News

  • Faculty of Education confers Honorary doctorate on Philomena Essed

    Posted on September 07, 2011

    An Honorary Doctorate degree was conferred recently on Prof Philomena Essed at the graduation ceremony of the Faculty of Education, University of Pretoria.

  • Upcoming Art Exhibit, Sale & Auction at GIBS

    Posted on September 07, 2011

    All in support of the Zoe Carss Education Trust... Read more here & view artworks up for auction.

  • CH2 and the UP Symphony Orchestra in Concert

    Posted on September 06, 2011

    South Africa's premier guitar duo, Corneille Hutten-Burger and Leon Gropp, better known as CH2, will join forces with the only large scale symphony orchestra in Pretoria, the University of Pretoria Symphony Orchestra. The evening promises to mesmerize and

  • UP students named runners-up in the national Trader's Trophy competition

    Posted on September 06, 2011

    A third-year BEng Electronic Engineering student and a BCom (Honours) Financial Management Sciences student received second and third place in the Trader's Trophy competition held at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) on 19 August 2011. Mokgethwa Tshwa

  • Acclaimed chemist honoured with two prestigious awards

    Posted on September 06, 2011

    Prof Casper Schutte, an honorary professor and a member of the Unit for Advanced Studies in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Pretoria was recently honoured with two prestigious medals for his scientific contributions in the field of chemis

  • Prof Willie Burger delivers his inaugural address

    Posted on September 06, 2011

    Congratulations to Prof Willie Burger, Head of the Department of Afrikaans, who delivered his inaugural address recently. The title was "Critique Engag

  • TuksAthletics : Caster takes silver

    Posted on September 05, 2011

    Saturday, September 3 was a great day for South African and TuksAthletics when the defending champion in the 800m, Caster Semenya, won the silver medal on the final day of the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Daegu, Korea.

  • GIBS Forum on new Consumer Protection Act

    Posted on September 02, 2011

    Consumers only have to show that they are entitled, Neil Kirby, Werksmans director, told a recent GIBS Forum on the Future of Contracting.

  • Public dialogue: Two Sides of the Same Coin: Political Activism in Lesotho and Swaziland

    Posted on September 02, 2011

    The Department of Political Sciences and KMM Review Publishing Company invite you to a fascinating and informative dialogue with leading academics and political analysts, some of whom have provided chapters in the book, Against all Odds: Opposition po

  • TuksAthletics : LJ takes bronze in Daegu

    Posted on September 01, 2011

    LJ van Zyl was in fine form in the final of the 400m hurdles for men at the IAAF World Athletics Championships held in Daegu, Korea.

  • Boekenhout Wins Serrie........AND Serenade in 2011

    Posted on August 31, 2011

    This year Boekenhout has done what was deemed impossible by winning serenade and serrie the two biggest culture events on the Tuks Culture calendar.

  • Public Conversation 2011: What does 'township' mean today?

    Posted on August 31, 2011

    An interdisciplinary discussion with journalists, academics, film-makers and playwrights. Tuesday 13 September 2011, 17h30-19h30, University of Pretoria Hatfield-campus, Sanlam Auditorium, Conference Centre.

  • Flemish Minister-President visits the Centre for Human Rights

    Posted on August 30, 2011

    On Monday 22 August 2011 and at the request of the Flemish Government, the Centre for Human Rights was privileged to host HE Mr Kris Peeters, Minister-President of Flanders as part of his official visit to South Africa. Mr Peeters was accompanied by the R

  • TuksAthletics : Huge honour for LJ

    Posted on August 30, 2011

    A huge honor was bestowed on LJ van Zyl as he received an invitation to participate in the IAAF Diamond League Final in Brussels to be held on September 16.

  • Second Annual Summer School in Biostatistics

    Posted on August 29, 2011

    Inviting all researchers in clinical medicine, epidemiology, public health and biomedical or veterinary sciences! The Summer School in Biostatistics is aimed at both new and experienced medical researchers.

  • Programme in Health Emergencies in Large Populations (H.E.L.P)

    Posted on August 29, 2011

    The UP School of Health Systems and Public Health and the International Committee of the Red Cross are presenting a training course for the management of health interventions in emergency situations.

  • University of Pretoria opens new Engineering Building and parkade

    Posted on August 29, 2011

    The new Engineering 3 Building on the University of Pretoria's Hatfield Campus is 'taxpayers' money put to very good use', according to Minister Blade Nzimande.

  • TuksRugby on verge of remarkable whitewash

    Posted on August 28, 2011

    TuksRugby is on the verge of a remarkable whitewash after qualifying for each of the six Carlton Cup finals taking place at Loftus Versfeld on September 10.

  • TuksRugby : Lucky 13 for UP-Tuks 1

    Posted on August 28, 2011

    It was a case of lucky 13 for UP-Tuks on Saturday in their 37-23 Carlton Cup Semi-Final win against Centurion at the TuksRugby Stadium.

  • Agricultural Baseline launched at UP

    Posted on August 25, 2011

    The formal launch of the annual Agricultural Baseline 2011 for Pretoria presented by the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) took place recently at the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences of the University of Pretoria.

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