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UP among the top 300 universities worldwide for arts and humanities
The University of Pretoria (UP) is ranked in the top 300 in the world for arts and humanities, according to the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings, published earlier this week.
Campus Tours featured on Perdeby
Campus Tours provided a tour of the Old Arts Building for two Perdeby journalists
Deadline for Applications for Study (2018)
The application deadline for all Honours, Masters and PhD study is 30 September 2017.
Listen up! You may have a hearing problem
So, what should South Africans do about Deaf Awareness Month this September? The answer is simple: Know your hearing status.
Now what? Problems graduates encounter in the workplace
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.
City of Tshwane manager obtains PhD at University of Pretoria
Dr Moeketsi Mosola, City of Tshwane manager, recently graduated at the University of Pretoria with a PhD in Human Movement Sciences.
University of Pretoria graduates more likely to be employed
According to the QS Graduate Employability Survey published today, the University of Pretoria is ranked among the top one hundred universities in the world for its alumni outcomes, with a position in 97th place.
University of Pretoria Spring Graduation Ceremony
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.
Atomic Bomb and Human Rights Exhibition
On the anniversary of the Atomic Bombing in Japan, CJS hosted the "Atomic Bomb & Human Rights" Exhibition
Moya moya moya moya
31 August is African Traditional Medicine Day. According to Dr Bosco Bae, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at UP, however, the day is meaningless unless its value and history is recognised.
The pipe organ - more than just a church instrument
Unlike most musical instruments, the pipe organ is commonly defined by the place where it's often played: church. Prof Theo van Wyk, Head of the Department of UP Arts, clears up some preconceptions about this amazing instrument.
WATCH: Reflections on the Anti-discrimination Policy at UP
This week is Anti-Discrimination Week at the University of Pretoria (UP). Through this video, the Queer Space Collective contributes to the conversation on what discrimination means to the queer community at UP, and what the University management should include among its considerations while drafting the UP Anti-discrimination Policy.
Department of Social Work and Criminology takes firm stand on violence against women
The Department of Social Work and Criminology at the University of Pretoria takes a firm position on violence against women and children, especially during August when we celebrate Women's Month.
Queer Spaces will change things at UP
David Ikpo writes about the creation of queer spaces at the University as part of the #SpeakOutUP campaign, which aims to encourage a non-sexist, non-discriminatory, working, living and study environment for UP staff and students.
Opinion: The withdrawal of the Mandela book was nothing short of censorship
Beth le Roux, an Associate Professor in Publishing at the University of Pretoria, writes about the withdrawal of the book 'Mandela's Last Years' written by retired military doctor Vejay Ramlakan in an article that recently appeared on The Conversation.
Opinion: The African middle class matters: but not for the reasons commonly put forward
Prof Henning Melber, an Extraordinary Professor in the Department of Political Sciences at the University of Pretoria, writes about the African middle class in an article that recently appeared on The Conversation.
The Javett-UP: Signaling a new landmark in the City of Tshwane
Residents of Pretoria woke up to a new landmark on Monday morning after seven massive beams, each 33,55 m in length and weighing 71 tons, were installed over the weekend to construct a bridge across Lynnwood Road.
Students, sex and drinking: beyond the hyperbole
Pierre Brouard, Deputy Director of the Centre for Sexualities, AIDS and Gender at the University of Pretoria, writes about the link between substance use and gender-based violence in the tertiary environment.
The First Bilateral Summer School on Foundation Myths successfully concluded at Konstanz University
Within the framework of cooperation between the MA programme "African-European Cultural Relations" at the University of Pretoria and the MA course "Cultural Foundations of Europe" at the University of Konstanz, two consecutive Summer Schools will be held on the topic of "Narratives of Origin and Foundation Myths". The first of the two Summer Schools was held 6–12 June 2017 at the University of Konstanz in which 10 postgraduate students from both universities participated.
Public Lecture 10 August: I have just seen a Face
The Department of UP Arts, in association with the Faculty of Humanities, University of Pretoria, invites you to a Public Lecture presented by Professor Debra Norris (University of Delaware): I have just seen a Face, The Preservation of Photographic Collections