Posted on February 19, 2015
Within a decade, hopes Professor Gert Saayman, conventional invasive autopsies could just about be a thing of the past. Instead, pathologists would use imaging technologies to conduct virtual post-mortems.
Posted on February 18, 2015
Renowned South African novelist and academic, André Phillipus Brink, recently died on a flight from Amsterdam to South Africa. He was on his way home from Belgium, where he had received an honorary doctorate from the Belgian Francophone Université Catholique de Louvain.
Posted on February 16, 2015
Dr Yolanda Pretorius of the Centre for Wildlife Management is an elephant specialist who believes that elephants has the ability to display exactly what they feel.
Posted on February 16, 2015
“Most problems in today’s society cannot be solved by a single discipline,” said Prof Sheryl Hendriks of the Institute for Food, Nutrition and Well-being (IFNuW).
Posted on February 12, 2015
The Faculty of Veterinary Science is preparing to introduce an exciting, first-of-its-kind international collaborative master’s programme in tropical health in January 2016.
Posted on February 12, 2015
A University of Pretoria (UP) second-year BA International Relations student, Thabang Manamela (also a registered first-year law student), is set to achieve his goals despite his disability.
Posted on February 12, 2015
The University of Pretoria would like to express its condolences with the loved ones of André P Brink following his sudden death.
Posted on February 12, 2015
Imagine castles of clay and flourishing life in the soils below. Endemic to the soils of Africa is the fascinating small mammal known as the mole-rat that lives underground, excavating burrow systems that may extend for more than a kilometre.
Posted on February 11, 2015
The Centre for Human Rights and the Law Society of South Africa hosted a colloquium titled “Quo Vadis Public Protector”.
Posted on February 10, 2015
The Department of Library Services invites you to a live broadcast of the budget speech by Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene. The budget speech will take place Wednesday 25 February 2015.
Posted on February 10, 2015
The Departments of Afrikaans and Library Services invite you to join us for a special programme dedicated to literary giant André P Brink.
Posted on February 10, 2015
Professor Theuns Steyn, Associate Professor in the Department of Taxation, has been awarded the prestigious Australasian CCH/ATTA Doctoral Series 2015 Award.
Posted on February 10, 2015
The University is pleased to announce the appointment of Prof J-M (Jean) Lubuma as Dean of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences with effect from 15 March 2015.
Posted on February 10, 2015
UPSpace, has maintained its position as the number one repository in Africa.
Posted on February 09, 2015
'Make Today Matter'– a phrase that epitomises a refreshing, new slogan for the University of Pretoria (UP). This slogan was issued as a challenge by Professor Cheryl de la Rey, Vice-Chancellor and Principal, at the University’s academic opening and 107th birthday on Friday.
Posted on February 06, 2015
This film is a personal story about what we lose when we are tone deaf about technology and its relationship to our civil liberties.
Posted on February 04, 2015
Prof Brenda Wingfield has received the Christiaan Hendrik Persoon medal - the highest award that the SASPP can make to a member.
Posted on February 02, 2015
The University of Pretoria delivered the winner as well as the two runners-up of the South African Ernst & Young Young Tax Professional of the Year Competition 2014.
Posted on January 30, 2015
The Research Chair in Poultry Health and Production, which was established jointly by the Southern African Poultry Association (SAPA) and the University of Pretoria (UP) in 2012, is taking the lead in research on poultry diseases.
Posted on January 23, 2015
Prof Juan Bornman, of the Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (CAAC) at the University of Pretoria (UP), recently published an international book titled Stop the violence against people with disabilities: an international resource.
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