Posted on June 28, 2016
A lecturer in Mathematical Statistics in the day, an oboist at night. These are just two of the facets of the multi-talented Johan Ferreira of the Department of Statistics at the University of Pretoria who was named one of the Mail & Guardian top 200 young South Africans 2016.
Posted on June 24, 2016
The first-ever hybrid fair was recently hosted at the University of Pretoria (UP) to celebrate the hybrid model of teaching and learning.
Posted on June 06, 2016
On the 21st of May 2016, the University of Pretoria held its Open Day. This is a day where learners get exposed to the study opportunities beyond grade 12. As part of their maths awareness campaign, the Crypto Giants (CG) took part by engaging learners with some interesting Maths conversation and...
Posted on May 31, 2016
The Annual Outstanding Achievers Function for students of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (NAS) was held in May 2016.
Posted on May 26, 2016
On 26 May the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics celebrated ‘Take a Girl Child to Work’ day by hosting seven high school girls on campus for a day of math fun.
Posted on May 18, 2016
The Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Pretoria celebrated the academic achievements of its top students at its annual Outstanding Achievers Function earlier in May this year.
Posted on May 16, 2016
Two students from the University of Pretoria, Mr Erick Nzimande and Ms Tsitsi Makoni, have been awarded Vundla scholarships for 2016.
Posted on November 16, 2015
The Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics hosted a Symposium on Friday 13 November, organized by Prof Eben Maré. Talks included Dr F van Dyk, ‘Insights into hedge fund risk & return characteristics: novel measures to augment traditional performance measures’; Rene...
Posted on November 10, 2015
A large number of researchers from the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics participated in the 58th Annual Congress of the South African Mathematics Society (SAMS). This year the event was hosted by WITS and held from 4 to 6 November in Johannesburg.
Posted on September 15, 2015
The 2015 Southern African Mathematics Team Competition was held on 12 September. This is the yearly event where the top mathematical high school learners compete against each other on provincial level. Teams are decided on the ground of learner achievements in the second round of the SA Maths...
Posted on August 27, 2015
The South African Tertiary Mathematics Olympiad (SATMO) took place on the 22nd of August 2015. The Olympiad was written by a total of 47 undergraduate students who will each received a certificate.
Posted on August 24, 2015
The BIOMATH2015-S International conference was organised and hosted by the SARChI Chair M3B2 and the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics from 13 to 17 July 2015.
Posted on August 13, 2015
The Mathematics Midwinter Morning was held on Friday 7 August 10:30. Andrew Einhorn gave a talk entitled 'From Harvard to Khayelitsha'.
Posted on May 20, 2015
The Exceptional Achievers Function for the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences was held on Friday, 8 May 2015 in the Sanlam Auditorium. A hearty word of congratulations to the three prize winners from the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics.
Posted on April 15, 2015
The 39th Symposium of Numerical and Applied Mathematics (SANUM) was successfully hosted this year by the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics. The symposium has a long standing tradition as an event in the scientific life in South Africa and took place from 30 March to 1 April 2015.
Posted on March 24, 2015
Since its inception in August 2013, the South African Research Chair Initiative (SARChI) Chair in Mathematical Models and Methods in Bioengineering and Biosciences (M3B2), has been working towards strengthening collaboration between mathematicians and biologists.
Posted on March 17, 2015
Crypto Giants members together with the founder of Under Twenty Mathematicians programme, Professor Jean Lubuma participated in Mathematics awareness initiative that target high school Learners.
Posted on November 10, 2014
At the annual Bosberaad of the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, Prof Izak Broere, Chairperson of the Adjudication Panel announced the winners of the prestigious Excellence in Teaching Award as well as the Award for Adding Value to Teaching for 2014.
Posted on November 04, 2014
At the beginning of the academic year the Crypto Giants decided to give back to the community what they have gained from the initiative. They did this by starting within the Department because as the saying goes: “Charity begins at home.”
Posted on October 31, 2014
Prof James Raftery received the SAMS Award for Research Distinction at the South African Mathematical Society 57th Annual Conference that was held in Johannesburg from 29 to 31 October. We congratulate James on his achievement and share in the honour that this has brought to our department.
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