Engineering students have fun helping kids have fun

Students from the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology (EBIT) recently helped a primary school in Mamelodi to improve playground facilities.

South African companies perform reasonably in ethical compliance

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

Dutch theologian honoured

A theology expert from the Netherlands, Prof Gerben Heitink, received an honorary degree (Doctor Divinitatis - Honoris Causa) from the University of Pretoria on Friday, April 18.

EBIT students make a difference in their community

The Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology implemented a compulsory undergraduate module, Community-Based project, since 2005.

UP students donate books to Mamelodi schools

The University of Pretoria

UP committed to humane handling of horses used for testing vaccines

Onderstepoort Biological Products (OBP), the Department of Agriculture, UP

Tuks Rag Queen crowned

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Be kind to CANSA!

UP is hosting its own CANSA Shavathon event for the first time on Thursday, 5 March 2009. The Shavathon will take place at the Piazza, between 11:00 and 13:00.

The grandchild of Madiba received his Baccalareus Artium degree at the University of Pretoria

Ndaba Thembekile Mandela, received his Baccalareus Artium degree on 24 April at the University of Pretoria.

UP students cycle to help children in need

It is a dream of a group of 40 cyclist students of the University of Pretoria to make a difference in the lives of many underprivileged children. They will be participating in the annual Auto Pedigree Tour de Dream which will take place in Mpumalanga.

Open up your research with the Creative Commons license

You are invited to a presentation on the Creative Commons license by Dr T Schonwetter on Thursday, 21 October from 12:30-14:00, Conference Hall 100, Hatfield Campus.

Building Regional Higher Education Capacity through Academic Mobility in SADC

More than thirty vice-chancellors and senior university leaders from SADC universities met at the University of Pretoria on 5 and 6 May 2011 to assess the potential for building the capacity of the higher education sector in the SADC region through promot

Setting the record straight: annual SRC excursion and training

Prof Chris de Beer, Vice-Principal, responds to allegations made in Campus Beeld about the SRC excursion and training session.

University of Pretoria expels students after residence-related incident

The UP Management has issued a statement regarding an unfortunate incident that occurred at the University

Gender Equality and Economic Development in Africa

The Ron Brown Institute in partnership with the Institute for Women

Hussein Solomon from UP to speak at international conference

The UCLA Globalisation Research Centre-Africa is hosting an international conference where Hussein Solomon from the University of Pretoria will be speaking on Religious Ideas and Institutions and Transitions to Democracy in Africa.

Young UP designer comes out tops in Design Achievers award

Braam de Klerk, a fourth year Information Design student from the University of Pretoria received top honours at the annual Design Achievers award function held on June 16 in Kyalami.

Engineering students set up library at Meetse-A-Bopelo Primary

As part of their community-based module, some of the students in the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology, have been working hard to create a friendly and functionally library at a primary school in Mamelodi.

Mac Maharaj and Mark Gevisser speak at UP

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

Oral history of Mapungubwe uncovered

A team of researchers from the University of Pretoria has returned from a one-week field visit to Mapungubwe in Limpopo where it recorded oral histories, traditions or narratives that relate to Mapungubwe.