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  • A day in the life at the University of Pretoria. 08 February 1931

    Posted on February 08, 2021

    08 February 1931: On this "Day in the life of the University of Pretoria" the popular newspaper the Sunday Times reported on the professor, student ratio in the Union.

  • A day in the life at the University of Pretoria. 04 February 1983

    Posted on February 04, 2021

    04 February 1983: On this "Day in the life of the University of Pretoria" the student newspaper, die Perdeby announced the variety of Faculty and day houses that the first-year group of 1983 could attend.

  • Inaugural address: Professor Jerry Pillay

    Posted on February 01, 2021

    On the 30 August 2017 Professor Jerry Pillay from the Department of Church History and Church Polity delivered his inaugural address.

  • A day in the life at the University of Pretoria. 01 February 1925.

    Posted on January 31, 2021

    01 February 1925: On this "Day in the life of the University of Pretoria" the first Poultry farming lecturer was appointed. Although this position was already approved in 1917 the Transvaal University College (T.U.C) could not find a suitable, qualified, candidate.

  • Inaugural address: Prof. Adelia Carstens

    Posted on January 01, 2021

    On 10 September 2015 Prof. Adelia Carstens from the Faculty of Humanities presented her inaugural lecture entitled: "Developing a multilingual mindset: Promoting the development and use of students' strongest languages and empowering them in English as the academic lingua franca".

  • Inaugural address: Professor Sheryl Hendriks

    Posted on January 01, 2021

    On 05 August 2021 Professor Sheryl Hendriks from the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development, presented her inaugural address entitled: "Food systems approaches: Hope in a post-COVID world".

  • Professor Tshepo Matjila inaugural address

    Posted on January 01, 2021

    On 24 October Prof Tshepo Matjila inaugural adress, from the Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases

  • Inaugural address: Prof. Mohammad Naushad Emmambux

    Posted on January 01, 2021

    On 07 September 2021 professor Mohammad Naushad Emmambux presented his inaugural address entitled: "Technological innovation for food and nutrition security, and sustainability: A food biopolymer perspective".

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