(Archive)

Penumbra at Aardklop National Arts Festival
Chris Broodryk
Posted on 28 Sep 2011

The Drama department will present the physical theatre production Penumbra on 6 and 7 October 2011 at the Aardklop National Arts Festival. Students from different year groups partake in the production. The production won a Standard Bank Ovation Award at the 2011 Grahamstown Arts Festival.

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First recipient of the SAIGA Research Award in Government Auditing announced
Department of Auditing
Posted on 28 Sep 2011

The Southern African Institute of Government Auditors (SAIGA) announced that Professor Dieter Gloeck, staff member of the Department of Auditing, is the first winner of SAIGA's prestigious Research Award. Professor Gloeck is an extraordinary Professor at the Department of Auditing.

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UP wins IEEE Outstanding Paper Award
Sunil Maharaj
Posted on 28 Sep 2011

Prof. Sunil Maharaj of the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering and Mr. Kahesh Dhuness, postgraduate student, won the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Outstanding Paper Award for their paper entitled "A cognitive radio application of OM-OFDM for implementation in DVB-T2" at the recently held IEEE Africon'11 Conference.

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Growing food in an old coal bunker:University of Pretoria graduate's green vision scoops sustainability award
Nicolize Mulder
Posted on 28 Sep 2011

Sustainability in architecture reaches far beyond the application of materials. This was proven in the work of Calayde Davey, whose master's dissertation in architecture at the University of Pretoria was awarded the first prize in the Africa and Middle East Region's Holcim Next Generation Award for post-graduate students.

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Two merit awards for UP Fine Arts graduates at Sasol New Signatures 2011
Visual Arts
Posted on 28 Sep 2011

Graduates and current students of UP Fine Arts fared well at the 2011 Sasol New Signatures art competition hosted by the Association of Arts Pretoria and SASOL, at the Pretoria Art museum.

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Jenna Burchell is winner of the Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Awards 2011.
Visual Arts
Posted on 28 Sep 2011

Jenna Burchell, a graduate of UP Fine Arts, was awarded first prize at Thami Mnyele Fine Arts Awards at the official opening of the exhibition on Saturday 24 September in Ekurhuleni.

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Magnet MBA survey rates GIBS tops
GIBS News
Posted on 27 Sep 2011

Independent research by Magnet Communications shows that MBA students rate GIBS the highest in 7 out of 10 categories in a survey of business school satisfaction levels

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Hope starts in Hatfield
Tania Venter
Posted on 27 Sep 2011

16 September 2011 will be remembered as a day of hope and willingness to change unfortunate circumstances.

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Gogola - Growth through Knowledge
Chris Broodryk
Posted on 26 Sep 2011

The executive head of the Aardklop National Arts Festival asked the department to create this exciting project in collaboration with AngloGold Ashanti's environmental management division. The project centres on environmental awareness and protection.

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Last in the Sexuality Seminar Series for 2011
Felix Liersch
Posted on 26 Sep 2011

The seminars are co-hosted by the Institute for Women's and Gender Studies, the Centre for the Study of AIDS and the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology (all at UP), with the South African Sexual Health Association.

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