Posted on November 29, 2017
Professor Kevin Wall, from the Department of Construction Economics at the University of Pretoria, received SAICE's Gold Medal award in recognition of his outstanding individual contribution to the industry and profession of civil engineering.
Posted on November 22, 2017
The production of the annual Research Review is always a highlight in the research calendar of the University of Pretoria, and the Research Review 2016 was no exception.
Posted on November 20, 2017
Ms Nthabiseng Ramosoeu from the Department of Information Science in the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology, has been selected to participate in the MOBILE+2 project, Mobility for International Learning Experiences, which is being administered by the Department...
Posted on November 06, 2017
In June 2013, the University of Pretoria (UP) established a research chair in Rock Engineering in the Department of Mining Engineering. The initial aim was to conduct research on specific rock engineering issues, in an attempt to provide a safer working environment in deep level hard rock mines.
Posted on October 25, 2017
The University of Pretoria has for the first time ever achieved a hat trick for all major programming competitions. The University was ranked first in the Standard Bank IT Impact Challenge, the Catalyst Coding Contest (CCC), and the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC).
Posted on October 25, 2017
The Department of Informatics in the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology at the University of Pretoria recently hosted the Mobile Application Development (MAD) Challenge which focusses on application development for mobile phones. The challenge started on 18...
Posted on October 19, 2017
The UP Business Incubator was established to provide free support services to potential and new entrepreneurs on campus. The service allows entrepreneurs to plan, start and grow their ideas into high-impact business ventures.
Posted on October 16, 2017
The Thailand Research Fund (TRF), as state research funding agency, in co-operation with the Office of the Higher Education Commission and the National Science and Technology Development Agency, launched the Royal Golden Jubilee Ph.D. Programme under the TRF, to commemorate H.M. the King’s...
Posted on October 13, 2017
The University of Pretoria (UP) has a long and proud tradition of being one of the main sponsors of the Eskom Expo for Young Scientists. Its 2017 Expo sponsorship, hosted in Johannesburg from 3 to 6 October, was no exception.
Posted on October 09, 2017
The newly established AEL Mining Services Chair in Innovative Rock-breaking Technology will reside within the Department of Mining Engineering at the University of Pretoria (UP).
Posted on October 02, 2017
The AEL Mining Services Chair in Innovative Rock breaking Technology will reside within the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology, in the Department of Mining Engineering at the University of Pretoria. The department has established a solid reputation in the South...
Posted on September 26, 2017
The UP Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control is assisting in the design and testing of an innovative solar-powered trap to monitor mosquito populations, especially in areas where malaria and arboviruses require vector control.
Posted on September 13, 2017
Graduating from university and getting your first job are great achievements. However, the transition from student life to the life of a working professional should not be underestimated.
Posted on September 08, 2017
On Monday, 4 September, learners from the Msinga rural area in Kwa Zulu Natal travelled to the University of Pretoria thanks to the EBIT Faculty and BIGEN Africa.
Posted on September 06, 2017
The University will confer 1 807 degrees, diplomas and certificates during this year's Spring Graduation Ceremony. These include 142 doctorates, 427 master's degrees and 746 honours degrees, which will be awarded over three days.
Posted on September 05, 2017
Researchers from the Institute of Applied Materials and the UP Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control recently discovered a special blend of two repellents with improved mosquito repellent efficacy and persistence.
Posted on September 01, 2017
Marilize Everts, a PhD student in the Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, in the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology (EBIT) at the University of Pretoria, was recently honoured at the Women in Science Awards for the second time in three years.
Posted on August 17, 2017
'Leadership in the mineral sciences industry' was the main topic at the 3rd Career and Leadership Conference of the Young Professionals Council (YPC), organised by the student societies of the University of Pretoria's departments of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering and Mining...
Posted on August 15, 2017
The Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology presented its first bursary event for women on Saturday, 12 August 2017 to honour the top 100 Grade 12 women who applied to study engineering at the University of Pretoria and were admitted to EBIT programmes for 2018.
Posted on August 02, 2017
UP and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands present the Footsteps Along the Tracks project, which uncovers the largely forgotten cultural heritage represented by the Netherlands South African Railways Company (NZASM).
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