News & Events (Archive)

UP ARTS presents: PIMP MY PIANO with Charl du Plessis
UP Arts
Posted on 03 Aug 2011

South Africa has only one Piano Man and on 21 August Charl du Plessis will upgrade your musical experience of the piano once and for all.

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Sci-Enza wins at Sasol Techno X 2011
Marissa Greeff
Posted on 13 Sep 2011

Sci-Enza's science show won first prize in the Best Wow Show category at the Sasol Techno X 2011. The University was also named second in the category Best Exhibition by an Educational Institution.

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UP Arts hosts: Duo Siqueira Lima - Guitar Duo Cecilia Siqueira and Fernando Lima
UP Arts
Posted on 13 Sep 2011

UP Arts and the Embassy of Uruquay proudly presents Duo Siqueira Lima. The concert will take place in the Musaion (University of Pretoria Hatfield Campus) on 20 September 2011 at 19:00. Entrance is free.

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Sandra Prinsloo presented with Chancellor's Medal at Spring Graduation ceremony
Corporate Communication and Marketing
Posted on 12 Sep 2011

South Africa's well-known stage, film and television actress, Sandra Prinsloo, was presented with the Chancellor's Medal at the Spring Graduation ceremony held on Thursday, 8 September at the University of Pretoria.

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TuksRugby : UP-Tuks 1 defend cup title with emphatic win
Morris Gilbert
Posted on 12 Sep 2011

UP-Tuks 1 defended their Carlton Cup title successfully at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday by taking Police to the cleaners in the 2011 finals.

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Second Announcement: Colloquium on Zoonoses and Neglected Infectious Diseases of Africa
Prof. Anita Michel
Posted on 12 Sep 2011

The Colloquium will take place from 1 to 4 November 2011 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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TuksAthletics shine on youth podium
Danie Cornelius
Posted on 12 Sep 2011

Athletes from TuksAthletics excelled during the Commonwealth Youth Games that was held on the Isle of Man.

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Architecture graduate's vision scoops Holcim Award
Nico Botes
Posted on 09 Sep 2011

Calayde Davey, MArch(Prof) graduate of the 2010 studio, is the winner of the Africa and Middle East Region's Holcim Next Generation Award for post-graduate students.

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Prof Slippers honoured with an international Science award
Martie Meyer
Posted on 09 Sep 2011

Prof Bernard Slippers of UP's Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences has been honoured with the 2011 AU TWAS Young Scientists' National Award.

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Panel Discussion: Libya, the UN, the AU and South Africa: 15 Sep
Shirley de Villiers
Posted on 08 Sep 2011

The Centre for Mediation in Africa, the Department of Political Sciences and the Centre for Human Rights invite you to a panel discussion on the topic "Libya, the United Nations, the African Union and South Africa: Wrong moves? Wrong motives", to be addressed by Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ebrahim Ebrahim, on 15 September 2011.

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