BGM students and staff shine at BIO2022 Conference

Posted on May 13, 2022

The South African Society for Bioinformatics (SASBi) and the South African Genetics Society (SAGS) held their first joint hybrid conference at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) from 24 to 27 April 2022.

Never let your fears stand in the way of your dreams

Posted on April 25, 2022

NAS Featured scientist: Dr Dina Coertzen Senior Postdoctoral fellow: Malaria Parasite Biology and Drug Discovery laboratory (M2PL), Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology

Oppenheimer Generations funds two research chairs at the University of Pretoria

Posted on March 22, 2022

Speaking at the launch, UP Vice-Chancellor and Principal Professor Tawana Kupe thanked the Oppenheimer family for supporting research in under-resourced fields.

#International Day of Forests: 'Forest entomology is the key to healthier forests' – UP forestry experts

Posted on March 21, 2022

#International Day of Forests: 'Forest entomology is the key to healthier forests' – UP forestry experts, To raise awareness of the importance of forests and promote more sustainable forestry practices, the United Nations proclaimed 21 March the International Day of Forests.

Research on genetic health of forest fig trees

Posted on December 21, 2021

Ficus trees are an essential source of food in forests because they produce fruit year-round. However, South African forests have been fragmented into tiny pieces since before the ice ages.

Two UP academics feature on prestigious Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers List 2021

Posted on November 16, 2021

Clarivate has recognised UP researchers Profs Rangan Gupta and Mike Wingfield as Highly Cited Researchers 2021, as demonstrated by the production of multiple highly cited papers that rank in the top 1%.

University of Pretoria expert to co-lead eucalyptus tree genome project

Posted on November 15, 2021

Prof Zander Myburg of UP’s Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute is part of an international team that will embark on a large-scale genome sequencing of 2 000 eucalyptus trees.

Prof Michael Bruford receives A2-rating from NRF

Posted on November 02, 2021

Professor Michael Bruford, an extraordinary professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Microbiology in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (NAS) at the University of Pretoria (UP), recently received his A2-rating from the National Research Foundation (NRF).