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  • DINALEDI

    Posted on July 25, 2020

    An interpretation of the stars in the southern sky by indigenous people

  • 6 Hacks for parents teaching kids at home

    Posted on July 17, 2020

    As parents you now have more quality time to spend with your children then you normally would as life was busy, rushing from one place to another. You now have the opportunity to connect with your children and see how they evolve into themselves. Spending more time with your children is...

  • Navigating the digital space

    Posted on July 10, 2020

    It is essential to be online savvy at all times. This article provides ways to be safe online as were are moving towards a digital era.

  • Australian volunteer has praise for Sci-Enza

    Posted on April 24, 2018

    ‘Having the opportunity to collaborate with Sci-Enza’s team and observe the Centre’s community outreach programme has been a fulfilling experience,’ says Leticia Brown, a communications and media consultant in the Australian government’s Volunteer Program. Leticia...

  • Interdisciplinary spring course on solar energy and photosynthesis

    Posted on November 01, 2017

    The Department of Physics hosted a highly successful postgraduate interdisciplinary course on solar energy and photosynthesis at the University of Pretoria during the October recess.

  • Join the hunt for pathogens in the fynbos!

    Posted on October 31, 2016

    To do his part in helping to conserve the South African fynbos, Mr Joey Hulbert, a PhD student at UP, has initiated a citizen science project to identify pathogens that may be killing some of these unique plants.

  • Ruben's Tukkie experience

    Posted on October 28, 2016

    Ruben Scharneck, a six-year-old boy from Pretoria who was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma cancer dreamt of experiencing a day as a normal Tukkie student. Staff from the University of Pretoria recently visited him at home to make this dream a reality.

  • Tornadoes - powerful, but uncommon in SA

    Posted on August 08, 2016

    Images and video clips that looked like scenes from the disaster movie Twister were all over social media a few weeks ago when unexpected tornadoes hit the Gauteng province.

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