Best first-year lecturer in NAS awarded

Posted on December 13, 2016

A lecturer who inspires and motivates students ... This encompasses Mr Carel Oosthuizen, the first-year co-ordinator for Animal Diversity in the Department of Zoology and Entomology who received the Best First-year Lecturer Award in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (NAS) on 2...

Dr Jongman wins GlobalGAP Best Poster Award

Posted on December 12, 2016

Dr Gape Jongman, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences at the University of Pretoria, recently won an award for the best poster at the GlobalGAP Summit 2016.

When men tackle mother and child health: lessons from Malawi

Posted on December 08, 2016

University of Pretoria PhD candidate Elizabeth Mkandawire's study in Malawi shows how the participation of local community leaders in policy development can change men's attitudes to maternal and child health for the better.

MSc student wins Best Oral Presentation Award at International Conference

Posted on December 06, 2016

Ms Samantha Jamison, a master's student in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences at the University of Pretoria, recently won the prize for the Best Student Oral Presentation at the 2016 Seed Ecology Conference, organised by the Federal University of Minas Gerais in Brazil.

Food Science receives state-of-the-art hygiene facility

Posted on November 29, 2016

PHT-South Africa, a subsidiary of the global hygiene and technology company with the same name headquartered in Germany, recently donated a high end three-part hygiene facility worth R350 000 to the Department of Food Science at the University of Pretoria.

Prof Andrew McKechnie leads Zoology and Entomology

Posted on November 24, 2016

Prof Andrew McKechnie has been appointed as the new Head of the Department of Zoology and Entomology in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences from 1 November 2016.

Prof Frans Swanepoel recognised during the 5th African Higher Education Week

Posted on November 11, 2016

Prof Frans Swanepoel, recently appointed as Professor: Future Africa at the Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship, was recognised for his significant contributions to capacity development in support of agricultural transformation and development in Africa during the 5th African Higher...

UP hosts Maize Symposium in partnership with Mexican Embassy and SAAFoST

Posted on November 03, 2016

Following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the University of Pretoria and the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), the Mexican Ambassador to South Africa, his Excellency Mr Mauricio Escanero instigated an initiative to bring together scientists working on food...