UP expert instrumental in international warehouse receipt project

Posted on June 26, 2017

Dr Andre van der Vyver from the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development at the University of Pretoria (UP), who is also a USAID contracted and world renowned warehouse receipt expert, was instrumental in the introduction of a modern, sophisticated process by which...

Science has the power to boost farming in Africa. But a lot has to change

Posted on June 26, 2017

Professor Frans Swanepoel from the Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship at the University of Pretoria, discusses the possibilities that science offers for the future of farming and food security in Africa.

UP joins worldwide research project to fight bacteria affecting tropical and subtropical crops

Posted on June 22, 2017

The University of Pretoria (UP) has become a partner in the TROPICSAFE project, an initiative to fight three economically important bacterial diseases of citrus plants, grapevines and palms.

UP lecturer lauded at Fulton Awards 2017

Posted on June 21, 2017

Ms Sarah Skorpen, a senior lecturer in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Pretoria, was the joint winner of the Innovation in Concrete category at the Fulton Awards 2017 for her work on the Van Zyl Spruit bridge.

Prof Schwellnus receives 2017 ACSM International Clinical Scholar Award

Posted on June 20, 2017

Prof Martin Schwellnus, Director of the Sport, Exercise Medicine and Lifestyle Institute at the University of Pretoria is the recipient of the 2017 American College of Sport Medicine (ACSM) International Clinical Scholar Award.

With the wild ones – a reflection of science and passion

Posted on June 19, 2017

It might sound strange at first to hear of a professor in human oral pathology who researches animals, but Prof Erich Raubenheimer has spent over a quarter of a century studying the great African Elephant.

Youth optimism dashed by political, economic uncertainty: GIBS Youth Survey

Posted on June 19, 2017

Just five years ago, the annual Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) Youth Survey highlighted a society that was upbeat about the future and their career prospects. Back then, 74% of learners felt SA was a good place to have a successful career. In 2017, just 53% of respondents said they...

Prestigious Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship awarded to Prof Robert Millar

Posted on June 09, 2017

The prestigious Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship was presented to University of Pretoria and University of Cape Town faculty member Professor Robert Millar on Friday, 2 June, for his work in neuroendocrinology.