Tuks RAG: Crowning of Miss Tuks RAG Queen
Shaun Carvalho-Malekane
Posted on 02 Feb 2012
The crowning of the Debutante who will take up the role of Miss Tuks RAG Queen sees the final step in a 7-month programme which started with over 80 girls who have now been pared down to the Top 19.
Tuks RAG Procession 2012 in partnership with City of Tshwane, Pick 'n Pay and Vodacom
Thato Moagi
Posted on 02 Feb 2012
The Tuks RAG Procession is a parade which is one of the biggest annual events in Pretoria. On display will be a parade of floats constructed by Tuks students from residences and day houses, all in aid of charity.
Carlyn Fischer, hpc-sponsored triathlete, won in Cape Town
hpc
Posted on 20 Feb 2012
Tuks student, Carlyn Fischer, sponsored by the High Performance Centre’s (hpc) Sport Science and Medical Unit, got her season off to an excellent start when she won the women’s title at the 2012 Cape Town ITU Sprint Triathlon African Cup on Sunday, 19 February.
UP awarded additional SARChI Chairs
Corporate Communication and Marketing/Korporatiewe Kommunikasie en Bemarking
Posted on 20 Feb 2012
The National Research Foundation (NRF) under their South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI) has awarded the University of Pretoria with four Research Chairs. This brings the number of SARChI Chairs at the University to 11.
World-renowned water specialist appointed to develop Water Institute
Hannes Rautenbach
Posted on 16 Mar 2012
Prof Rivka Kfir, former CEO of the Water Research Commission (WRC), recently joined the Water Institute of the University of Pretoria (UP). The Water Institute is currently addressing a wide range of water issues through its participating members from all UP faculties. Prof Kfir will play an important role in the positioning of the Water Institute in the national and international academic, governance and stakeholder environments.
Faculty Seminar: How to Publish
C GARNAS
Posted on 14 Mar 2012
Presented by Professor Graham Stead, Cleveland University, Ohio, USA. Tuesday, 20 March 2012, 12:00-13:00, Merensky Library Auditorium. All are encouraged to attend!
Very successful workshop held on adolescent HIV care
Ute Feucht
Posted on 14 Mar 2012
The Department of Paediatrics at Kalafong Hospital, together with Right-to-Care and Abbott Pharmaceuticals, hosted the very successful "Emerging problems in Paediatric and Adolescent HIV" workshop in Pretoria on Friday, 24 February 2012. The focus was on caring for HIV-infected adolescents.
Student Representative Council elected
Student Affairs/Studentesake
Posted on 09 Mar 2012
The Student Parliament held its constituting meeting on 8 March 2012. At the meeting, the Student Representative Council (SRC) was elected by members of the Student Parliament.
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