Footsteps Along the Tracks project uncovers largely forgotten cultural heritage

Posted on August 02, 2017

UP and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands present the Footsteps Along the Tracks project, which uncovers the largely forgotten cultural heritage represented by the Netherlands South African Railways Company (NZASM).

2017 Humanities for the Environment Conference

Posted on August 01, 2017

The Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship is bringing together scholars to generate discussion and research into using the broad field of the humanities and its related disciplines to understand and engage with global environmental problems.

Custom-developed research grant management system for UP researchers

Posted on August 01, 2017

A new Pre-Award Grants Management System (PAGMS) that was custom-developed for the University of Pretoria using the PeopleSoft system, will assist researchers at the Institution with the management and administration of funding opportunities.

PhD student in Medicinal Plant Sciences wins coveted prize for best paper

Posted on July 31, 2017

Carel Basson Oosthuizen, a PhD student in Medicinal Plant Sciences in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences at the University of Pretoria (UP), was awarded the prize for the best paper at the recent annual conference of the Indigenous Plant Usage Forum (IPUF).

Mammalian Behavioural Ecology and Physiology Chair renewed for third cycle

Posted on July 28, 2017

Prof Nigel Bennett, the current incumbent of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) / National Research Foundation (NRF) Joint Research Chair (SARChl) in the field of Mammalian Behavioural Ecology and Physiology at the University of Pretoria successfully won its bid for the third and last...

Mathematical Models and Methods in Bioengineering and Biosciences Chair renewed

Posted on July 25, 2017

Prof Jacek Banasiak, the Chair holder of the DST/NRF SARChI Chair in Mathematical Models and Methods in Bioengineering and Biosciences (M3B2) at the University of Pretoria recently received the good news that the Chair was successful in its bid for another five-year cycle.

A new indigenous personality test for South Africa

Posted on July 25, 2017

Researchers at UP, along with colleagues from other universities, have been developing a more representative indigenous personality measure that can be used by prospective employers for a multi-cultural workforce.

UP researcher honoured at Commonwealth Science Conference

Posted on July 20, 2017

Osmond Mlonyeni, a doctoral student at the University of Pretoria (UP), was selected as one of the top three presenters at the student and postdoctoral session at the Commonwealth Science Conference, held in Singapore in June this year.