Posted on May 08, 2008
South African-born, Sir David King, presented the annual Victor Pretorius Memorial Lecture at the University of Pretoria as part of the Centenary Lecture Series of the University of Pretoria. This prestigious event was attended by scientists, local and in
Posted on May 07, 2008
South Africa's top 400m Hurdler, LJ van Zyl announced his comeback to topflight athletics after battling with illeness and needing to adapt to the style of the new coach, in the best possible way.
Posted on April 25, 2008
The Sci-Enza Science centre presented the first science caf
Posted on April 24, 2008
The first batch of athletes who have been selected to go to the Olympics was announced on Wednesday 23 April at the SASCOC offices and TUKS as well as the High Performance Centre (hpc) will be well represented.
Posted on April 22, 2008
The African Human Rights Moot Court Competition has established the largest network of African law faculties and is the largest gathering around the theme of human rights in Africa. This year the moot court is being held at the University of Pretoria
Posted on April 21, 2008
Two of SA's brightest young swimming prospects, William Diering and Lize-Marie Retief, base themselves at the hpc, University of Pretoria.
Posted on April 18, 2008
Prof Richard Compton of the Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory of the University of Oxford and a world-renowned electrochemist and Editor-in-Chief of the Electrochemistry Communications (a top journal amongst the major electrochemistry journals
Posted on April 17, 2008
Rachael Nachula from Zambia, on sponsorship from the IOC Solidarity Programme at the hpc breaking records as she goes.
Posted on April 08, 2008
Sci-Enza hosted a Science-is-Fun program during the April school holidays. Primary school learners (Grade 1 - 6) were the main target market for this exciting program which took place 2 - 4 April. Since 2008 has been declared as the International Year of
Posted on April 03, 2008
The Departments of Drama and Anthropology are trekking to the Mapungubwe archeological site in Limpopo this week to continue the University of Pretoria's academic and community-conscious work and research on-site.
Posted on March 31, 2008
South African-born Prof Sydney Brenner, joint winner of the Nobel Prize in the category of Physiology or Medicine for 2002, visited the UP campus recently as a guest of the University.
Posted on March 19, 2008
Tuks Camerata, the University of Pretoria choir that specialises in Western art music, celebrates 40 years of choral singing today.
Posted on March 14, 2008
The Department of Human Resources Management gave recognition to the achievements of its students during the yearly prize-giving ceremony on 14 March 2008 in the Serengeti Terrace.
Posted on March 14, 2008
The University of Pretoria and the University of Oxford will be presenting the First International (SA-UK Research Network) Workshop on Electrochemistry for Nanotechnology at the CSIR International Convention Centre in Pretoria on 9 - 10 April, 2008.
Posted on March 14, 2008
This was the message Prof Hans-Curt Flemming of the University of Duisberg conveyed at the recent Young Water Professionals Conference hosted by the University of Pretoria.
Posted on March 13, 2008
All students are invited to attend a management workshop to be hosted by HR Tuks. The purpose of the workshop is to provide participants with management tools that will be useful in their personal and professional development.
Posted on March 05, 2008
Approximately a thousand of the University of Pretoria's own publications is on display at the BookJol taking place until Saturday, 8 March.
Posted on March 03, 2008
Dr De Wet Swanepoel has been invited to be the Marion Downs Pediatric Lecturer for 2008
Posted on February 08, 2008
A special candle light walk by students to celebrate the University of Pretoria's centenary took place at the University of Pretoria (UP), Main Campus on Thursday 7, February 2008.
Posted on February 08, 2008
On February 10, the University of Pretoria celebrates its centenary and staff, students, alumni and former principals and Chancellors gathered at the Aula on the Hatfield campus on Friday, February 8, for the official birthday party.
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