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...

The threat to the world's largest wild animals is much greater than we thought

Posted on October 05, 2016

Peter Lindsey, Policy Coordinator of the Lion Programme at UP spoke to Samantha Spooner from The Conversation Africa about the findings of a new report that warns of an extinction crisis facing the world's largest wildlife.

Could the humble chicken be the solution to sustainable food security in Africa?

Posted on September 27, 2016

The Poultry Nutrition and Management Research Facility on the University's Experimental Farm was recently upgraded to the amount of R2 million, with a major part of the cost being covered through collaboration with generous sponsors from the poultry industry.

Prof Van Marle-Koster new Head of Animal and Wildlife Sciences

Posted on September 16, 2016

Prof Este van Marle-Koster, was appointed as the new Head of the Department of Animal and Wildlife Sciences with effect from 1 September 2016.

A true Bioscience ambassador for UP and Southern Africa

Posted on July 19, 2016

Thokozani Sikhosana, an MSc Biochemistry student at the University of Pretoria (UP) was recently selected as the Southern Africa Network for Biosciences (SANBio) student ambassador for Southern Africa.

UP collaborates to save the survivors

Posted on July 15, 2016

The Department of Paraclinical Sciences and various partners have initiated a project to determine how rearing conditions and environment affect orphaned rhinos' adaption to their natural habitat.

Rhino research that matters at UP

Posted on July 11, 2016

Dr Cindy Harper and her team from UP's Veterinary Genetics Laboratory have developed a ground-breaking technique to collect and catalogue DNA from rhinos and rhino horns.

Experts agree to enhanced international DNA testing of rhinos

Posted on July 05, 2016

The RhODIS system for profiling and indexing rhino DNA, developed by UP's Veterinary Genetics Laboratory and partners, could become the standard for producing DNA profiles that can be analysed and compared in a global database.