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  • Welcoming Day 2011

    Posted on February 08, 2011

    A new generation of first years arrived at Tuks on Saturday, 29 January 2011.

  • A2S@UP Highlights Programme

    Posted on February 08, 2011

    Thousands of first years made their way to the Rembrandt Hall on the LC de Villiers Sport Campus on Monday, 31 January 2011 for the A2S@UP Highlights Programme. And it was packed with highlights indeed!

  • Dept of Political Sciences - Seminar - 15 February 2011

    Posted on February 07, 2011

    The Department of Political Sciences cordially invites you to a seminar on "Why Asia has become rich and powerful", presented by Mr Roelf van der Veen, Scientific Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Netherlands.

  • Dept of Political Sciences - Seminar - 1 March 2011

    Posted on February 07, 2011

    Seminar on "Single Party Majorities: Delivering on Promises While Governing for All"

  • My First Step Into The World Of Exploration

    Posted on February 07, 2011

    Being allocated a place to stay at Huis Boekenhout is an honour for me. As a first-year who had just matriculated in 2010 and had no experience of campus life. I felt a bit nervous and uncertain of what was coming ahead of me as an Yster at the legendary

  • UP becomes IPCC leader in climate change and human health

    Posted on February 04, 2011

    It was her international reputation that led to a special invitation from the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) where Dr Jane Olwoch was asked to serve as Lead Author of the chapter on Human Health in the forthcoming Fifth Assessment Repor

  • New Director for the BSc Four Year Programme appointed

    Posted on February 04, 2011

    Dr Quenton Kritzinger has recently been appointed as the new Director of the BSc Four Year Programme in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences. The Four Year Programme is situated on the University's Mamelodi Campus.

  • Collaborative Research Project between North Carolina State University and The University of Pretoria gains momentum

    Posted on February 04, 2011

    The Department of Tourism Management at the University of Pretoria, in collaboration with the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management at North Carolina State University (NCSU), is currently conducting research to determine the feasibility o

  • Yearly Paediatric UPdate

    Posted on February 04, 2011

    The Department of Paediatrics at the University of Pretoria will host their yearly UPdate during the weekend of 12 and 13 March 2011. Renowned national and international speakers will be present.

  • New call centre for Distance Education

    Posted on February 03, 2011

    A state of the art call centre for Distance Education has been operational since 28 January 2011. This call centre, boasting 17 incoming lines, will greatly enhance the capacity of handling the big volumes of telephonic enquiries. The number to call is +2

  • UP works with Government on water for rural schools

    Posted on February 02, 2011

    The UP Water Institute, through the Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology (GGM), has started to work with the Department of Water and Environmental Affairs and the South African Weather Service (SAWS) on fog water collection in high topo

  • LLM (Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa)

    Posted on February 02, 2011

    In 2011, the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, once again hosts 30 of Africa's brightest legal minds. These 30 students, from 17 countries across the continent, study towards the LLM (Human Rights and Democratisation in Afri

  • TuksCricket : Tuks 1 cruises to 13th NCU Premier League win

    Posted on February 02, 2011

    A combined effort of superb batting and bowling saw Assupol Tuks 1 crusing to another emphatic win in the NCU Premier League on Saturday (29 January).

  • TuksRugby : New look team to face Madibaz

    Posted on February 02, 2011

    The Tuks 1 team to take on the Madibaz (NMMU) on Monday (7 February) in Port Elizabeth in the opening round of the 2011 FNB Varsity Cup Competition was announced on Wednesday.

  • New Tukkie plants a new Jacket-Plum tree

    Posted on January 31, 2011

    The TuksAlumni Office at the University of Pretoria presented their annual tree planting ceremony on the Hatfield campus during the University's Welcoming Day for first-year students on 29 January 2011.

  • ENHANS International Workshop aims to reduce disaster risk due to extreme natural hazards in Africa

    Posted on January 27, 2011

    "Africa is a continent with enormous natural disaster risks. In comparison with developed countries (like Australia, Japan or USA), which are able to recover from such disasters rather quickly, most of the inhabitants in Africa are very poor and may loose

  • Experts in soil science and plant production at UP Combined Congress

    Posted on January 27, 2011

    "Taking care of the FOODBALL through science" was the theme of the Combined Crops, Soils, Horticulture and Weeds Congress 2011. The Congress was held at the University of Pretoria (UP) from 17 to 20 January 2011.

  • TuksGolf : Top honours for Brandon, Coenie

    Posted on January 25, 2011

    Two of TuksGolf's full time athletes took top honours during the first events of the South African Golf Association's national events.

  • TuksRugby : Varsity Cup expectations high after another Tuks 1 double

    Posted on January 25, 2011

    It is far too early to start counting the proverbial chickens, but even so Tuks look set for a much better performance in the 2011 FNB Varsity Cup competition.

  • TuksNetball : Elize bags top coaching job

    Posted on January 25, 2011

    2010 TuksSport Coach of the Year, Elize Kotze is the new head coach of the national netball side.

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