Lungi Ngidi was recently introduced to the world in the Proteas’ second test against India. The fast bowler ripped through the batting of the world’s number one test team, with match figures of 1/51 and 6/39 in the second innings. This earned him the Man of the Match award... Read more
Top achievers choose UP
AchieversUniversity of Pretoria February 1, 2018
Several of the top achievers from South Africa’s matric class of 2017 are now part of the cohort of first-year students at the University of Pretoria (UP). Jacqueline Janse van Rensburg, Gauteng’s number-one matriculant, is from Hoërskool Oos-Moot in Pretoria. She obtained nine distinctions, with the third-highest marks in... Read more
African genetic diversity holds answer to unlocking disease susceptibility
ResearchUniversity of Pretoria January 29, 2018
A team of South African researchers which includes researchers from the University of Pretoria (UP) recently completed a study aimed at unlocking the unique genetic character of southern African populations. The study involved the genetic sequencing of 24 South African individuals of different ethnolinguistic origins, the results of which... Read more
Prof Steve Cornelius appointed as member of the IAAF Disciplinary Tribunal
University of PretoriaVarsity Sports December 11, 2017
Prof Steve Cornelius, Head of the Department of Private Law in the Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria, has been appointed by the Council of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) as a member of the IAAF Disciplinary Tribunal. In terms of the IAAF Constitution, the Disciplinary... Read more
The School of Medicine in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Pretoria (UP) has a long and proud tradition of producing excellent doctors for our country, and the Class of 2017 is no exception. On Friday, 24 November 2017, 235 final-year medical students, dressed in their... Read more
MOBILE+2 project – mobility for international learning experiences
AchieversMust-ReadUniversity of Pretoria November 28, 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 of Research and Innovation (DRI) at the University of... Read more
UP student part of team to win 2017 IFAMA Case Study Competition
AchieversUniversity of Pretoria November 23, 2017
Melissa van der Merwe from the University of Pretoria’s Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development not only represented the University at the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association (IFAMA) Conference in Miami, Florida earlier this year, but was also part of the South African universities case study... Read more
The Social Life of Waste/Art: Exploring the connection between waste, art and food across Southern Africa
Latest newsUniversity of Pretoria November 22, 2017
On 22 November 2017, the Social Life of Waste/Art project will host a one-day symposium on waste, art and food at the University of Pretoria. The symposium is the culmination of a three-year project funded by the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation and the National Institute for Humanities and... Read more
Five-star research conducted by the Department of Mercantile Law
AchieversResearchUniversity of Pretoria November 15, 2017
From left to right: Profs Stefan Renke, Hermie Coetzee, Monray Botha, Jacolien Barnard and Dr Reghard Brits The Faculty of Law of the University of Pretoria is proud to announce that five staff members in the Department of Mercantile Law have received new NRF ratings as established researchers. They are... Read more
UP Chair in rock engineering and numerical modelling
ResearchUniversity of Pretoria November 9, 2017
In June 2013, the University of Pretoria (UP) established a research chair in Rock Engineering in the Department of Mining Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. The initial aim was to conduct research on specific rock engineering issues, in an attempt to provide a... Read more
