Posted on May 20, 2019
Doctoral student Lazarus Takawira of the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) recently won the Best Student Poster award at the US Department of Energy’s Joint Genome Institute’s 14th annual Genomics of Energy & Environment...
Posted on May 19, 2019
Three University of Pretoria (UP) alumni are making waves with an app named Doot, a dining platform for travellers to Japan to connect with locals over authentic meals away from tourist traps. Travellers get to experience local cuisine and learn about Japanese culture, while the host gets to...
Posted on May 17, 2019
Dr Lieza Odendaal, a lecturer in Veterinary Public Health at the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Veterinary Science, has been studying the complex Rift Valley Fever Virus (RVFV) for years – and her findings have offered the international community of veterinary pathologists...
Posted on May 17, 2019
“I love learning about the world around me and how science can shape and change it,” says first-year student Rahil Samlal, who is studying towards a BSc Microbiology degree in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Pretoria (UP). Rahil is also the winner...
Posted on May 16, 2019
The Graduate Centre in the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Department of Research recently hosted a meet-and-greet event at which current and new UP Doctoral Commonwealth Scholarship students met and interacted with each other and their study supervisors.
Posted on May 16, 2019
Minister of Higher Education and Training Dr Naledi Pandor recently received a PhD in Education at UP. Professor Chika Sehoole, Dean of the Faculty of Education, told Primarashni Gower about his experience of supervising this high-profile cabinet minister
Posted on May 15, 2019
The outcome of India’s ongoing six-week election (set to end on 23 May) could provide interesting markers for the way in which South Africa’s democracy might progress and mature, a University of Pretoria (UP) Professor of Sociology said at the launch of a new book that traces the...
Posted on May 15, 2019
Faculty members at the University of Pretoria (UP) have paid tribute to UP alumnus Dr Fred Brownell, designer of South Africa’s iconic flag, who passed away at his home in Pretoria on Friday 10 May.
Posted on May 15, 2019
Professor Mike Wingfield of the University of Pretoria (UP) has acted as an advisor or supervisor to an impressive 101 PhD graduates, as of April 2019.
Posted on May 13, 2019
The first dual PhD registration between the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Health Sciences and France’s Université Grenoble Alpes was awarded during the recent Autumn Graduation Ceremonies. Ms Elsa Nolte completed a PhD in Human Physiology at the University of Pretoria, which...
Posted on May 13, 2019
The University of Pretoria’s Dr Joel Modiri is among 19 distinguished African researchers chosen to represent 12 African countries in the Africa Oxford Initiative Visiting Fellowship Programme at the University of Oxford in England.
Posted on May 12, 2019
When Winston Campbell matriculated in 1965, the coloured community was still barred from studying at what were then whites-only institutions, of which the University of Pretoria (UP) was one.
Posted on May 11, 2019
Emeritus Professor Rashid Mekki Hassan of the University of Pretoria has received one of the highest honours in science by being elected to US research organisation the National Academy of Sciences (NAS).
Posted on May 10, 2019
Are you a prospective student? Are you interested in following a career as a doctor, dentist, nurse, allied health professional, a veterinarian or veterinary nurse, architect, interior architect, or landscape architect? If you #ChooseUP, we not only offer programmes for these careers, but many...
Posted on May 10, 2019
Mr Stuart Taylor, a master’s degree student in Animal Science at the University of Pretoria (UP) recently won the award for the best graduate student presentation from the Southern Poultry Science Society (SPSS) at the annual meeting of the International Poultry Scientific Forum (IPSF) in...
Posted on May 10, 2019
Professor Mohsen Sharifpur, an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Pretoria, has developed a new scientific theory that may hold the key to understanding the secrets of the early universe – as well as a perspective of the future of our universe.
Posted on May 10, 2019
The University of Pretoria (UP), through its Department of Comprehensive Online Education Services (COES), is targeting October 2019 to pilot a new series of fully online academic courses through a partnership with Higher Ed Partners - Africa (HEP Africa).
Posted on May 09, 2019
Africans concerned about human rights are closely following a meeting of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights taking place in Egypt’s Sharm El-Sheikh.
Posted on May 07, 2019
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) in conjunction with the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Pretoria (UP) recently launched a flagship publication entitled Poverty and Inequality: Diagnosis, Prognosis and Responses, described by...
Posted on May 05, 2019
The Tuks Leadership and Individual Programme (TULIP) hosted a gala dinner recently in celebration of its three years of transforming the lives of learners and creating awareness of this initiative. This event was held at the Prinshof Campus and included a sit-down dinner, a fundraising auction...
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