Posted on September 03, 2019
The University of Pretoria’s Unit for Internal Audit and the University of Porto, Portugal, recently strengthened their relations on cooperation and student and staff exchange programmes.
Posted on September 03, 2019
At UP, students admitted to the ECPs on the Mamelodi Campus attend lectures there for the first year of their studies. Upon performing successfully, they can transfer to their preferred study programme
Posted on September 03, 2019
Masego Dilebo, a master’s student in biochemistry at the University of Pretoria, recently won an award for the best oral presentation at the 5th Annual Malaria Research Conference.
Posted on September 02, 2019
The University of Pretoria’s Hatfield Campus was a hive of activity on 30 August when Kiara Hanimonth from India and Keketso Mabuleka from Lesotho were crowned Miss and Mr International Students’ Day, respectively, as part of the day’s activities.
Posted on September 02, 2019
South African women with disability are often isolated as they belong to a group with multiple minority status factors, such as gender bias, poverty and disability stigmatisation.
Posted on September 02, 2019
The University of Pretoria’s (UP) spring graduation ceremonies take place from 2 to 6 September when 1 582 students will be awarded qualifications ranging from certificates, diplomas and degrees.
Posted on September 02, 2019
Emeritus Professor Marthán Bester, from the Department of Zoology and Entomology in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Pretoria (UP), was awarded the distinguished Gold Medal of the Zoological Society of Southern Africa (ZSSA) at the 39th ZSSA Congress held in...
Posted on August 31, 2019
In this edition of our #WomenofUP series we speak to Professor Sheryl Hendriks, the University’s first female Head of Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development.
Posted on August 30, 2019
When she was the Minister of Science and Technology in 2016, Dr Naledi Pandor ‘bent the rules’ and made it a point to grant 42 South African Research Chairs Initiative chairs (SARChI) exclusively to women. One of these outstanding women is UP's Professor Mmantsae Moche Diale.
Posted on August 30, 2019
This is a time to celebrate the diversity, cultures, religions and traditions of all people in South Africa in the spirit of ‘Unity in Diversity’.
Posted on August 30, 2019
Dawda K Jawara, who played a considerable role in laying the foundations of the African regional human rights system, passed away on 27 August 2019. He was 95 years old. For those following and committed to human rights in Africa, the name of Dawda Jawara takes pride of place.
Posted on August 29, 2019
It's one life down and eight to go for three protected black-footed kittens that were recently delivered by caesarean section after their mother, Athena, who has a history of lethargy and depression, was brought to the UP Faculty of Veterinary Science’s Veterinary Academic Hospital.
Posted on August 29, 2019
Two UP researchers are looking into the progress of children born to HIV positive mothers to see if life-saving ARVs have any adverse effects on their early development.
Posted on August 29, 2019
Patrick Sekgoka, a PhD student in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Pretoria (UP), received his International Professional Award at the SAS Global Forum 2019. His PhD research is jointly supervised by Dr Olufemi Adetunji and Professor Sarma Yadavalli.
Posted on August 29, 2019
At the recent 51st South African Society for Animal Science (SASAS) Congress, Professor Edward Webb, Deputy Dean: Research and Postgraduate Studies in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (NAS), and his co-authors received the David Uys trophy for the best scientific article published...
Posted on August 28, 2019
The Department of Public Service and Administration commissioned the City of Tshwane together with Enterprises UP to conduct a bike share pilot project in the Hatfield precinct.
Posted on August 28, 2019
South Africa faces many social and economic problems including poverty and inequality, but researchers working to solve these issues say it is important to focus on women in order to fix them.
Posted on August 28, 2019
Dr Linde du Toit, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Animal and Wildlife Sciences at the University of Pretoria, was recently awarded a bronze medal for his PhD thesis at the 51st South African Society for Animal Science (SASAS) Congress. Dr Josef van Wyngaard, an alumnus of the Department,...
Posted on August 27, 2019
A book penned by University of Pretoria (UP) academic, Professor Liesel Ebersöhn, Director of the Centre for the Study of Resilience in the Faculty of Education, aims to deconstruct the idea of Ubuntu and ultimately shed some light on why we behave the way we do and why we are able to do better...
Posted on August 27, 2019
Ethiopia has survived several dark epochs in its long history. One of them is known as Zemene Mesafint – the era of princes. This period, between the mid-18th and mid-19th century, got its name from the Bible because it mimics the biblical “period of judges” in Israel’s...
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