Memoirs of Boekenhout
Nuno Costa Mousinho
Posted on 21 Oct 2009
A yearbook is a book to highlight and commemorate the past year of a school, university or company. Tradition comes from the Latin word traditione, which means handing over; passing on. It represents certain customs taught and passed on to the next generation [Wikipedia.com]
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Extraordinary Professors appointed as Extraordinary Professors
Prof Riël Franzsen
Posted on 20 Oct 2009
In 2009 the African Tax Institute initiated the appointment of two Professors Extraordinarius in the Department of Economics.
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Edward Kennedy Memorial Lecture Series
Posted on 20 Oct 2009
The Embassy of the United States of America, in partnership with the University of Pretoria, is proud to announce the inaugural event of the Edward Kennedy Memorial Lecture Series.
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Open Access day 2009
Open Access
Posted on 20 Oct 2009
Wednesday 21 October is international Open Access Day when the world will be celebrating the advantages of open access to knowledge in general and to scholarly communication in particular.
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Young Tukkie wins Northerns Junior Open Squash title
Posted on 19 Oct 2009
Tuks player Alexa Pienaar walked away with the Northerns Junior Open Squash title on the weekend of 16 and 17 October.
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Award of Excellence
Prof Enslin van Rooyen
Posted on 19 Oct 2009
During the tenth annual conference of the South African Association of Public Administration and Management, Prof Chris Thornhill, emeritus professor at the School of Public Management and Administration (SPMA) of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, received the Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Lecturer from the Faculty of Veterinary Science joins the Zululand Nile Crocodile Research Programme and assists with postgraduate mentoring
JM/CvB
Posted on 19 Oct 2009
Dr Jan Myburgh of the Department of Paraclinical Sciences at the Faculty recently joined a team of scientists from the University of KwaZulu-Natal and Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife to, among other things, assist with the attachment of transmitters to crocodiles from Lake St. Lucia.
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Department of Physics continues to encourage rural scholars to enroll for Maths and Science.
Prof Malherbe
Posted on 19 Oct 2009
The Department of Physics at the University of Pretoria recently sponsored the Magale Youth Centre science competition held at the Dichoeung rural community near Mable Hall to encourage learners to enroll for Mathematics and Physical Sciences at the University of Pretoria. 12 secondary schools participated.
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Kyle Jarvis gets picked for Zim International Cricket Team
Anton Roux
Posted on 16 Oct 2009
Two seasons ago a young hot blooded Zimbabwean, by the name of Kyle Jarvis, enrolled to study BSC Sport Science at the University of Pretoria and subsequently joined TuksCricket Club to further his cricket.
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Faculty Veterinarians in an attempt to restore vulture's eyesight with a first of its kind operation
CvB
Posted on 15 Oct 2009
Veterinarians of the Faculty of Veterinary Science on Friday morning successfully performed an operation to save and restore a vulture's eyesight which was affected by cataracts. The operation that was completed in just over an hour not only was the first of its kind done on any vulture species in Africa but also the first of its kind on a bird of the Gyps species in the world.
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