BDF Keen to Explore UB High Performance Centre Opportunities
The Botswana Defence Force (BDF) says it is keen to explore for more opportunities at the University of Botswana High Performance Centre (UB HPC).
UB Embarks on Study Among Virally Suppressed HIV-Infected Patients
The University of Botswana has embarked on a study to, among others, determine prevalence and longitudinal changes in albuminuria in a clinical setting with high rates of viral suppression among Virally Suppressed HIV-infected Patients in Botswana.
CERC-UB is Now UN Climate Technology Centre & Network Member
University of Botswana Clean Energy Research Centre (CERC) has been granted membership of the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN).
UN Secretary-General Appoints Prof Dube to Eminent Scientists Panel
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed University of Botswana Associate Professor Opha Pauline Dube in the Department of Environmental Science, to a 15-member panel of eminent scientists to draft the 2023 Global Sustainable Development Report.
School of Pharmacy Holds 2nd White Coat Ceremony
The University of Botswana School of Pharmacy recently held its 2nd White Coat Ceremony for 43 pharmacy students under the theme “Molding Pharmacists of Great Repute and Quality”.
International Society for Music Education Elects Prof Phibion to Board of Directors
Associate Professor of Music in the Department of Primary Education in the Faculty of Education, Professor Otukile Sindiso Phibion, has been elected to represent Africa in the International Society for Music Education (ISME) Board of Directors for the 2020-2022 term.
UB Engineering Student Wins P3 Million Rhodes Scholarship
A University of Botswana Engineering student, Ngwenya Tinashe, 24, from Oodi Village in the Kgatleng District has won the 2020 Rhodes Scholarship worth more than P3 million.
Sekaka Diamonds Donation to help Drive New UB Strategy
The donation of a microscope and diamond kimberlite core samples that the Department of Geology recently received from Sekaka Diamonds, will go a long way in enhancing the university of Botswana’s strategic drive of becoming a research intensive institution of higher learning.
Tasty Smoothie Hub Scoops P5000 Sefalana Funded Business Competition Prize
Tasty Smoothie Hub is the winner of the inaugural Sefalana Funded Business Pitch Competition. Tasty Smoothie Hub beat five other teams of students to win P5000 during a business pitch competition held at the Student Centre on October 8, 2020.
Vice Chancellor Guarantees New Students Memorable UB Experience
Vice Chancellor, Professor David Norris, has assured first years students that their experience of staying and studying at the University of Botswana would be a memorable chapter of their life. Professor Norris was speaking at a virtual ceremony that was live streamed through Facebook to welcome new students to the University of Botswana last week.