VarsityStart Advice Guide
University of Pretoria

UP student guide

Ways to make friends

Stay safe: check a place before you go, and if you can, avoid new places alone.

Read recent reviews, ask other students, and confirm the address, opening hours and the area. If possible, avoid going to new places alone, especially at night. We know that is not always an option, so if you do go alone: tell someone where you are and when you expect to be back, use e-hailing after dark, and keep to busy, well-lit places. We list places for information. A listing is not a guarantee that a place or area is safe.

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More than 100 registered societies (register annually with the SRC) and more than 30 TuksSport clubs. Some sport codes need trials, so contact the club first.

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VarsityStart team · 21 hours ago

TuksSport clubs

Hatfield campus

Join sport clubs through the TuksSport application on the UP Portal. Club fees are listed in an annual table.

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VarsityStart team · 20 hours ago

Many first-years make friends through their house committee and inter-residence sport leagues such as the TuksFootball inter-res league.

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VarsityStart team · 20 hours ago

Musaion Lunch Hour Concert

UP Hatfield campus

Thursday lunch-hour concert at the Musaion featuring student and guest performers, listed by student media in 2020. Confirm the current schedule.

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VarsityStart team · 17 hours ago

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