UP’s Engineering 4.0 building awarded for innovative excellence by the SA Property Owners Association

Posted on June 21, 2021

The Engineering 4.0 building, whose structure UP’s Professor Wynand described as an impressive external envelope and meticulously designed flow patterns, reminiscent of a machine, was designed by ARC Architects.

The Mining Alumni Society of the University of Pretoria (MASUP) presented its AGM in a hybrid format, which entailed both an in-person representation and live-streaming to members across the globe.

Posted on June 07, 2021

The Mining Alumni Society of the University of Pretoria (MASUP) held its annual general meeting (AGM) for 2021 in a slightly different format than in the past, due to the restrictions posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

UP Engineering 4.0’s ‘smart avos’ hold the key to determining the impact of transportation conditions on agricultural products

Posted on June 04, 2021

A team from UP’s Department of Civil Engineering used the Department’s unique smAvo and smaTo sensor platforms to monitor the transportation by cargo ship of a consignment of avocados destined for The Netherlands.

Prof Evans Chirwa receives a special award from the Water Institute of South Africa

Posted on May 21, 2021

Professor and incumbent of the Rand Water and Sedibeng Water Research Chairs in Water Utilisation Engineering, Prof Evans Chirwa, from Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Built Environment and Information Technology (EBIT), University of Pretoria has been elected by the board as a...

Department’s industry footprint runs deep

Posted on May 10, 2021

The Department of Mining Engineering in the University’s Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology, which is celebrating its diamond jubilee in 2021, has played a significant role in developing the mining industry in South Africa through the delivery of...

Alumnus believes the future of mining depends on ethical leadership

Posted on May 03, 2021

The Department of Mining Engineering at the University of Pretoria prides itself in supplying industry with qualified graduates who will change the face of mining engineering. This is evident in the high quality of its Mining Engineering alumni, many of whom occupy prominent positions in local...

UP using nanostructures to reduce the global warming impact of refrigeration equipment

Posted on April 30, 2021

Recent research as part of a collaboration between the University of Pretoria, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Imperial College London hopes to improve refrigeration equipment and reduce their impact on global warming through the use of nanostructures.

UP's department of mining engineering celebrates its diamond jubilee

Posted on April 13, 2021

The Department of Mining Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology at the University of Pretoria (UP) is proud to celebrate its diamond anniversary in 2021. With its history of 60 years of excellence in mining engineering education, the Department...