Posted on April 03, 2019
As leaders of diverse teams of teachers and support staff, school principals need to understand the thinking preferences of individuals and the impact that these preferences can have on effective teaching to enhance effective learning.
Posted on April 03, 2019
Scholars of art, culture and heritage met at the University of Pretoria’s Future Africa Campus, next to its Experimental Farm, in Hillcrest, Pretoria, recently to discuss the role and relevance of culture to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the African Union 2063 Agenda and...
Posted on April 02, 2019
Tuks FM has secured 18 nominations for the 2019 Liberty Radio Awards that will be held on 13 April at the Sandton Convention Centre.
Posted on April 02, 2019
Delegates from the French Embassy in South Africa, including the ambassador of France to South Africa, Christophe Farnaud, gathered at the Humanities Faculty, University of Pretoria (UP) recently to discuss cooperation in the field of science, education and culture.
Posted on April 01, 2019
The University of Pretoria (UP) will award 11 649 qualifications to graduates at its autumn graduation ceremonies, which will take place over 32 sessions from 2 – 30 April 2019.
Posted on April 01, 2019
The launch of Future Africa at the University of Pretoria is a “timely response to placing science, technology and innovation at the centre of Africa’s development”.
Posted on April 01, 2019
UP’s average pass rate over the last 13 years is 94%
Posted on April 01, 2019
Have you had a good autumn break? The second term has started and it’s a very short term, with a whole month of examinations coming up in June.
Posted on March 30, 2019
Kidney disease is a global health problem with a growing disease burden in both developed and undeveloped countries. The magnitude and the impact of kidney disease are unknown and will remain so if a concerted effort is not made to develop a national data collection system to acquire data on...
Posted on March 29, 2019
Future Africa is the University of Pretoria's new flagship research institute and pan-African platform, which aspires to transform the world through African research excellence.
Posted on March 29, 2019
Is South Africa regularly denying children their right to access education as well as health care on the grounds either of petty bureaucracy or by a misinterpretation of the country’s laws and international obligations?
Posted on March 28, 2019
Playwright and president of the African Cultural Policy Network Mike van Graan recently led a public debate at the University of Pretoria (UP) on whether South Africa needs a national theatre and national museum.
Posted on March 28, 2019
The Registrar of the University of Pretoria calls for nominations from suitable senior students as well as members of staff of junior lecturer status (25 years or younger at the start of the tour) for the above-mentioned travel bursary.
Posted on March 28, 2019
The Department of Consumer and Food Sciences at the University of Pretoria recently partnered with the French embassy and well-known celebrity chef, Nataniël, to prepare a meal for invited guests to celebrate Goût de France on the Hatfield campus.
Posted on March 27, 2019
World Theatre Day was established in 1961 by the International Theatre Institute (ITI) and is celebrated annually on 27 March across the globe. The day has at its core the vision of theatre as an actant of peace. Each year, the ITI invites a prominent figure in the broad domain of theatre to...
Posted on March 27, 2019
The UN General Assembly proclaimed 21 March the International Day of Forests in 2012. The day celebrates and raises awareness of the importance of all types of forests.
Posted on March 26, 2019
University of Pretoria (UP) veterinary ophthalmologist, Dr Izak Venter, accompanied by Dr Keri-Lee Dobbie, a veterinary surgeon and resident in ophthalmology, recently travelled to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to examine a chimpanzee at the JACK Sanctuary for chimpanzees.
Posted on March 26, 2019
Future Africa is the University of Pretoria's new flagship research institute and pan-African platform, which aspires to transform the world through African research excellence.
Posted on March 26, 2019
Dr Eshchar Mizrachi, Research Fellow at the University of Pretoria’s (UP’s) soon-to-be-launched Future Africa campus – a meeting place for discussions on trans-disciplinary research adjacent to UP’s Experimental Farm in Hillcrest – says Africa has and faces...
Posted on March 25, 2019
As the University of Pretoria (UP) moves ahead in its transformation agenda, it will focus on providing access to its high-quality education to as many South Africans and Africans as possible. This is because high-quality education contributes to the improvement of African futures.
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