Posted on November 27, 2012
The Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) at the University of Pretoria is not only home to the Centre for Tree Health Biotechnology (CTHB), but also played host to the Annual Directors
Posted on November 27, 2012
A new initiative, the Science Teaching and Learning (SCITAL) Forum, was recently launched in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences. The aim of the SCITAL Forum is to bring together staff with a common and particular interest in teaching and lea
Posted on November 27, 2012
Prof Hiroshi Ishiguro, Director of the Intelligent Robotics Laboratory at Osaka University in Japan and leader in the development of the Geminoid series of humanoid androids, presented a public lecture at the University of Pretoria on 21 November 2012.
Posted on November 22, 2012
Professor Stella Nkomo has been appointed in the position of part-time Deputy Dean, Research and Postgraduate Studies in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences for a four-year term commencing in January 2013.
Posted on November 22, 2012
Theuns Steyn of the Department of Taxation has built on UP
Posted on November 20, 2012
Cynthia Joan Henley-Smith, a PhD student in Medicinal Plant Science in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences was recently awarded the Gen Foundation Grant for the advancement of her studies (in September 2012).
Posted on November 20, 2012
Sindisiwe Nondaba, a first year MSc student under the supervision of Prof Debra Meyer (Head of the Department of Biochemistry in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences), was recently awarded a fellowship from the Department of Science and Techno
Posted on November 20, 2012
Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe addressed the fifth Annual School of Public Management and Administration (SPMA) Conference held at the University of Pretoria on 16 November 2012. He shared his thoughts on the all-important question of 'effective gover
Posted on November 20, 2012
The Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, hosted its second prestige lecture for the year on Friday, 9 November 2012. World-renowned Ali Mazrui, Albert Schweitzer Professor in the Humanities at Binghamton University, New York, USA was the key speaker. H
Posted on November 20, 2012
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and its partners recently announced that Christopher Manyamba from the University of Pretoria has been awarded a PhD dissertation research fellowship on the Women
Posted on November 20, 2012
Prof Alois Mlambo, Head of the Department of Historical and Heritage Studies at the University of Pretoria, delivered his inaugural address recently.
Posted on November 20, 2012
Deputy Judge President of the North Gauteng High Court, Judge Willem van der Merwe, well-known Afrikaans writer Prof Antjie Krog, and MS Maureen Manyama-Motome, the Acting CEO of SAFCOL, were among six alumni of the University of Pretoria presented with L
Posted on November 20, 2012
The University of Pretoria continues to enhance and sustain its academic ties with Fordham University. In partnership with the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs at Fordham University, it is currently hosting the International Diploma in Huma
Posted on November 16, 2012
Mr Cobus Janse van Rensburg, a lecturer in the Department of Auditing at the University of Pretoria (UP), visited the Nanjing Audit University (NAU) in Nanjing, China, during October 2012. The visit formed part of the memorandum of understanding between N
Posted on November 16, 2012
Congratulations to Prof Julian Müller (Practical Theology), Prof Piet Venter (Old Testament Studies), and Prof Cas Wepener (Practical Theology), who each were awarded a National Research Foundation (NRF) grading of C2.
Posted on November 16, 2012
The Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS) Africa recently received formal recognition by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) as the professional body for the procurement and supply profession in South Africa.
Posted on November 15, 2012
The University of Pretoria (UP) will become the first university in Africa to offer a Virtual Reality (VR) Centre for the mining industry, allowing students and mine employees to safely train on safety and related issues in a simulated mining environment.
Posted on November 13, 2012
Some of the Centre for Human Rights' students participated in the Documentary Clinic as part of their studies towards the LLM (Human Rights & Democratisation in Africa) programme.
Posted on November 13, 2012
Prof John Taylor from the Department of Food Science has recently been elected as a Fellow of the Academy of the International Association for Cereal Science and Technology (ICC). He also received a B1 NRF re-rating.
Posted on November 13, 2012
Criminology honours students at the University of Pretoria made a difference by engaging in a community engagement project that involved revamping some of the sections at two Pretoria local correctional facilities. The project is essential for them to com
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