Posted on May 11, 2015
The University of Pretoria’s Centre for Sustainable Malaria Control believes that research is critical in combating malaria in a manner that is sustainable and without the potentially adverse health effects of toxic chemicals.
Posted on May 11, 2015
Prof Robert (Bob) Millar, Director of the Mammal Research Institute and the Medical Research Council (MRC) Receptor Biology Unit was recently elected as President of the International Neuroendocrinology Federation (INF).
Posted on May 06, 2015
Prof John Taylor of the Department of Food Science, a research theme leader in the Institute for Food, Nutrition and Well-being, has been elected as Honorary President of the International Association for Cereal Science and Technology (ICC).
Posted on May 06, 2015
The University of Pretoria (UP) recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Australian Institute of Building (AIB) with the aim of establishing closer cooperation between the two organisations.
Posted on May 05, 2015
Two of South Africa’s prominent clerics, Archbishop Dr Thabo Cecil Makgoba and Reverend Frederik (Freek) Swanepoel, were awarded the Chancellor’s Medal at the University of Pretoria’s Autumn Graduations in recognition of their contribution towards peace and reconciliation in...
Posted on May 05, 2015
The University of Pretoria (UP) is proud of the fact that its alumni include students who were awarded bursaries by the Keith Bothongo Foundation.
Posted on May 04, 2015
The Faculty of Veterinary Science’s Mnisi Community Programme looks at conservation through the eyes of the community.
Posted on May 04, 2015
A final-year master’s student in Agricultural Economics at the University of Pretoria (UP), was selected as a Student Ambassador of the Talloires Network.
Posted on April 30, 2015
Chad Anderson, a master’s student at the University of Pretoria’s School of Health Systems and Public Health (SHSPH), is passionate about eradicating malaria in Africa and believes that education will be the key that ends the disease’s deadly reign on the continent.
Posted on April 30, 2015
The Freedom Charter, which was adopted in 1955, was ahead of its time. At the time of its adoption, it was intended to address immediate concerns in society, such as the challenges created by the apartheid system, but many aspects of the document remain relevant to this day.
Posted on April 30, 2015
At its recent autumn graduation ceremony, the Faculty of Education at the University of Pretoria (UP) conferred 470 degrees and certificates, which included eight PhD degrees.
Posted on April 30, 2015
Prof Rangan Gupta of the Department of Economics was recently ranked ninth globally among young economists who received their PhD degrees less than 15 years ago. The pool of eligible candidates included more than 28 500 economists.
Posted on April 29, 2015
The University of Pretoria (UP) now features amongst the world's elite institutions in 11 of the 36 subjects featured in the 2015 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings.
Posted on April 29, 2015
Earlier this month, the first three graduates of The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program studying at the University of Pretoria (UP) crossed the stage to receive their postgraduate degrees.
Posted on April 29, 2015
To commemorate World Book Day, the University of Pretoria’s Library Services hosted a presentation by Prof Tahir Pillay on the ground-breaking publication of South Africa’s first digital interactive science textbook.
Posted on April 29, 2015
Prof Gerhard Pietersen's research on grapevine leafroll disease is quite literally changing the face of the world’s grape and wine industries.
Posted on April 29, 2015
One of the most cited authors in the field of engineering, Prof Adrian Bejan, received an honorary doctorate in science from the University of Pretoria.
Posted on April 28, 2015
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has accredited five centres around the world – in Brisbane, Chennai, Cardiff, Loughborough and Pretoria – as testing facilities for the ICC ‘Regulations for the review of bowlers reported with suspected illegal bowling actions’.
Posted on April 28, 2015
Two clerics were recognised for their contribution towards peace and reconciliation in South Africa.
Posted on April 28, 2015
The recently launched Institute for Cellular and Molecular Medicine at the University of Pretoria draws on seven of the institution's nine faculties, with 20 cross-disciplinary research projects across four streams.
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