekurhuleni, Mpumalanga and Limpopo visited the University of Pretoria (UP) on Thursday, 5 November 2015. The JuniorTukkie* Office of the Department of Enrolment and Student...
Posted on November 17, 2015
Dr Taneshka Kruger, from the UP CSMC is very passionate about eliminating malaria in South Africa, and eventually in Africa as a whole and has been involved in research on the subject for a number of years.
Posted on November 04, 2015
Dr Quixie Sonntag, veterinarian and animal behaviourist at UP's Faculty of Veterinary Science, advises pet owners to pay attention to signs that their pet may suffer from noise phobia.
Posted on November 02, 2015
Prof Annie Joubert and her team at UP are committed to finding novel treatments that target cancer cells specifically, while causing the least possible amount of discomfort to the patient.
Posted on October 27, 2015
The Faculty of Veterinary Science at the University of Pretoria offers a rehabilitation service that helps animals immobilised by injury, disease or post-operative restrictions to regain as much mobility as possible.
Posted on October 14, 2015
Prof Russ Taylor, a leader in the field of radio astronomy who is closely involved with the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project, visited the University of Pretoria on Monday and delivered a lecture on the SKA project and the data challenges it poses.
Posted on October 12, 2015
On Saturday, 3 October 2015, 185 excited Grade 12 learners arrived at the Hatfield Campus to register for the Junior Tukkie Office's seventh Grade 12 Preparation Conference.
Posted on October 03, 2015
The JuniorTukkie Office and the Publication Team in the Department: Enrolment and Student Administration received no less than eleven awards at this year’s SA Publication Forum Award Ceremony that was held at the Premier Hotel in Kempton Park on 1 October 2015.
Posted on October 01, 2015
The University of Pretoria (UP) has been included in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings. UP's inclusion in the rankings was announced today (1 October) at the University of Melbourne in Australia at the THE World Academic Summit.
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