TuksCricket : Tuks 1 stays in top gear
Posted on 04 Nov 2010
After another incredible performance last weekend Assupol Tuks 1 now has the distinction of being the only unbeaten side in the NCU Premier League, topping the log with 35 points - 4 clear of CBCOB 1 in second spot.
Belgium donates euro 300,000.00 to the University of Pretoria
David Farirai
Posted on 03 Nov 2010
The Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Pretoria, Prof Cheryl de la Rey, hosted the Belgian Deputy Prime-Minister, who is also the Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Institutional Reforms, His Excellency Mr. Steven Vanackere, at the University of Pretoria on 01 November 2010. The visit of Minister Vanackere followed on the recent visit of President Jacob Zuma to Belgium, during which he combined bilateral discussions with multilateral meetings in the context of the European Union institutions. President Zuma's visit underscored the vibrant bilateral cooperation between South Africa and Belgium - a relationship that is reinforced by the EU-South Africa strategic partnership.
Honours Symposium show and tell
Posted on 01 Nov 2010
The Department of Afrikaans's Honours Symposium was held on Saturday, 23 October 2010 on the Hatfield Campus. This annual symposium gives students the opportunity to give short presentations on their individual honours research projects.
Two UP scientists elected as ASSAf fellows
Martie Maree
Posted on 29 Oct 2010
Two internationally acclaimed academics from the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences have recently been appointed as research fellows of the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf).
Finalists for the Archiprix International competition
Prof R Fisher
Posted on 27 Oct 2010
The Department of Architecture, at the University of Pretoria, is proud to announce that Ruann van der Westhuizen (a 2010 MProf(Arch)-graduate) has been nominated as one of twenty-four international finalists for the Archiprix International competition.
The thesis is titled "A public bathhouse" .The project proposes an ablution facility close within the Marabastad station, precinct. The ritual of cleansing (in an urban environment) is investigated, and the built form is layered to provide different levels of privacy.
Two new NRF ratings for Faculty of Education
Posted on 06 Oct 2010
The Faculty of Education proudly announces that two of our academic staff members have received a National Research Foundation (NRF) rating. Prof Neil Roos was rated as a C-2 researcher and Dr Carien Lubbe-De Beer as a Y-2 researcher.