Posted on May 17, 2021
Prof Robin Crewe is the co-author of Dark Side of the Hive, a book that forces us to re-examine everything we thought we knew about honey bees.
Posted on May 16, 2021
UP has conferred an honorary doctorate in Medicine on Prof Charles Feldman, recognised as a world authority on pneumococcal pulmonary infections.
Posted on May 14, 2021
‘The Discovery’, an arresting oil painting by Pretoria-born artist Alexis Preller (1911–1975), has been safely relocated from the foyer of the Javett Art Centre at UP to the University of Pretoria Museums on Hatfield Campus.
Posted on May 14, 2021
UP’s Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences has conferred an honorary doctorate in Mathematics on internationally recognised Mexican-American Professor Carlos Castillo-Chavez for his contribution to the subject field.
Posted on May 14, 2021
This initiative is an attempt to bring fourth industrial revolution technologies to smallholder farmers across SA to help them increase their productivity and competitiveness.
Posted on May 13, 2021
Full-time chartered accountant – and mom of two – Dr Tumeka Matshoba-Ramuedzisi has become the first black woman to receive a PhD in Leadership at UP.
Posted on May 13, 2021
The University of Pretoria (UP) is part of a consortium of South African universities that has contributed towards the funding of a digital science magazine, Nature Africa, which was launched recently.
Posted on May 12, 2021
The University of Pretoria’s (UP) revived Unit of Creative Writing graduated three of its PhD students during the autumn 2021 graduation ceremonies. Drs Barbara Adair, Angel Dionne and Florence Ndiyah successfully completed the programme under the supervision of Professor David Medalie,...
Posted on May 12, 2021
The University of Pretoria Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control (UP ISMC) turns 10 on 12 May 2021. Primarashni Gower spoke to the institute’s Director, Professor Tiaan de Jager, who is also Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences.
Posted on May 11, 2021
The University of Pretoria’s (UP) Moot Society team recently emerged as regional winners of the 2020/2021 Monroe E Price Media Law Moot Court Competition.
Posted on May 11, 2021
Investment officer Russell du Preez (52), founder and chairman of investment house RussellStone Group and an owner of the popular Pretoria eatery Varsity Bakery, graduated with a master’s degree in Agricultural Economics during the University of Pretoria’s (UP) autumn 2021 graduation...
Posted on May 10, 2021
Meet Tintswalo Maluleke, former store shelf packer and newly qualified physiotherapist, who received his BPhysT degree from the University of Pretoria (UP) during the Autumn 2021 graduation season.
Posted on May 08, 2021
Michèle Schoeman, who’s lived with hearing loss for most of her life, has graduated with a BA in Audiology from the University of Pretoria (UP). Schoeman, who hails from eMalahleni in Mpumalanga, is currently enrolled for an MA in Audiology at the University.
Posted on May 07, 2021
Aviwe Mado, who graduated with a BSocSci degree in Industrial Sociology and Labour Studies during the University of Pretoria’s (UP) autumn 2021 graduation season, says losing his eyesight at 16 made his studies more difficult, but the added challenge also made the reward of becoming a...
Posted on May 06, 2021
With the uncertainty around the pandemic, care is the most important attribute to keeping your team engaged and motivated, say UP Professor Alewyn Nel and master’s degree candidate Joey Mongalo.
Posted on May 06, 2021
UP’s Faculty of Law has conferred honorary doctorates on Prof Katharina Boele-Woelki and Prof Yash Ghai in honour of their vast contributions to the law fraternity.
Posted on May 06, 2021
Congratulations to the 10 UP academics and researchers who won big at the recently announced Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns (South African Academy for Science and the Arts) annual awards.
Posted on May 05, 2021
UP congratulates the Faculty of Law’s Prof Dire Tladi on his recent election as the First Vice-Chair of the International Law Commission for the 72nd Session.
Posted on May 04, 2021
UP has conferred an honorary doctorate in Old Testament Studies on Prof Itumeleng Mosala, one of the most outstanding South African academics and public intellectuals in the country.
Posted on May 04, 2021
Professor Hans Boon was a leading figure in the establishment and development of information science in South Africa and the Netherlands.
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