News & Events (Archive)

Closing of the ring road on 7 May
Posted on 28 May 2009

The Ring Road will be partially closed from Thursday 7 May 2009 onwards. A temporary entrance to provide access to the Administration Building will at the same time be opened in Lynnwood Road.

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Investec International Rugby Academy at hpc a huge success
Manfred Seidler
Posted on 29 May 2009

The inaugural Investec International Rugby Academy held at the hpc on the University of Pretoria's sport grounds was according to founder and Assistant Springbok Coach Dick Muir, a huge success.

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Blow-by-blow view of the Engineering/Parkade Project
Posted on 28 May 2009

ou are now able to keep track of progress on the engineering/parkade construction.

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DST supports tree genomics and bioenergy initiative at UP
Prof Zander Myburg
Posted on 28 May 2009

The Department of Science and Technology (DST) has awarded a strategic grant of R1.5 million to a team of UP researchers in support of a project to decipher the complete transcriptome (DNA sequence of all expressed genes) of a Eucalyptus tree and to produce a high-density molecular marker map of the genome of this tree.

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Faculty's NSTF Awards finalists
Phindiwe Nkosi
Posted on 28 May 2009

The University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences is proud to announce that at least four of its staff members and affiliates were nominated as finalists for the National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) Awards, which took place on 26 May 2009 at Emperors Palace. The Awards were presented by the honorable new Minister of Science and Technology, Ms Naledi Pandor.

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University of Pretoria’s senior management thank AmaTuks and supporters for participating in the Nedbank Cup
Posted on 27 May 2009

On behalf of the University, I would like to take this opportunity to thank AmaTuks and the team’s supporters for carrying the flag of the university high during their three-month participation in the Nedbank Cup.

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University of Pretoria invites candidates for position of Vice-chancellor and Principal to address university structures
Posted on 27 May 2009

At a meeting held on Monday 25 May 2009, the Standing Committee of the Council of the University of Pretoria considered the applications received for the position of Vice-Chancellor and Principal at the University.

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New Piggery opened at the Onderstepoort Campus of the Faculty of Veterinary Science
CvB
Posted on 26 May 2009

A new pig unit was officially opened at the Faculty of Veterinary Science of the University of Pretoria’s Onderstepoort campus.

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TuksAthletics well represented at international meetings
Elizna Naude
Posted on 26 May 2009

TuksAthletics are well represented in the national teams taking part in several international meetings in the last week of May as well as in June and July 2009.

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Hartley in the Medals again
Manfred Seidler
Posted on 26 May 2009

High Performance Centre (hpc) and SSMU sponsored canoeist Bridgette Hartley continues to fly the flag for SA Canoeing. After her Gold and 2 bronze Medals a week ago in Racice, Czech Republic, Hartley was joined in Poland by the rest of the SA Canoe Squad for the World Cup in Poznan.

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