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  • Christine Maritz-Olivier receives prestigious research award

    Posted on October 02, 2012

    Dr Christine Maritz-Olivier of the Department of Genetics and a member of the Anti-tick Vaccine Research Group was the recipient of the Best Biotechnology Research Award for 2012 at the annual Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (GDARD

  • Accolades for UP

    Posted on October 01, 2012

    The University of Pretoria scooped the first prize for the Best Science Show and second prize for the "Best Exhibition

  • Grade 9 Open Day benefits learners and teachers

    Posted on October 01, 2012

    Learners need to be exposed to the various possible future study and career options so that they will be able to make informed choices when they select their subjects for Grade 10.

  • Congratulations to AmaTuks!

    Posted on October 01, 2012

    AmaTuks travelled to Cape Town on Saturday, 29 September 2012 to face Ajax Cape Town (The Urban Warriors) at the Cape Town Stadium. A goal by Mame Niang and four goals by Aubrey Ngoma saw AmaTuks get their first big win in the Premier League.

  • The University of Pretoria's Vision 20/20 Eye Clinic receives a donation

    Posted on October 01, 2012

    The University of Pretoria's Vision 20/20 Clinic, based at the Pretoria West Hospital, has received a cheque for R195 000 from the PPS Insurance Company. The money will be used to purchase the ophthalmic examination equipment required to diagnose eye defi

  • Animal Science student wins international scholarship

    Posted on October 01, 2012

    Nadia Swanepoel, a PhD student in the Department of Animal and Wildlife Sciences, was recently awarded a California Animal Nutrition Conference (CANC) scholarship.

  • New research programme in Electronic Defence through South Africa / Saudi Arabia partnership with University of Pretoria

    Posted on September 28, 2012

    CSIR and its Saudi Arabian partner, the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), have taken the next step in their bi-national initiative to enhance engineering research capabilities in Radar and Electronic Defence by establishing a new research program at the University of...

  • Jurisprudence participates in the Feast of the Clowns

    Posted on September 27, 2012

    The Feast of the Clowns has been part of the City of Tshwane

  • One of South Africa

    Posted on September 26, 2012

    Prof Shirley Zinn, an extraordinary professor in the Department of Human Resource Management, has been designated as one of South Africa

  • Drama researchers interrogate masculinity

    Posted on September 26, 2012

    At the conference "Work/Force: South African masculinities in the media" (13-14 September 2012, Stellenbosch), two Drama lecturers and one postgraduate student delivered papers on various aspects of masculinity.

  • Discussion with thought leaders

    Posted on September 26, 2012

    A discussion was held at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) with international thought leaders on corporate governance on Monday, 4 September 2012.

  • Research on the tax burden of individual taxpayers

    Posted on September 26, 2012

    Theuns Steyn of the Department of Taxation presented a paper at the Tax Research Network 2012 Conference in London during September 2012 with the title

  • Staff member elected as President

    Posted on September 20, 2012

    Prof Karel Stanz, Head of the Department of Human Resource Management, is the new President of the Society for Industrial and Organisational Psychology in South Africa (SIOPSA) for the term 2012/2013.

  • New inter- and trans-disciplinary MA programme in African-European Cultural Relations

    Posted on September 20, 2012

    An exciting new inter- and trans-disciplinary MA programme in African-European Cultural Relations is being launched by the Faculty of Humanities under the leadership of the Department of Modern European Languages at the beginning of 2013.

  • Law Clinic represents UP at Carnegie 3

    Posted on September 20, 2012

    Two attorneys from the Law Clinic, Soretha Venter and Patricia Erasmus, attended the "Carnegie 3 - Strategies to Overcome Poverty and Inequality" Conference in Cape Town from 3 to 7 September 2012.

  • Unique training for urology health professionals developed at the University of Pretoria

    Posted on September 20, 2012

    The Department of Nursing Science at the University of Pretoria and the Urology Hospital, Pretoria, concluded an agreement on 17 September 2012 to develop and present unique training courses to healthcare professionals responsible for patients requiring u

  • Prof Bob Millar receives an A2 rating at the NRF Awards

    Posted on September 19, 2012

    The Director of the Mammal Research Institute at the University of Pretoria, Prof Robert Millar was among 22 leading South African researchers who received A-ratings which are at the apex of the ratings awarded by the National Research Foundation (NRF). T

  • Launch of University of Pretoria's new Energy Research Initiative

    Posted on September 14, 2012

    The University of Pretoria launched its new Institutional Research Theme on Energy (IRT on Energy) on Thursday, 13 September 2012. This exciting new research initiative will coordinate research conducted in the faculties of Engineering, Built Environment

  • Women honoured at institute

    Posted on September 13, 2012

    Women were in the spotlight at the Gordon Institute of Business Science with a debate on the plight of women in South Africa and globally featuring some highly respected figures. Jay Naidoo, a founding member of Cosatu and the chairperson of the Global Al

  • GIBS DBA degree gets full international accreditation

    Posted on September 13, 2012

    The University of Pretoria's Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) degree has been accorded full international accreditation by the London-based Association of MBAs (AMBA) for a five-year renewable term

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