Are you looking for the perfect accommodation for your guests?

Why not bring them to University of Pretoria (TuksRes), the hippest accommodation accessible in five UP campuses with 210 beds!

UP (TuksRes) have a capacity to accommodate, inter alia, international and local guests visiting lecturers, in transit staff members, postdoctoral fellows, exchange and elective students as well as other guests aligned to the University of Pretoria. ‘TuksRes is a home away from home, have a quiet, private atmosphere, allow guests to become acquainted with new people and typically provide extraordinary services’, says Tebogo Maringa, co-ordinator and guest accommodation. The below rates suits the accommodation standard. ‘The accommodation occupancy rate is the real reflection of the guests' preferences’, she said.

You don't have to look any further when planning for accommodation. Make a reservation at University of Pretoria (TuksRes), to make lasting memories for your guests. Contact them: Tel +27 (0)12 420 5385/6395/[email protected]  for bookings or to ask for more information. Looking forward to your visit!

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The Department of Library Services at the University of Pretoria cordially invites you to a series of webinars for Open Access Week (19 - 23 October 2020) under the theme ‘Shifting the boundaries of your research impact’.

Dates: 19-23 October 2020

Place: Virtual (Blackboard Collaborate)

Moderator: Johann van Wyk

Target audience: All University of Pretoria students and staff

Enquiries: [email protected]

19 October 2020: 

• Bibliometrics by Ms Sunette Steynberg
• Altmetrics by Mr Ben McLeish

20 October 2020:

• Open Access Publishing and Article Processing Charges (APCs) by Ms Marguerite Nel

21 October 2020:

• Open Access: How to avoid the Web of Predatory Publishers by Ms Denise Nicholson

22 October 2020

• How to upload theses & dissertations onto UPSpace by Mr Tlou Mathiba
• How to upload datasets onto the UP Data Repository (Figshare) by Dr Johann van Wyk

23 October 2020

• Researcher Profiles and Tools to enhance research impact by Ms Sunette Steynberg

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Open Access Colloquium: Transformation in Universities hosting Dr Peter Suber (Harvard University)

The 2020 Open Access Colloquium of the Department of Library Services at the University of Pretoria is an annual event entering its second year. It is an opportunity for the university community to discuss the challenges and potential benefits of Open Access, to reflect and to understand how to transition to Open Access as a new norm in scholarship and research. 

Date: 26 October 2020

Time: 14:00 – 16:00

Venue: Webinar via Blackboard Collaborate

Panelists:

• Dr Peter Suber is a philosopher specialising in the philosophy of law and open access to knowledge. He is a Senior Researcher at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Director of the Harvard Office for Scholarly Communication, and Director of the Harvard Open Access Project (HOAP). Dr Suber has authored various publications, including a book titled Open Access. Read more. 
• Prof Cheikh Mbow is the Director of Future Africa at the University of Pretoria.  Read more. 
• Prof Brenda Wingfield is a Research Leader of the DST - NRF Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology and holds the DST/NRF SARChI research chair in Fungal Genomics. Read more. 
• Prof Kuku Voyi is the Chair of the School of Health Systems and Public Health at the University of Pretoria.  Read more. ​ 
• Professor Michael S. Pepper is the Director of the Institute for Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Director of the SAMRC Extramural Unit for Stem Cell Research and Therapy, and a professor in the Department of Immunology in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Pretoria (UP). Read more. 

Moderator: Prof Stephanie Burton (former Vice-Principal for Research and Postgraduate Education)

Enquiries:  Dr Johann van Wyk

Target audience: All University of Pretoria researchers, staff members and students 

Registration: Please click here 

Challenges to be discussed will include: ​

• The development of open access models and policies.
• The concentration of a significant part of scholarly output in the hands of a small but influential group of commercial publishers.
• The possibility of creating a continuum of integrated scholarly information from raw data to peer-reviewed publications.
• The disproportionate levels of library budgets spent on journal subscriptions.
• The cost of open access publication to the individual researcher.
• The need for organisational repositories such as UPSpace.
• The need to understand how OA complies with copyright.
• The need for researchers to maximise the dissemination and impact of their research.
• The need for the public to have access to free, relevant digital research literature.
• Open with purpose: taking action to build structural equity and inclusion.