At the University of Pretoria’s recent Autumn Graduation Ceremony, Ms Emma Mashilo received the Chancellor’s Award for the best performance in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS). While in matric at Willowridge High School in 2013, she applied for admission to the BCom Communications Management study programme at... Read more
Dr Corrie Swanepoel and Dr Betsie le Roux are two sisters who recently graduated together with their PhD degrees from the University of Pretoria (UP). Dr Swanepoel, who is six years older than her sister, completed her PhD in soil science (soil organic carbon dynamics), and Dr Le Roux,... Read more
Nobel Prize winners, also known as Nobel Laureates, are described as “the greatest benefit to mankind”. The Nobel Prize has been awarded to some of the world’s biggest icons, including Martin Luther King Jr., Albert Einstein and Mother Teresa. There are six categories of Nobel Prizes – for physics,... Read more
In many ways, the Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria experienced a remarkably successful year in 2017. The Faculty conferred no less than 35 doctorates and 179 master’s degrees at the three graduation ceremonies in September and December 2017 and April 2018, held for students who fulfilled... Read more
Ms Takalani Makhanṱhisa, who will soon be commencing her MSc studies in Medical Entomology at the University of Pretoria (UP), was recently awarded the Dr Sylvia Meek Scholarship for Entomology. She is the first South African recipient of this scholarship, which was set up by the Malaria Consortium in... Read more
UP law students placed fifth in Olympic Games of legal education
AchieversArchivesUniversity of Pretoria April 23, 2018
The TuksLaw team was placed fifth overall in the recent Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, hosted in Washington D.C. The competition is the largest and most prestigious Moot Court Competition in the world, and the most direct way in which law faculties’ students measure their strength against... Read more
Simbine and Bruintjies scoop medals at Commonwealth Games
ArchivesLatest newsMust-ReadUniversity of Pretoria April 11, 2018
Akani Simbine and Henricho Bruintjies lived ‘cometh the hour, cometh the men’ on Monday afternoon, during the 100 metres final of the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, when they raced to win the gold and silver medals respectively. It was a sensational performance, in which they managed to totally upset the... Read more
‘Science is not a solitary journey and collaborations should start from as early as possible.’ These are the words of a PhD student in Medicinal Plant Science in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Carel Oosthuizen, who was recently awarded the Gauteng Biotech Fundi Postgraduate Award. The award ceremony... Read more
Africa-centred energy technologies are safe and sustainable
ArchivesResearchUniversity of Pretoria April 11, 2018
Clean, safe and sustainable energy is a rare commodity in Africa and access to it is a challenge that many communities encounter. One such community is Thembelihle informal settlement near Lenasia. Although it was formally electrified in 2016, community members still resort to using wood fires and paraffin stoves... Read more
In recent years, both the Western and Southern regions of Africa have suffered widespread droughts. The devastation caused by droughts and water shortages necessitates the more effective management of South Africa’s water sources. Around the world, as in South Africa, the quality of the water obtained from natural sources... Read more
