Almost 80% of South African children do not have basic reading skills by the time they reach Grade 5 and only 2% measure up to the highest international standards of literacy, Prof. Sarah Howie of UP's Faculty of Education revealed on Tuesday, November 29
Wine, specially bottled and branded to commemorate the Centenary of the University of Pretoria, is now available on campus. The top quality KWV wine is available as a Cabernet Sauvignon and a Sauvignon Blanc.
Although South Africa has a strong focus on growing nanotechnology-based research, electrochemistry which plays an important role in developing this research has been largely underdeveloped in this country. To improve local skills and knowledge in thi
The Student Gyms on the Groenkloof Campus and LC de Villiers grounds have state-of-the-art facilities, affordable rates and expert trainers on hand to improve your fitness.
More than 8 000 new students and their parents attended the University of Pretoria's Welcoming Day on Saturday, January 19.
Harmonisation of law in Africa is one of the themes that will be discussed at the Society of Law Teachers of Southern Africa's Conference and the Southern African Society of Legal Historians' Conference that will take place from 21-24 January 2008. The f
Fun, fundraising, and more fun! That is what Rag is all about, and this year is no exception. The Tuks Rag Festival has over the years become one of the biggest events on the university's calender, and it is all for the good cause of raising money for cha
The majority of companies listed on the Johannesburg Security Exchange is ethically conscious and also report on the ethical climate within their organizations. This is according to a research conducted by the University of Pretoria's Centre for Business
Mac Maharaj, subject of Padraig O'Malley's book, Shades of Difference, and Mark Gevisser, author of Thabo Mbeki: The Dream Deferred, will be in conversation at the University of Pretoria on February 20
Books, books and more books will be the buzzword for four consecutive days from 5 to 8 March 2008 when the University of Pretoria will host the first BookJol.
Prof. Irma Eloff has been appointed as the new Dean of the Faculty of Education. She has been Acting Dean since August 2006.
Dr Mary Sue Coleman, president of the University of Michigan in the USA, is giving a public lecture at the University of Pretoria with the theme Globalization and role of higher education; also ensuring access to opportunity for all on 29 February
Dr Patrick Moore, world-renowned ecologist and co-founder of the global environmental campaigning organisation, Greenpeace International, will be giving a public lecture at the University of Pretoria on March 5.
The University of Pretoria has noted with concern a video produced by some students of the University of Free State in which a group of workers are humiliated. The University of Pretoria condemns the degrading act and behaviour of students involved in the
Thousands of people visited the first UP BookJol at the University of Pretoria's Hatfield campus.
The University of Pretoria honoured 23 of its academics as exceptional achievers and celebrated the high calibre of their work in the fields of research, education and learning on 14 March 2008.
The University of Pretoria has dedicated one week in May to host functions for its alumni. The event is aimed at encouraging its alumni (who are spread across the world) to return to the university and celebrate its centenary (100 years of existence).
The European Sensory Network (ESN) is an international association of leading academic and research institutions in the field of sensory and consumer sciences. The University's Department of Food Science, who has been an associate member of the ESN since
An honorary Doctorate Degree in Science was awarded to German mathematician, Professor Albrecht Pietsch, at the University of Pretoria on April 11.
Celebrated South African storyteller, Gcina Mhlope, received a Doctor Philosophiae (Honoris Causa) degree at the Autumn graduation ceremonies from the University of Pretoria on April 9.
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