News & Events (Archive)

Faculty has one of five Buzan Licensed Instructors in South Africa
Marie Venter
Posted on 10 Nov 2009

The Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Pretoria (UP) is proud to announce that Karen Naude – a lecturer in Language and Study Skills for the new Four-Year BSc Programme – has recently been trained to use and teach the Buzan principles in South Africa. She is one of only five delegates in the country to undergo the recent Buzan Licensed Instructor (BLI) training held in Johannesburg.

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Client Services Centre awarded for excellence
Posted on 09 Nov 2009

The banking group Investec has announced that they will contribute a large amount to certain Junior Tukkie projects of the Client Service Centre.

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'Doctor' Senade SA’s most promising junior squash player
Posted on 09 Nov 2009

At the prestigious Squash SA Awards evening, Tuks medical student Senade Haupt was awarded the highest honour in junior squash when she received the Squash SA Most Promising Junior Award.

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Boekenhout's Prestige
Posted on 09 Nov 2009

Our annual Prestige event took place on 27 October 2009. This was a time where the residence was united to celebrate our 2009 accomplishments, in particular celebrating the award we got for Residence Excellence and also a time where the top academic achievers and the people who contributed to the residence were honoured with certificates and prizes.

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UP Archaeology Prize-Giving Tobias Coetzee wins coveted Hanisch Prize
Sven Ouzman
Posted on 05 Nov 2009

UP Archaeology held its annual prize-giving on 21 October in the Old Arts Building. The coveted Hanisch Prize for Excellence in Postgraduate Studies was awarded to Mr. Tobias Coetzee, a Tutor and MA student in the Department.

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Lavender Foal Syndrome – genetic test developed in South Africa
Anandi Bierman
Posted on 04 Nov 2009

Lavender Foal Syndrome (LFS) or Coat Colour Dilution Lethal (CCDL) is a lethal genetic disorder that affects Arabian horses worldwide. Affected foals can be recognized by their unique lavender coat colour and suffer from severe neurological symptoms. Scientists, internationally, have been studying the genetics of LFS. The Veterinary Genetics Laboratory at the Faculty of Veterinary Science at Onderstepoort is proud to announce that the causative mutation has been found and a genetic test developed that can identify carriers......

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Final-year student from the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering wins R 10 000 in prestigious student colloquium
Posted on 03 Nov 2009

Morné Kruger, a final-year student in the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering at the University of Pretoria, was awarded the overall first prize in the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM) Student Colloquium, hosted by the University of Pretoria on 19 October 2009.

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Tukkies Student Recruitment Number 1 in SA!
Petrus Lombard
Posted on 03 Nov 2009

UP's recruitment strategy won first place among stiff competition at the recent Mace conference in Port Elizabeth.

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Visiting executives share wisdom at UP
Prof Derick de Jongh
Posted on 03 Nov 2009

As part of the University of Pretoria and the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences’ drive to create closer ties with commerce and industry, a new position of appointment for senior business people Visiting Executives has been approved in order to create awareness amongst staff members and students.

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UP Masters student wins Deneys Reitz Tax Thesis Competition 2009
Sonja van der Waldt
Posted on 03 Nov 2009

A gala award function for the winners of the Deneys Reitz Tax Thesis Competition took place on 7 October 2009 at the Michael Angelo Hotel in Sandton. Jan Bosman of the University of Pretoria was the joint winner in the Mater’s category for 2009.

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