News & Events (Archive)

Coach Freddie wants inprovement
Morris Gilbert
Posted on 08 Feb 2009

Tuks will have to play “substantially better” on Monday (9 February) if they want to beat Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) in a Varsity Cup match in Port Elizabeth.

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A Centre for Leadership established at the University of Pretoria
Posted on 06 Feb 2009

A Centre for Leadership has been established at the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences of the University of Pretoria. Prof Derick de Jongh has been appointed as the new Director of the Centre.

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Record number of NRF-rated researchers at UP
René Bosman
Posted on 04 Feb 2009

The number of NRF rated researchers at the University of Pretoria (UP) has increased dramatically over the last year. During 2008, 42 individuals applied for a rating for the first time and 43 applied for re-rating.

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Four changes to Tuks line-up
Morris Gilbert
Posted on 04 Feb 2009

Head coach Freddie Grobler has made four changes to the starting line-up for Tuks’ second Varsity Cup match against Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) on Monday, February 9 in Port Elizabeth.

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Seal Group receives major financial boost from the NRF
René Bosman
Posted on 03 Feb 2009

The Department of Research Support (DRS) is to be commended for the role that it played in the allocation of a National Research Foundation (NRF) grant in excess of R8 million to the Seal Group, says Prof Marthán Bester of the Mammal Research Institute based in the Department of Zoology and Entomology at the University of Pretoria (UP).

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Tuks look to develop top young cricketers
Rob Walter
Posted on 03 Feb 2009

The TuksCricket Academy joined the other sporting academies at the High Performance Centre last year and has since grown from strength to strength.

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Lize-Marie Retief says goodbye to swimming
Wilhelm de Swardt
Posted on 03 Feb 2009

At the age of 22years Lize-Marie Retief decided to leave her swimming career behind to be a normal person.

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TUKS RAG Procession 2009
Posted on 03 Feb 2009

The TUKS RAG Vodacom Pick ‘n Pay Procession with the theme, “The Bucket List” (that is, the things that you would like to do/achieve before you die) paraded through the streets of Hatfield on Saturday 31 January 2009.

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IEC Chief warns against absence of laws promoting access to information on the African continent
Posted on 03 Feb 2009

“One of the challenges that most countries on the African continent continue to grapple with is the absence of access to information laws,” says Advocate Pansy Tlakula, Chief Electoral Officer of the Independent Electoral Commission.

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Workshop on Ear Canal Management for Audiologists
Communication Pathology
Posted on 02 Feb 2009

Prof Ross Roeser from the Callier Center, University of Texas in Dallas, presented a hands-on workshop for Audiology staff members on ear canal management.

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