Posted on August 11, 2008
Tuks Microbrewery (operated by the Department of Chemical Engineering) garnered a hat-trick at the inaugural inter-varsity brewing competition on the 9th of August 2008; also winning the overall competition.
Posted on August 06, 2008
After five years of finishing second and third on the podium, Melton Rasimphi finally got gold at this year's South African Long Distance Duathlon Championships. This achievement made him the first black person to win the gruesome competition.
Posted on August 01, 2008
A special tapestry, commissioned from the Kaross tapestry initiative to commemorate the centenary of the University, was unveiled in the Merensky library on July 30.
Posted on July 28, 2008
Climate change is not an academic fallacy, but a real concern which is affecting the masses, especially the poorest of the poor who depend on agriculture for survival. That's the message from Prof Rashid Hassan, Director of the University's Centre for Env
Posted on July 22, 2008
The University of Pretoria's Drama department is proud to present the 8th annual Kr
Posted on July 18, 2008
The second concert of the Ibero-American Music Festival takes place at the University on Saturday 19 July 2008 at 19:00 in the Musaion.
Posted on July 18, 2008
Intenational behavioural ecologist and sociobiologist Prof Raghavendra Gadagkar of the Centre for Ecological Studies at the Indian Institute of Science in Bagalore, India, presented a Centenary lecture at the University on 15 July 2008.
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
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.
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.
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.
Posted on July 10, 2008
The World Junior Athletics Championships started in Poland and two South Africans are in the finals already.
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.
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
Posted on July 01, 2008
Conference on new developments in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
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
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
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
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
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.
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