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  • UP receives SARChl Chair in Mathematical Models and Methods in Bioengineering and Biosciences

    Posted on March 01, 2013

    The University is proud to be the recipient of the SARChl Chair in Mathematical Models and Methods in Bioengineering and Biosciences. Prof Jean M-S Lubuma, a renowned mathematician who is currently the Head of the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mat

  • Promoting academic growth in Accounting in emerging economies

    Posted on February 27, 2013

    Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (Deloitte) and the International Association for Accounting Education and Research (IAAER) announced the Deloitte IAAER Scholarship Program on 13 February 2013 naming five Associate Professors from Brazil, Indonesia, Polan

  • Paediatric UPdate 2013 a highlight on the calendar

    Posted on February 25, 2013

    Over the coming weekend, from 1 to 3 March 2013, the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health at the University of Pretoria will be hosting the highlight on the Department

  • Debate on drug control and the realisation of the right to health

    Posted on February 22, 2013

    It was a gentle clash of ideas at the Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, when two distinguished personalities, Mr Stephen Lewis, codirector of AIDS-Free World, and Mr Mandiaye Niang, Regional Representative for the United Nations Office on Drugs and

  • UP Water Institute receives four research chairs from Rand Water

    Posted on February 22, 2013

    Water is second only to air in importance to life. The University of Pretoria (UP) subscribes to this view and is therefore proud to announce that the UP Water Institute, which is recognised internationally for quality education and research in water, was

  • Prestigious AU award for Prof Mike Wingfield

    Posted on February 22, 2013

    Prof Mike Wingfield, Director of the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, has been awarded the prestigious African Union (AU) Continental Scientific Award in the Life and Earth Scien

  • INSiAVA shines at Photonics West, California

    Posted on February 22, 2013

    INSiAVA was a first time exhibitor at the SPIE Photonics West exhibition, held 5-7 February 2013 in San Francisco, California, USA. The official number of attendees exceeded 20,000.

  • International Mother Language Day - Why do we celebrate mother language?

    Posted on February 21, 2013

    The 21st of February is a significant day for the languages of the world. This day is celebrated throughout the world as International Mother Language Day. The day dates back to 1999, when UNESCO

  • Attitudes to African languages biggest hindrance to growth

    Posted on February 20, 2013

    African languages will continue to decline unless they are seen to be important in providing access to economic opportunities. This is the view of Professor Emeritus Vic Webb, head of Linguistics at the University of Pretoria (UP), speaking on Internation

  • Prize for geology graduate

    Posted on February 20, 2013

    Justice Keletso Kgarume, of the Department of Geology in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Pretoria (UP), was recently awarded a cash prize of R1 000 for being the best geology honours student to attend Venmyn Deloitte

  • New Head for the Department of Business Management

    Posted on February 20, 2013

    Prof Anske Grobler has been appointed as Head of the Department of Business Management with effect from March 2013. Prof Grobler obtained a PhD (Marketing Communication) degree in 1986 and has been actively involved in teaching and research at tertiary

  • TuksRugby: Historic win in Bloemfontein psychological boost for North/South battle

    Posted on February 19, 2013

    UP-Tuks's historic victory over Shimlas in Bloemfontein on Monday night may well be the psychological boost that the reigning Varsity Cup champions could be in need of for the North/South battle against Maties in Pretoria on February 25. It was the fir

  • Let

    Posted on February 19, 2013

    Vice-Chancellor of the University of Pretoria, Prof Cheryl de la Rey, officially opened the 2013 academic year and also led University staff in celebrating the institution

  • Vice-Chancellor

    Posted on February 18, 2013

    Dr Velichko Valchev joined the Department of Human Resource Management in January 2013 after being awarded the Vice-Chancellor

  • Top Young Economist in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences

    Posted on February 14, 2013

    Rangan Gupta, Professor in the Department of Economics, has been ranked number 16 on the Research Papers in Economics (RePEc)

  • SARChI research chair in tax policy and governance

    Posted on February 12, 2013

    The National Research Foundation (NRF) has approved the nomination of Professor Franzsen, Director of the African Tax Institute (ATI), for appointment to the Tier 1 Chair in Tax Policy and Governance at the University of Pretoria. The South African Res

  • Commitment to sustainability

    Posted on February 12, 2013

    Prof Derick de Jongh, Director of the Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership, was invited by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) to give a presentation at the Deans and Directors General Conference that was hosted by the Ko

  • Advocate Pansy Tlakula welcomes new human rights students

    Posted on February 12, 2013

    Advocate Pansy Tlakula, the Chairperson of the South African Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), who is also the African Commission

  • TuksLaw reigns supreme again

    Posted on February 12, 2013

    During the second week of February 2013, TuksLaw seized the right to represent South Africa in the international rounds of the prestigious Philip C Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition in Washington DC. The annual South African national qual

  • Mamelodi Campus Science Reading Room selected as one of the seven leading centres in the world

    Posted on February 11, 2013

    The Mae Jemison US Science Reading Room at the University of Pretoria

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