Posted on April 30, 2013
The struggle for equality in South Africa is not yet over, says renowned American civil rights activist, Reverend Jesse Jackson. He warned the country not to celebrate the downfall of apartheid prematurely as it still has deep layers which need to be ad
Posted on April 26, 2013
The University of Pretoria paid tribute to its academics from various fields of study for their outstanding research endeavours. Thirty researchers were acknowledged for their commitment to quality education and research at this year
Posted on April 25, 2013
South Africa has made considerable progress in malaria control in the past decade, says Prof Tiaan de Jager, Director of the Centre for Sustainable Malaria Control at the University of Pretoria (UP). He spoke on the eve of World Malaria Day (25 April) and
Posted on April 24, 2013
Drs Felicite Fairer Wessels and Anneli Douglas from the Tourism Management Division presented a research poster at the 11th Annual Savanna Science Networking Meeting, that was held in the Kruger National Park in March 2013. The theme of the Savanna mee
Posted on April 24, 2013
This week is World Immunisation Week (WIW), which is an annual event from 20-28 April 2013. It is a globally recognised initiative by the World Health Organization (WHO) which aims to raise awareness of the significance of immunisation. It is also referre
Posted on April 22, 2013
At a graduation ceremony on 17 April 2013, Dr Christina Botai, researcher at the Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory (HartRAO) received a doctoral degree with a thesis focused on space geodesy from the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences.
Posted on April 22, 2013
16 April 2013 marked a historic date in the development of the field of integrated reporting and more specifically the future of corporate reporting. Some experts argue that this date will set in motion an alternative for what is still today the dominant
Posted on April 22, 2013
Prof Ernie Heath from the Department of Business Management was recently invited by the Federation Internationale de l
Posted on April 19, 2013
The University of Pretoria’s Department of Virology will mark World Immunisation Week with an awareness-raising lecture on preventing influenza. This intervention comes as China battles to contain a new influenza strain – H7N9 – which ha
Posted on April 17, 2013
Tuks FM attended the 2013 MTN Radio Awards presented at a Gala Banquet at the Sandton Convention Centre on Saturday, 13 April. The station walked away with seven awards including the prestigious Campus Station of the Year award for the second consecutive
Posted on April 12, 2013
Die Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns recently awarded the 2013 Stals Prize for Political Science to UP Political Sciences Extraordinary Professor, Gerrit Olivier.
Posted on April 12, 2013
The Head of The Department of Nuclear Medicine at the University of Pretoria, Prof Mike Sathekge, was unanimously elected as the fifth president of the International Society of Radiolabelled Blood Elements (ISORBE) following the society
Posted on April 12, 2013
Posted on April 12, 2013
'Science faculties all over South Africa, and probably worldwide, face a number of similar challenges within the higher education system
Posted on April 10, 2013
The University of Pretoria has awarded an honorary doctorate (DCom, honoris causa) to Prof Sampie Terreblanche during the Universitys Autumn Graduation Ceremonies. Although he could not attend the graduations due to ill health, his honorary doctorate was
Posted on April 09, 2013
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Posted on April 09, 2013
Triplet sisters Elana, Carla and Marli van Heerden graduated together as medical practitioners at the University of Pretoria
Posted on April 09, 2013
Varsity Cup rugby will never be the same again after UP-Tuks
Posted on April 08, 2013
Posted on April 08, 2013
The Department of Auditing, one of only five tertiary institutions in the world to be accredited at Centre of Excellence level in the Institute of Internal Auditors' Internal Audit Education Partnership (IAEP) programme, in association with Absa, launched
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