NAS Faculty newsletter's first edition for 2025 (May 2025) now available

Posted on June 10, 2025

The NAS Faculty newsletter's first edition for 2025 (May 2025), SquaredUP, is now available.

Institutional Community Engagement Award for 2024/2025!

Posted on April 17, 2025

We are proud to announce that the Textiles (TKS 411) Clothes To Good community engagement project under the leadership of Dr. Nadine Sonnenberg has been awarded the prestigious Institutional Community Engagement Award for 2024/2025. This initiative bridges academic learning with real-world...

NAS Faculty newsletter's second edition (November 2024), SquaredUP, available.

Posted on December 12, 2024

The NAS Faculty newsletter's second edition (November 2024), SquaredUP, is now available.

UP students transform food waste into high-end products at UP-Cycled Food Experience

Posted on December 03, 2024

Final-year students from the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Department of Consumer and Food Sciences recently showcased their ability to transform rescued food ingredients into high-quality retail and restaurant products during the second UP-Cycled Food Experience #waste2wonder.

Amagwinya, vetkoek, or puff-puff

Posted on September 23, 2024

Heritage Day on 24 September is the perfect occasion to take a closer look at the differences, origins and cultural significance of amagwinya, vetkoek and puff-puff, and to discuss the ingredients, preparation and consumption of these favourites of South African households across our diverse...

NAS Women: “Every woman has a unique story to tell, and there is an inspiration to find in each of these stories”

Posted on August 26, 2024

NAS Women: “Every woman has a unique story to tell, and there is an inspiration to find in each of these stories”

Food choice motives in an emerging economy: UP researcher develops new assessment tool

Posted on July 15, 2024

PhD candidate Nomzamo Dlamini of the University of Pretoria’s Department of Consumer and Food Sciences devised a new assessment tool reflecting factors unique to people in the global south, which can be used by researchers to better understand food choice motives.

Dr Bertha Jacobs receives NRF rating

Posted on June 14, 2024

Dr Bertha Jacobs, a senior lecturer at the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Department of Consumer and Food Sciences, is among the latest cohort of UP academics who were recently allocated a National Research Foundation (NRF) rating in recognition of their contribution in their fields of study...