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Film tourism study makes news
Lecturers Charlene Herselman and Hannes Engelbrecht gave a presentation in Cape Town recently outlining the potential of film tourism for South Africa.
#TuksAthletics: Roto and Mamatu start their international sprint campaign in Spain
The fictional characters Tweedledum and Tweedledee are known to most, but what people might not know is that Tuks got a real-life version – Thando and Tebogo – and they are indeed much faster.
Omar Badsha’s Seedtimes launched at UP
The Departments of Sociology and Visual Arts in the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Pretoria (UP) welcomed and hosted anti-apartheid activist and 2018 Order of Ikhamanga honouree, Omar Badsha for the launch of his sixth and latest book, Seedtimes.
Enterprises UP continues their support of UP Campus Tours
Enterprises have been the proud sponsor of the UP Campus Tours initiative for 15 years, and hopefully for many more to come.
CHCI Africa Workshop- Addis 2019
Africa as Concept and Method: Emancipation, Decolonization, Freedom The first CHCI Africa Workshop, Addis 2019, will be held at Addis Ababa University (Ethiopia). Hosted by the Consortium of Humanities Institutes and Centers (CHCI) in collaboration with the College of Performing and Visual Art and the Center of African Studies at Addis Ababa University. The workshop will include intensive seminars, mentoring and training workshops, and guest lectures. Humanities graduate students studying in African universities and those who have received their PhDs since 2010 and are based in Africa, are invited to apply.
Museums Scavenger Hunt
UP Campus Tours is holding a scavenger hunt in collaboration with the UP Museums in order to celebrate International Museum Day on 18 May.
Renowned Indian Historian Romila Thapar receives honorary doctorate from UP
Historian Romila Thapar was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Pretoria on 8 May 2018. Thapar, one of India’s foremost public intellectuals, was presented with the award earlier this year by the Faculty of Humanities as she is unable to travel to South Africa.
Inspired to help others
Lene Theunissen has had hearing loss for the last 21 years after contracting scarlet fever as a toddler. She spent her life surrounded by a team of allied health professionals like occupational therapists, audiologists and speech therapists.
#TuksSwimming: Gunnell considers being a Tuks student as something she will never forget
The former swimmer graduated last week with honours in sport science.
Conquering the world through academic excellence
Dickson Ajisafe has graduated with a Master’s in African and European Cultural Relations at the University of Pretoria’s Autumn Graduation Ceremony. He was also a recipient of the Erasmus Plus Scholarship to study in Europe in 2016.
What is “the Local”? Exploring grassroots justice systems as a means of understanding the local
Dr. Cori Wielanga reflects on peacebuilding, transitional justice and the need to develop diverse justice and norms.
Artist William Kentridge receives honorary doctorate from UP
South African artist William Kentridge has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Pretoria on 12 April. He is renowned for his animated expressionist drawings and films exploring time, the history of colonialism and the aspirations and failures of revolutionary politics.
Reflections on Collaboration
Increasingly universities requires researchers to embark on collaborative research with local and international researchers. As the principal investigators on a National Research Foundation (NRF) and Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education (STINT) Science and Technology Research Collaboration funded project we have had the opportunity to reflect on the processes of doing research collaboratively.
Newton Advanced Fellowship awarded to Prof De Wet Swanepoel
The Academy of Medical Sciences in the UK has awarded the Newton Advanced Fellowship to Prof De Wet Swanepoel. The grant is named after Sir Isaac Newton.
Dr Siona O'Connell wins prestigious book award
Senior Lecturer, Siona O'Connell was awarded a prestigious Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) Award
Wilton Park Event in Abuja, Nigeria
Dr. Cori Wielanga participated in the fourth of the four-part series on 'African perspectives on peace-building' series hosted by Wilton Park.
New book: Play with Purpose
"Play with Purpose: Lessac Kinesensics in Action" was published in December 2017.
Land Needs A Relationist Approach
Marlie Holtzhausen offers a dynamic and insightful perspective on the debate on land reform.
UP professor elected to Italian Parliament
Prof Lorenzo Fioramonti, Director of the Centre for the Study of Governance Innovation (GovInn) and professor in the Department of Political Sciences at the University of Pretoria (UP), was elected to the Italian Parliament under the banner of the Five Star Movement party in the country’s recent elections.
Prof Theo van Wyk invited to perform at Westminster Abbey
Prof Theo van Wyk, Head of UP Arts at the University of Pretoria, has been invited to perform a solo organ recital at the prestigious Westminster Abbey in London in April 2018.