Posted on February 17, 2020
University of Pretoria students Johannes Christoff Joubert and Joséphine Queffelec have made it to the semi-finals of the South African leg of FameLab, one of the biggest science communication competitions in the world.
Posted on February 17, 2020
UP needs 12 members of the Convocation to serve on the Convocation Advisory Board. Nominations can be submitted until 6 March 2020. The subsequent electronic voting process will commence on 7 April 2020 and will end on 24 April 2020.
Posted on February 14, 2020
Dixi, a member of the Guide Dog Association, is the UP Museum’s first canine visitor and often makes repeat visits with her owner, BA student Rohan Crafford, since the Museums added interactive guided tours for people living with disabilities.
Posted on February 14, 2020
A team of learners coached by the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Faculty of Law has won the International Schools Moot Court Competition in Poland.
Posted on February 13, 2020
The paltry child support grant of just R430 a month is insufficient to significantly impact malnutrition rates among South Africa’s children, and it’s time for President Cyril Ramaphosa to step in and do something about it.
Posted on February 12, 2020
Enterprises University of Pretoria (Enterprises UP) recently hosted in-house training on project quality, risk and time management for two groups of 20 delegates from the Independent Development Trust (IDT).
Posted on February 12, 2020
Law scholar Dr Marko Svicevic has set a new record for the youngest person (± 25 years and 3 months) to ever obtain a Doctor of Laws (LLD) degree from the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Faculty of Law.
Posted on February 12, 2020
Tuks long jumper Jovan van Vuuren has a good reason for wanting to go past the eight-metre barrier next month, and it is not only to do with the Tokyo Olympic Games.
Posted on February 11, 2020
Do you have what it takes to represent the University of Pretoria (UP) with your business or business idea at a national entrepreneurship competition? You could win R100 000 towards your business idea, a Samsung tablet, or qualify for business support and mentorship that will develop your business.
Posted on February 08, 2020
Growth in small enterprises and the private sector is key to solving the unemployment crisis facing South Africa’s youth, German Chancellor Dr Angela Merkel said in a conversation with University of Pretoria students on Thursday.
Posted on February 07, 2020
During a recent visit to the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, University of Pretoria Vice-Chancellor Professor Tawana Kupe met with IIASA Director General and CEO Dr Albert van Jaarsveld and with members of the IIASA external relations team where he learnt more about the...
Posted on February 07, 2020
Wiehan Rudolph, a master’s student in Analytical and Natural Product Chemistry at the University of Pretoria, has recently been awarded the James Moir Medal. The South African Chemical Institute annually awards this medal to the best BSc Honours student in Chemistry at each tertiary...
Posted on February 06, 2020
Stable flies (Stomoxys calcitrans) are cold-blooded pests. They feed on the blood of their hosts, which include cattle, camels, horses, dogs and humans. During their feeding they can mechanically transmit viruses and bacteria that cause diseases like West Nile fever, Rift Valley fever and anthrax.
Posted on February 05, 2020
Students who were funded in 2019 and were rejected for funding in 2020 for various reasons or students whose financial situation has changed from 30 November 2019 and have not applied for NSFAS in 2019 can appeal using the appeals process.
Posted on February 05, 2020
The University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Veterinary Science is celebrating its centenary this year. Dean Professor Vinny Naidoo tells Primarashni Gower how Africa’s top vet school was established.
Posted on February 05, 2020
The University of Pretoria’s Centre for Human Rights recently hosted the sub-regional launch of the UN Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty at the University’s Future Africa Campus.
Posted on February 04, 2020
The Pan African Cancer Research Institute has hit the ground running after successfully hosting its inaugural lecture series on “the key role of cancer centres for improving prevention, early diagnosis and treatment of cancer”.
Posted on February 03, 2020
Coronaviruses are once again in the spotlight with the outbreak of the Novel Corona Virus (or 2019-nCov). In addition to the spread of disease and loss of life, such outbreaks lead to disruptions to trade and international travel between countries, and financial losses for certain sectors, such...
Posted on February 03, 2020
After a packed Orientation Week for new first-year students who learned all the basics of life at UP, we’d like to welcome back all our senior students.
Posted on February 01, 2020
Robert Moropa, a diehard Kaizer Chiefs Football Club fan and former director of the University Pretoria’s Department of Library Services, got the shock of his life when representatives of his favourite football club surprised him at his UP farewell function.
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