Paying it forward: UP mentorship-trained scholars return from Australia to pass on leadership skills

Posted on April 18, 2019

Early this year, the Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME) in association with the Student Representative Council (SRC) at the University of Pretoria (UP) presented UP students with an exciting scholarship opportunity: to spend a week in Australia, train in mentorship with AIME, then...

UP Physics postgrad selected to attend Nobel Laureate Meeting

Posted on April 18, 2019

Justin Harrison, a recent MSc graduate from the Department of Physics at the University of Pretoria (UP), will be one of only 20 top young scientists from South Africa to attend the 69th Nobel Laureate Meeting later this year in Lindau, Germany.

UP’s Humanities Faculty commemorates 100 years with gala concert

Posted on April 18, 2019

The Faculty of Humanities at the University of Pretoria (UP) marks its centenary this year, and recently celebrated this milestone with a Dean’s Concert at UP’s Musaion, a concert hall for musicians.

University of Pretoria tops ranks in new DHET report on SA research outputs

Posted on April 17, 2019

A recently released Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) report reveals that the University of Pretoria (UP) produced the most weighted research outputs per capita for 2017, as well as the highest number of published research outputs in South Africa.

UP researchers lead project to develop Africa’s doctoral graduates into future intellectual leaders

Posted on April 17, 2019

The University of Pretoria’s (UP) Vice-Chancellor and Principal Professor Tawana Kupe recently opened the first workshop of the Peer-Learning for Emerging Researchers’ Knowledge and Advancement (PERKA) initiative, held at the National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa.

Minister of Higher Education and Training Naledi Pandor gets PhD from UP

Posted on April 16, 2019

Minister of Higher Education and Training Dr Naledi Pandor took her portfolio seriously by going back to class and graduating with a PhD in Education from the University of Pretoria (UP) this week. Her research topic was ‘The contested meaning of transformation in higher education in...

Important information for alumni regarding election of the President of the Convocation

Posted on April 16, 2019

The University of Pretoria will be commencing the process of electing a President of the Convocation in May 2019. This position, which runs for a term of five years, has been vacant since August 2017.

Tuks FM named Campus Station of the Year for record 5th time

Posted on April 15, 2019

Tuks FM has reclaimed the coveted Campus Station of the Year title after winning for a record fifth time at the annual Liberty Radio Awards on 13 April.