Posted on June 07, 2019
It takes just three or four days for a lamb chop to travel from a farm in the Northern Cape, via an abattoir, a wholesaler or meat packer, to a local butcher or retailer, and ultimately on to a plate in a city.
Posted on June 07, 2019
With Tourette’s Awareness Day being commemorated worldwide on 7 June, we caught up with University of Pretoria (UP) honours student Radlyn Naidoo, a BCom graduate who has Tourette’s syndrome, for first-hand insight into his experience of living – and studying – with this...
Posted on June 07, 2019
Long-distance runner Charné Bosman (43) will focus on only one thing on Sunday when she lines up to compete in the Comrades ultra marathon for the seventh time.
Posted on June 06, 2019
The Convocation The Convocation is a legally constituted body which includes approximately 300 000 alumni of the University as its largest constituency. Members of the University’s executive, deans of faculties, all current permanent academic staff, professors emeriti and other retired...
Posted on June 06, 2019
On 4 June 2019 the University of Pretoria (UP) was formally admitted as the tenth member and only South African partner of the Michigan State University-led Alliance for African Partnership (MSU-AAP). Michigan State University Provost Professor June Pierce Youatt signed the Memorandum of...
Posted on June 06, 2019
A temporary exhibition brought to you by the University of Pretoria Museums and the Department of Ancient and Modern Languages and Cultures in association with the Department of Library Services.
Posted on June 05, 2019
A University of Pretoria (UP) study on ants that inhabit various mountain sites across the world has found that if greenhouse gas emissions continue on the current trajectory, the planet faces major ecosystem changes.
Posted on June 04, 2019
The University of Pretoria’s Department of Library Services, in collaboration with the largest dog therapy organisation in Gauteng, TOP Dogs, will be bringing therapy dogs onto UP’s Hatfield Campus on the mornings of 5, 6 and 7 June 2019, to provide animal-assisted therapy to students...
Posted on June 04, 2019
The University of Pretoria extends hearty congratulations to alumnus Ronald ‘Ozzy’ Lamola, who was recently appointed Minister of Justice and Correctional Services by President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Posted on June 04, 2019
As South Africa awaited President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of his new Cabinet, a rousing discussion at the May public forum at the Future Africa campus explored the way forward for the Department of Arts and Culture.
Posted on June 03, 2019
In line with its commitment to deliver powerful learning experiences for managers and leaders, the University of Pretoria’s Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) has again been ranked by the esteemed UK Financial Times as the top provider of executive education, not only in South...
Posted on June 03, 2019
Students from all countries in Africa are invited to participate in the 2019 edition of FACES: African Student Cellphone Film Competition.
Posted on June 02, 2019
TuksSport archers made South African sports history last weekend by winning two gold medals during the Hyundai Archery World Cup in Antalya.
Posted on May 31, 2019
On the 28th day of the fifth month, Menstrual Hygiene (MH) Day is observed worldwide. This date echoes the menstrual cycle, which usually occurs every 28 days, while menstruation is approximately five days long. MH Day was first observed in 2014, to raise awareness of good menstrual hygiene...
Posted on May 31, 2019
The University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Humanities is celebrating its centenary throughout 2019 – but the Faculty paid a special tribute to its history on 27 May, in commemoration of the day that it was first established in 1919.
Posted on May 30, 2019
Three University of Pretoria (UP) scientists are part of a team whose research on African mole-rats has led to a discovery that may hold the key to pain management in humans.
Posted on May 30, 2019
I would like to wish our students all the best as we approach the first round of examinations for the year. Our students are extremely hardworking, and I have no doubt that this quality of persevering toward the goal of success will stand you in good stead.
Posted on May 30, 2019
The Faculty of Law extends hearty congratulations to alumnus Minister Ronald Lamola as SA's newly appointed Minister of Justice and Correctional Services.
Posted on May 29, 2019
Let us take a moment to reflect on the question of African identity. This is important for several reasons, not least in order to pay homage to the diversities that make up Africa against the backdrop of a colonial history which has sought to nativise Africans and treat them as if they are made...
Posted on May 28, 2019
In keeping with the University of Pretoria’s focus on evolving in line with the fourth industrial revolution, UP’s Department of Library Services has ‘employed’ the first client service robot known to be in use in any university library in Africa. ‘Libby’, as...
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