Posted on April 13, 2019
How can we establish good, healthy living conditions for everyone around the world when today’s economies and lifestyles are challenged by global climate change? How do we preserve our planet’s resources for future generations? How can research contribute to improved sustainability?
Posted on April 12, 2019
Sanushka Naidoo, associate professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology at the University of Pretoria (UP), was recently elected chairperson of the Next Einstein Forum’s (NEF) Community of Scientists programme.
Posted on April 12, 2019
The University of Pretoria (UP) congratulates Tinyiko Cathrine Gwambe on graduating with a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) degree with distinction, and welcomes her back to UP to pursue her postgraduate studies.
Posted on April 12, 2019
The University's Disability Unit and the Department of Facilities Management have installed tactile paving around campus to allow students and staff with visual disabilities to safely navigate their way around campus.
Posted on April 10, 2019
University of Pretoria (UP) astrophysicist Professor Roger Deane was part of the international group of scientists who have captured the first image of a black hole. His group worked to develop simulations of the complex, Earth-sized telescope used to make this historic discovery. These...
Posted on April 10, 2019
The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) — a planet-scale array of eight ground-based radio telescopes forged through international collaboration — was designed to capture images of a black hole. Today, (10 April) in coordinated press conferences across the globe, EHT researchers reveal that...
Posted on April 10, 2019
Senior Lecturer, Dr Joel Malesela Modiri, of the Faculty of Law’s Department of Jurisprudence has been featured on the Top 100 “Most Influential Young South Africans” list.
Posted on April 10, 2019
André Lourens, a BCom Honours in Economics student, won R40 000 in prize money when he took second place in the undergraduate category of the Nedbank and Old Mutual Budget Speech Competition. Now in its 47th year, the competition is designed to motivate and incentivise South Africa’s most...
Posted on April 09, 2019
Many might remember Dr Aliya Mukadam from a video that went viral on social media of the exceptional medical student at the oath-taking ceremony when it was announced that she had won the School of Medicine prize for the best performance in the Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBChB) course...
Posted on April 08, 2019
University of Pretoria (UP) alumnus Ezette Coetzee, who has a Diploma in Veterinary Nursing from UP’s Faculty of Veterinary Science, is believed to be the first South Africans to write and pass the prestigious National Veterinary Technician Exam (NVTE) in the United States.
Posted on April 08, 2019
Big announcement coming soon
Posted on April 08, 2019
“Follow your passion. If you follow your passion in your professional life, you will accomplish great things because your heart is engaged as well as your mind. Your work will be your hobby, which means you will find enjoyment in it.”
Posted on April 07, 2019
Africa Rights Talk is a Centre for Human Rights podcast exploring human rights through conversations with academics, practitioners and activists.
Posted on April 05, 2019
Most of the 200 rescued flamingos from Kimberley’s Kamfers Dam, which were nursed to good health by the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Faculty of Veterinary Science, are ready to be returned to the dam.
Posted on April 05, 2019
Meet Erika Barnard, a graduate from the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Theology. She has Familial Dysautonomia, an extremely rare genetic disorder that significantly impairs the function of her entire autonomic nervous system.
Posted on April 05, 2019
TuksNovation, a high-tech business incubator that provides specialised product and business development support to startups, has joined forces with Adams & Adams, (the largest intellectual property law firm in Africa), to support and grow promising technology start-ups.
Posted on April 05, 2019
Historical debt is an issue close to Mathias Shunmugam’s heart. The SRC member and Assistant Lecturer in the Faculty of Theology and Religion skipped his graduation ceremony on 3 April to join the #Walk4Access initiative.
Posted on April 05, 2019
The University of Pretoria’s (UP) Professor Ann Skelton, the UNESCO Chair in Education Law in Africa, situated in the Faculty of Law, has played an integral role in the compilation of the Abidjan Principles, which were officially released recently.
Posted on April 04, 2019
UP celebrates the achievements of three of its former Chartered Accounting (CA) students after they passed their second and final CA professional exam, the Assessment of Professional Competence of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA), which was written in November 2018.
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.
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