News

  • Faculty of Veterinary Science's Prof Schoeman elected as chairman of the ECVIM's Examination Board

    Posted on July 17, 2008

    Prof Johan Schoeman, lecturer and associate professor in the Department of Companion Animal Clinical Studies of the Faculty of Veterinary Science has been elected as the chairman of the Examination Board of the European College of Veterinary Internal Medi

  • Brittian & Thompson head SA Challenge at World U23 Rowing Championships

    Posted on July 14, 2008

    Matthew Brittian and James Thompson are the main contenders for a Medal at the World U23 Rowing Championships which take place in Brandenburg, Germany from 17th to 21 July 2008.

  • Van Zyl sends out warning to rivals

    Posted on July 14, 2008

    LJ van Zyl sent a warning out to his major rivals when he ran a season's best in both the Golden Gala, Golden League 400mh race in Rome and then again 2 days later in Athens at the Tsiklitria 2008.

  • Glamour club scoops TUKS player

    Posted on July 10, 2008

    Providing that the University of Pretoria and the hpc combination is a successful breeding ground for pro soccer players is Gordon "Gillie" Gilbert.

  • Preparations for the World Junior Athletics Championships took place at the hpc

    Posted on July 10, 2008

    The World Junior Athletics Championships started in Poland and two South Africans are in the finals already.

  • International behavioural ecologist to present Centenary lecture at University

    Posted on July 09, 2008

    Prof Raghavendra Gadagkar of the Centre for Ecological Sciences at the Indian Institute of Science will present a public lecture on his work at the University on Tuesday 15 July 2008.

  • Snakes, worms and puppets to showcase the fun side of science

    Posted on July 02, 2008

    Live snakes, compost worms and puppet shows are just a few of the captivating enchantments planned to "edutain" learners during the July school holidays. Science-is-Fun is the name of the interactive programme hosted for primary school learners (Grades 1

  • Communication Pathology Centenary Conference

    Posted on July 01, 2008

    Conference on new developments in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology

  • National Youth Service to be launched at the University of Pretoria

    Posted on June 26, 2008

    The National Youth Service (NYS) programme and the Engineering, Science and Technology Olympiad Competitions (FESTOC) will be launched at the University of Pretoria on Friday, 27 June 2008. The programme will be launched by the Minister of Science and Te

  • University Professor presented with a knife

    Posted on June 26, 2008

    The Confederation of Hunters Associations of South Africa (CHASA) has presented a professor of the University of Pretoria with a unique knife and a certificate. The presentation of the items was done by the president of the CHASA, Fred Mulders. The event

  • SABS Design Achievers Award

    Posted on June 25, 2008

    Congratulations to Sidhika Sooklal, a fourth-year BA Information Design student at the University of Pretoria, for winning the 2008 SABS Design Achievers Award. The theme of the Design Achievers Award is Hands-on, Minds-on, Hearts-on, and nominations for

  • New MSc degree launched

    Posted on June 20, 2008

    The University of Pretoria Water Institute (UPWI) and the Georgia Water Resources Institute (GWRI) recently announced the launch of a new MSc degree in Water Resource Management - jointly offered by the University of Pretoria and the Georgia Institute of

  • EBIT launches community exchange programme

    Posted on June 20, 2008

    The Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen launched a similar Community-Based Project module as is lectured at the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology.

  • Mummenschanz visits UP Drama!

    Posted on June 19, 2008

    The Department of Drama was highly privileged to attend a neutral mask workshop hosted by the renowned Mummenschanz theatre company,

  • Claudia Viljoen - African Junior Champion

    Posted on June 13, 2008

    2008 has been a trying year for the 19-year old Claudia Viljoen. The first year B.Sport Sci student at Tukkies came into the year with the clear goal of qualifying for the SA Junior Championships at the LC De Villiers Stadium in April. But a knee injury

  • Pioneer on cognitive aging to visit University

    Posted on June 13, 2008

    Dr Anderson Smith, Senior Vice-Provost of Academic Affairs at Georgia Institute of Technology and a pioneer in the Institute's programme on cognitive aging will present a public lecture on adult changes in memory at the University on 19 June 2008.

  • Most valuable exhibition ever hosted on campus

    Posted on June 13, 2008

    Mr Alec Wapnick, an alumnus of Tukkies and prominent Pretoria businessman, has over decades built up an extraordinary collection of works of art on the growth and development of Pretoria. The collection will be exhibited on the University's Hatfield camp

  • Weber just misses top 20 at World Junior Triathlon Championships

    Posted on June 09, 2008

    18 Year old Wickus Weber had the race of his life on Thursday, June 5, when he finished 21st at the world Thriathlon Championships in Vancouver, Canada.

  • Carla Germishuys crowned World Champion

    Posted on June 09, 2008

    24-year -old Carla Germishuys could not have asked for a better send off in her last year of competing in the 20-24 age group category in Triathlon after winning the 2008 ITU 20-24 World Triathlon Championships in Vancouver, Canada on Saterday 7 June.

  • TuksAlumni Legends 2008 attracts thousands

    Posted on June 06, 2008

    The past weekend (31 May 2008) TuksAlumni Road Runners staged their annual 21.1 and 10 km walks/runs at the Air Force Base Waterkloof in Centurion. Approximately 1800 runners and walkers competed.

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