Engineering students have fun helping kids have fun

Students from the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology (EBIT) recently helped a primary school in Mamelodi to improve playground facilities.

Engineering students set up library at Meetse-A-Bopelo Primary

As part of their community-based module, some of the students in the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology, have been working hard to create a friendly and functionally library at a primary school in Mamelodi.

UP speech experts drive international project in aid of the speech impaired

Children who do not develop functional speech are often excluded from schools and their communities despite the fact that they have the capability to make valuable contributions.

UP hosts 7th IFAC Symposium on Nonlinear Control Systems

The seventh IFAC symposium on nonlinear control systems (NOLCOS) was recently held at the CSIR international convention centre in Pretoria. The symposium is a continuing series of symposia that have been previously held in Capri (1988), Bordeaux (1992), L

University of Pretoria launches centenary rose

A rose specially pollinated, selected and cultivated to celebrate the University of Pretoria's centenary in 2008, is being launched at a garden party at the University on Tuesday 9, October 2007.

TobReg welcomes UP representative

Dr OA Ayo Yusuf from the School of Dentistry at the University of Pretoria has been formally admitted as the 12th Member of the prestigious scientific group of the world health organization - Tobacco Regulation Study Group(TobReg).

Three new heads of department in the Faculty of Law

The Faculty of Law announced the appointment of three new heads of department.

Marketing students wow Assegai judges

Students from the Department of Marketing Management walked off with a string of awards at the recent Assegai Awards. The Assegai Awards are independent direct awards under the banner of the Direct Marketing Association and are seen as the most respected

Spanish at UP

The Spanish Embassy donated more than 200 Spanish books to the University of Pretoria to celebrate the introduction of Spanish as a foreign language programme at the University from 2008.

South Africa faces literacy crisis

Almost 80% of South African children do not have basic reading skills by the time they reach Grade 5 and only 2% measure up to the highest international standards of literacy, Prof. Sarah Howie of UP's Faculty of Education revealed on Tuesday, November 29

Centenary wine galore

Wine, specially bottled and branded to commemorate the Centenary of the University of Pretoria, is now available on campus. The top quality KWV wine is available as a Cabernet Sauvignon and a Sauvignon Blanc.

Agreement between UP and Oxford will see growth of nanotechnology in SA

Although South Africa has a strong focus on growing nanotechnology-based research, electrochemistry which plays an important role in developing this research has been largely underdeveloped in this country. To improve local skills and knowledge in thi

Get into shape for the new year at Tuks Student Gyms

The Student Gyms on the Groenkloof Campus and LC de Villiers grounds have state-of-the-art facilities, affordable rates and expert trainers on hand to improve your fitness.

Welcoming Day introduces parents and first years to new academic home

More than 8 000 new students and their parents attended the University of Pretoria's Welcoming Day on Saturday, January 19.

University of Pretoria hosts Law Teachers' Conference

Harmonisation of law in Africa is one of the themes that will be discussed at the Society of Law Teachers of Southern Africa's Conference and the Southern African Society of Legal Historians' Conference that will take place from 21-24 January 2008. The f

Tuks Rag Festival - get ready for take off!

Fun, fundraising, and more fun! That is what Rag is all about, and this year is no exception. The Tuks Rag Festival has over the years become one of the biggest events on the university's calender, and it is all for the good cause of raising money for cha

South African companies perform reasonably in ethical compliance

The majority of companies listed on the Johannesburg Security Exchange is ethically conscious and also report on the ethical climate within their organizations. This is according to a research conducted by the University of Pretoria's Centre for Business

Mac Maharaj and Mark Gevisser speak at UP

Mac Maharaj, subject of Padraig O'Malley's book, Shades of Difference, and Mark Gevisser, author of Thabo Mbeki: The Dream Deferred, will be in conversation at the University of Pretoria on February 20

Four-day book festival not to be missed

Books, books and more books will be the buzzword for four consecutive days from 5 to 8 March 2008 when the University of Pretoria will host the first BookJol.

New Dean of Education appointed at UP

Prof. Irma Eloff has been appointed as the new Dean of the Faculty of Education. She has been Acting Dean since August 2006.