Posted on February 24, 2023
Dr Marilize Everts was selected as a Junior Fellow at the University of Bayreuth.
Posted on December 02, 2022
International collaboration on UAV opens opportunities for experiential learning at UP
Posted on November 16, 2022
UP and Wits competed in the inter-varsity radio controlled aircraft competition.
Posted on November 15, 2022
UP's hosting the inaugural FreeCAD (and free CAE) Users Conference from 1 to 3 March 2023.
Posted on November 09, 2022
“Seeing the technological advancement of societies made us love the field of engineering,” says University of Pretoria (UP) alumnus Hlulani Rikhotso.
Posted on September 23, 2022
Researchers are investigating the use of bird-inspired designs on the performance of UAVs.
Posted on September 05, 2022
The Academic Ranking of World Universities has ranked UP first in South Africa and Africa in veterinary science, mechanical engineering, finance and economics.
Posted on August 19, 2022
UP the best place to study engineering and computer science in SA per MyBroadBand’s analysis.
Posted on August 18, 2022
Dr Cor-Jacques Kat recently completed a secondment to Tenneco in Belgium.
Posted on August 08, 2022
Considering the high impact that vehicle accidents have on human health, the recent progress within the Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering at the University of Pretoria into developing a new Antilock Braking System (ABS) algorithm that is particularly suited to bad roads and...
Posted on August 02, 2022
The University of Pretoria’s Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering has come out as the top Mechanical Engineering department in South Africa in the latest Shanghai Ranking.
Posted on June 13, 2022
Researchers investigated the influence of clouds on concentrating solar power.
Posted on May 04, 2022
The Solar-Turbo Combined Heat and Power (CHP) project aims to produce a hybrid solar dish prototype to produce both heat and electricity, a goal particularly relevant to rural areas. Watch the video for more details on this exciting project.
Posted on April 29, 2022
Engineers are collaborating to better understand the complex aerodynamics of the albatross wing.
Posted on April 07, 2022
A notable accomplishment is UP’s Mineral and Mining Engineering which was ranked at position 33 (48 in 2021), and is among the top 50 worldwide.
Posted on November 05, 2021
The Radio-Controlled Aircraft competition took place on Sunday, 24 October, at the Irene Radio Flyers Club, Gauteng. The competition was a fun event to encourage interest in both aviation and aeronautics. The University of Pretoria (UP), University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), and the University...
Posted on September 06, 2021
Prof Josua Meyer of the Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering at the University of Pretoria has co-authored the newly published textbook “The Art of Measuring in the Thermal Sciences” together with Prof Michel de Paepe, professor of Thermodynamics in the Faculty of...
Posted on August 20, 2021
Researchers in the University of Pretoria’s Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering have surprisingly needed to use the moon to help in their goals of improving solar energy.
Posted on June 24, 2021
UP students Aaron Bornmann and Joseph Nyamariwata are on their way to the AfricArena Grand Summit in December after their innovative startup, 123tutors, recently won Best Seed Pitch in the southern African round.
Posted on June 04, 2021
Mechanical engineers from the University of Pretoria are using computational fluid dynamics to analyze wind patterns of Marion Island as part of a larger project to eradicate mice from the island.
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