Posted on March 18, 2022
Prof Gyebi Duodu, the newly appointed Head of the Department of Consumer and Food Sciences at the University of Pretoria
Posted on October 20, 2021
UP Clothing Retail Management students have been collaborating with Mapula Embroideries in Winterveld, Gauteng, over the past few years to create unique pieces of clothing.
Posted on October 06, 2021
Congratulations to Prof John Taylor of UP’s Department of Consumer and Food Sciences and the Institute for Food, Nutrition and Well-being on being awarded the prestigious TB Osborne Medal by the global Cereal and Grains Association.
Posted on August 31, 2021
Women’s Month: Focus on Dr Hanri Taljaard-Swart
Posted on August 27, 2021
Women’s Month: Focus on Ms Trudie Erasmus
Posted on August 20, 2021
Prof Thulani Makhalanyane and Prof Emma Archer say that life found only in Africa, from invisibly tiny microbes to huge mammal herds and our kaleidoscope of plants can give us medicines, technologies and ways to manage climate change.
Posted on August 07, 2021
Women's Month: Focus on Ms Dolly Ayob
Posted on August 01, 2021
NAS celebrates Women’s month in style, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, Women’s Month
Posted on July 23, 2021
The Food Systems Research Network for Africa (FSNet-Africa) fellowship has officially launched, and 20 early-career researchers from six African countries joined their mentors from the UK and Africa in the first week of activities.
Posted on July 23, 2021
Meet Mr Manfred Molomo, Faculty Manager in the Dean’s Office in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (NAS), who was appointed to NAS in June this year.
Posted on July 05, 2021
Dr Jimi O Adebowale, a recent PhD graduate in Food Science from the University of Pretoria, has come up with a novel way to enhance the shelf life of sorghum flour through dry heat treatments.
Posted on June 07, 2021
NAS Featured scientist: Dr Nwabisa Mehlomakulu - Lecturer in the Department of Consumer and Food Sciences
Posted on February 24, 2021
Scarce skills in Natural and Agricultural Sciences Focus on a Sensory Scientist: Prof Riëtte de Kock (Department of Consumer and Food Sciences)
Posted on February 11, 2021
UP is representing South Africa in a 20-partner African and European consortium to boost food security and nutrition in Africa.
Posted on February 10, 2021
Today (10 February) is World Pulses Day. World Pulses Day is an opportunity to raise awareness of the nutritional benefits of pulses and their contribution to sustainable food systems and a world without hunger.
Posted on January 27, 2021
UP’s Professor Elna Buys and Professor Riëtte de Kock are currently the president-elect and vice-president, respectively, of the South African Association for Food Science and Technology.
Posted on November 26, 2020
Research by Dr Clarity Ropafadzo Mapengo, who recently graduated from UP has found that infrared energy can be used to make starch in foods like maize meal less digestible, thereby promoting satiety and potentially decreasing the risk and incidence of diabetes and obesity.
Posted on November 17, 2020
“My parents taught me that the most significant achievement in life is not just attaining education or science, but rather making that education or science contribute towards improving lives.” These are the wise words of Dr Clarity Ropafadzo Mapengo, who recently graduated with a PhD...
Posted on November 12, 2020
UP dominated this year’s Absa Gradstar Top 100 with 19 students making it onto the list, the most from any other institution.
Posted on November 02, 2020
While Africa faces food insecurity challenges, there are also immense possibilities and opportunities for ending global hunger and malnutrition.
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