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  • International Excellence Award for Prof Cukrowski

    Posted on July 09, 2013

    Prof Ignacy Cukrowski, a Full Professor in the Department of Chemistry in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences recently received the International Society of Electrochemistry

  • Prof Cheryl de la Rey congratulates medical graduates trained in Cuba

    Posted on July 05, 2013

    Prof Cheryl de la Rey, the Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Pretoria, congratulated 62 medical doctors during their graduation ceremony held at the University. The Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, and the Deputy Minister, Dr Gwen

  • Nelson Mandela exhibition in the Merensky 2 Library

    Posted on July 04, 2013

    The Department of Library Services will pay tribute to Mr Nelson Mandela with an exhibition which includes a series of posters and books on his life and times. The Nelson Mandela Digital Archive Exhibition will be presented in the Merensky 2 Library fr

  • UP medical students uplift communities in Pretoria area

    Posted on July 02, 2013

    Medical students from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Pretoria are making a difference among the less privileged communities in Pretoria and surrounding areas through their society, Jeans and Jerseys (Project JJ). On 29 June the medical stude

  • Philippines

    Posted on July 02, 2013

    Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister for International Economic Relations of the Philippines, Laura Q Del Rosario, delivered a lecture on her country

  • Pretoria-Fordham scholarly collaboration strengthens

    Posted on July 02, 2013

    The Faculty of Education at the University of Pretoria is strengthening ties with the Graduate School of Education at Fordham University. The Dean, Prof Irma Eloff, recently visited the Lincoln campus and the Rosehill campus at Fordham in New York. Pro

  • Three UP scientists among NSTF-BHP Billiton Awards 2013 winners

    Posted on June 28, 2013

    Three distinguished UP scientists are among the winners of the National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) Awards for 2013. The annual awards are hosted in partnership with BHP Billiton and the winners were announced during a ceremony on Thursday night.

  • President of International Council for Science and Nobel Laureate presents seminar at University of Pretoria

    Posted on June 26, 2013

    Prof Yuan Tseh Lee, famous Nobel Laureate and president of the International Council for Science (ICSU) drew a full house when he presented a seminar in the University

  • Research on

    Posted on June 25, 2013

    The Head of Clinical Unit in the Department of Community Dentistry at the University of Pretoria, Prof Lekan Ayo-Yusuf, has conducted a research which highlighted the increase of roll-your own cigarette smoking in South Africa between 2007 and 2010. The i

  • Young woman born without nose gets new face with help of University of Pretoria and Mediclinic

    Posted on June 24, 2013

    Medical history was made at Mediclinic Kloof in Pretoria on Saturday when a young woman who was born without a nose received extensive maxillo-facial surgery and a new nasal prosthesis. Ms Ennica Mahkge (19) suffers from congenital total arrhinia (to be b

  • Woolly Winter Campaign a success! Prof De la Rey and Tuks FM Crew hand over the blankets

    Posted on June 24, 2013

    A group of elderly people at the Mamelodi Old Age Home received 200 blankets collected by staff and students at the University of Pretoria as part of their Woolly Winter Campaign headed by Tuks FM, with an endorsement by the University

  • South African Chinese commemorate Dignity Day

    Posted on June 21, 2013

    The Chinese community of South Africa celebrated Dignity Day on 17 June. Professor Karen Harris of the Department of Historical and Heritage Studies was invited to address the gathering which marked the fifth anniversary of the historic court case that re

  • Faculty of Humanities

    Posted on June 19, 2013

    During a ceremony held on 4 June 2013, the Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Prof Cheryl de la Rey, donated four books to the Faculty of Humanities as a contribution to their Mandela Day project. The books she donated were her favourite books during her c

  • FABI Director elected as next President of IUFRO

    Posted on June 19, 2013

    Prof Mike Wingfield, the Director of the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) in the University of Pretoria

  • New Chair in Department of Mining Engineering to help save lives

    Posted on June 18, 2013

    Research on a safer working environment in the hard-rock mining industry will henceforth be a very specific focus area at the University of Pretoria. This is the result of a donation of R4.7 million over 3 years by Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (Har

  • TuksRugby reigns supreme in 2013 Carlton League

    Posted on June 16, 2013

    On 15 June, TuksRugby proved their supremacy in Blue Bulls club rugby by claiming all five championship titles on offer in the 2013 Carlton League. The top prize at stake was the coveted Carlton Cup, the piece of silverware that eluded UP-Tuks 1 last y

  • UP crosses borders with tourism

    Posted on June 13, 2013

    The Faculty of Humanities of the University of Pretoria was recently represented by two academic staff members at the Atlas Africa conference in Kigali, Rwanda. Mr Richard Wyllie (Department of Historical and Heritage Studies) and Professor Chris Boonzaai

  • New Poultry Disease Management Agency (PDMA) and UP Research Poultry Chair launched in the Faculty of Veterinary Science

    Posted on June 13, 2013

    The new PDMA-UP Poultry Research Chair in the Faculty of Veterinary Science was recently launched by the Faculty and the South African Poultry Association (SAPA). This exciting collaborative partnership aims among other things, at conducting research on p

  • Theatre highlights: Chasing and As Night Falls

    Posted on June 11, 2013

    There are performances of the shows Chasing (based on the life of Ingrid Jonker) and As Night Falls (based on the life of Helen Martins) at the Masker Theatre at the University of Pretoria. These shows are collaborations between the Drama Department an

  • Marketing honours students impress Newsclip

    Posted on June 10, 2013

    Part of the BComHons (Marketing Management) programme is to equip students with practical skills that they will need as young marketers in the industry. In order to meet this goal, the Department of Marketing Management partnered with Newsclip. The pa

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