Posted on April 08, 2024
Nine new trapdoor spider species have been discovered in the Great Karoo by researchers at the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Department of Zoology and Entomology, and the Agricultural Research Council (ARC).
Posted on February 21, 2024
'Save the Whales’ is more than another call by environmental activists. The retail giant Pick n Pay has partnered with the University of Pretoria's (UP) Mammal Research Institute (MRI) Whale Unit to create their latest unique reusable bag to raise funds and create more awareness about the...
Posted on December 11, 2023
The third edition for 2023 (December 2023) of the NAS Faculty newsletter (SquaredUP) is now available
Posted on October 23, 2023
The quest for immortality has long fascinated humans, and inspired countless tales – now, in two new studies published in the journals Nature and Science, University of Pretoria (UP) researchers, along with a team of global experts known as the Mammalian Methylation Consortium, are a step...
Posted on September 15, 2023
The breeding females have dropped 23% in body weight since the late 1980s because of a reduction and fluctuation in krill populations in the southern right whales’ feeding grounds, explains whale specialist Dr Els Vermeulen.
Posted on September 13, 2023
The second edition for 2023 (September 2023) of the NAS Faculty newsletter (SquaredUP) is now available.
Posted on September 11, 2023
The inaugural NAS Research Symposium was a proud occasion for the Faculty, hosted as a hybrid event on 29 and 30 August in the SANLAM Auditorium on the Hatfield Campus.
Posted on September 05, 2023
UPstarters, an innovative way to grow our timber and improve teaching skills, has grown in leaps and bounds and continues empowering teaching staff in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (NAS).
Posted on July 14, 2023
The University of Pretoria proudly celebrates the remarkable achievements of Professor Paxie Wanangwa Chirwa and Dr Daniel William Hart who use their scientific contributions to make today matter and create a better tomorrow.
Posted on July 12, 2023
Researchers say captive elephants’ body language shows they are affected by tourist walks and rides. An international research team observed how seven semi-captive elephants in Knysna moved their trunks, tails and bodies when tourists would feed, touch, ride or walk with them.
Posted on July 12, 2023
More than 60 prizes were awarded at the Annual Exceptional Achievers Function for the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences students in June this year.
Posted on July 06, 2023
UP recently hosted the presidents of the German Academic Exchange Service and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, organisations which have provided funding for at least 41 UP PhD and postdoctoral students since 2010.
Posted on June 27, 2023
Eleven University of Pretoria (UP) academics and science communicators have been announced as finalists for the National Science and Technology Forum/South32 Awards – popularly known as the “Science Oscars” of South Africa.
Posted on June 23, 2023
NAS boasts seven finalists in NSTF’s ‘Science Oscars’, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Posted on June 13, 2023
The first edition for 2023 (May 2023) of the NAS Faculty newsletter (SquaredUP) is now available.
Posted on May 08, 2023
South Africa’s urban trees are under attack by tiny aliens, beetles of no more than 3mm in size that have made their way to our shores from Southeast Asia.
Posted on April 24, 2023
Malaria mosquitoes are killed when they feed on livestock treated with anti-parasitic drugs.
Posted on March 30, 2023
You are invited to the inaugural lecture of Professor Michael J Somers.
Posted on March 15, 2023
A University of Pretoria (UP) study has shown that playing soothing classical music to dairy cows lowers their stress levels and increases their milk production.
Posted on December 13, 2022
NAS Faculty newsletter for December 2022 is now available
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