Agriculture training in South Africa badly needs an overhaul. Here are some ideas

Posted on November 13, 2017

According to Prof Frans Swanepoel, one of the major reasons that the agricultural sector is currently unable to realise its full potential is the fact that education and training practices is in need of a very serious overhaul.

CEA prepares for release of South African Reading Literacy Achievement results

Posted on November 10, 2017

In preparation for the media release of the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study 2016 results, the Centre for Evaluation and Assessment (CEA) in the Faculty of Education at the University of Pretoria hosted the final National Steering Committee meeting for the year at the Ivory Manor...

Harmony supports the UP Chair in rock engineering and numerical modelling

Posted on November 08, 2017

In June 2013, the University of Pretoria (UP) established a research chair in Rock Engineering in the Department of Mining Engineering. The initial aim was to conduct research on specific rock engineering issues, in an attempt to provide a safer working environment in deep level hard rock mines.

Unravelling the mysteries of meerkat behaviour

Posted on November 08, 2017

Researchers at the University of Pretoria form part of the Kalahari Meerkat Project in the Northern Cape's Kuruman River Reserve, which has studied groups of wild meerkats for over 20 years.

Economic and Management Sciences alumna receives prestigious Skye Foundation Scholarship

Posted on November 07, 2017

Ms Natasha Ashley, an alumna of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the University of Pretoria, has been awarded a prestigious Skye Foundation Scholarship for the 2017 intake.

Food microbiologist appointed as new Head of Department of Consumer and Food Science

Posted on November 03, 2017

Prof Elna Buys has been appointed as the Head of the newly merged Department of Consumer and Food Science at the University of Pretoria from 1 November 2017.

The pathogen discoverer – in search of novel and/or emerging tick-borne pathogens

Posted on November 01, 2017

Prof Marinda Oosthuizen is a pathogen discoverer, always on the lookout for novel and/or emerging tick-borne pathogens. Understanding what something is, why it is there and what it can do is her forte.

Interdisciplinary spring course on solar energy and photosynthesis

Posted on November 01, 2017

The Department of Physics hosted a highly successful postgraduate interdisciplinary course on solar energy and photosynthesis at the University of Pretoria during the October recess.