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Project Day: Department of Informatics Sanku Tsunke Posted on 13 Dec 2012 On 19 October 2012 the Department of Informatics hosted another Project Day for its final year BCom (Informatics) students. Fifteen groups formed part of the exhibition, held in the Sanlam Auditorium. [Read More] |
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Display of fourth year social work students’ work Liana le Roux Posted on 03 Nov 2012 Our fourth year students held their annual event to present examples of their community work projects and group work intervention which forms part of their practice training. [Read More] |
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Information Design and UP Law Clinic collaborate Visual Arts Posted on 06 May 2013 Third year Information Design students in the Department of Visual Arts recently took part in an exciting collaborative project with the UP Law clinic. The students were tasked with creating a new, dynamic visual identity for the UP Law Clinic. [Read More] |
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PPS donates generously to Insurance and Actuarial Science department Martie Meyer Posted on 02 May 2013 The Department of Insurance and Actuarial Science and the Professional Provident Society (PPS) recently renewed their partnership with a substantial sponsorship from PPS. An amount of R292 178,80 was donated to refurbish and upgrade a multi-purpose meeting room in the Department with conference facilities. This includes state-of-the-art technology, for example Wi-Fi. [Read More] |
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Capacity Building in Space Regulation Elzet Hurter Posted on 07 May 2012 The First Africa Regional Round of the 2012 Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition will take place from 17 to 18 May 2012. The competition is organised by the International Institute of Space Law (IISL). [Read More] |
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South Africa has achieved liberation, but no equality yet – Reverend Jesse Jackson Sanku Tsunke Posted on 30 Apr 2013 The struggle for equality in South Africa is not yet over, says renowned American civil rights activist, Reverend Jesse Jackson. He warned the country not to celebrate the downfall of apartheid prematurely as it still has deep layers which need to be addressed. [Read More] |
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Academics honoured at the University of Pretoria Sanku Tsunke Posted on 26 Apr 2013 The University of Pretoria paid tribute to its academics from various fields of study for their outstanding research endeavours. Thirty researchers were acknowledged for their commitment to quality education and research at this year’s Academic Achievers Awards held on 24 April 2013. [Read More] |
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Malaria deaths show downturn Nicolize Mulder Posted on 25 Apr 2013 South Africa has made considerable progress in malaria control in the past decade, says Prof Tiaan de Jager, Director of the Centre for Sustainable Malaria Control at the University of Pretoria (UP). He spoke on the eve of World Malaria Day (25 April) and said South Africa plans to eradicate the spread of malaria within the country’s borders by 2018. This will, however, take hard work, time and above all, money. [Read More] |
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The World Marks Immunisation Week 21-28 April 2013 Dr Mphelekedzeni Mulaudzi Posted on 24 Apr 2013 This week is World Immunisation Week (WIW), which is an annual event from 20-28 April 2013. It is a globally recognised initiative by the World Health Organization (WHO) which aims to raise awareness of the significance of immunisation. It is also referred to as ‘Vaccination to the society’. This year’s WIW theme is “Protect your world by getting vaccinated. Don’t fall ill from diseases that can be prevented. Immunisation saves lives”. [Read More] |
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Keeping South Africa’s immunisation effort on track Sanku Tsunke Posted on 19 Apr 2013 The University of Pretoria’s Department of Virology will mark World Immunisation Week with an awareness-raising lecture on preventing influenza. This intervention comes as China battles to contain a new influenza strain – H7N9 – which has claimed a number of lives. The university aims to influence its staff to take precautions against the most common flu viruses by getting vaccinated at the start of the winter months. [Read More] |
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