NATHouse scooped up more than a handful of awards

Posted on October 25, 2019

Not only did NATHouse win six awards at the annual Day and Faculty House Awards Ceremony hosted by the Division of Student Development (DSD) recently, but their Faculty Guardian, Dr Quenton Kritzinger, was also awarded as the Faculty Guardian of the Year. He also received this award in 2017.

Clothing retail management students explore sustainability with Mapula Embroideries

Posted on October 23, 2019

How can local embroiders contribute to clothing retail management students’ understanding of sustainability and community engagement? By linking Clothing Retail Management students in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences with a local community engagement initiative, Mapula...

Prof Barend Erasmus appointed as new Dean for NAS

Posted on October 02, 2019

Professor Barend Erasmus has been appointed as the Dean in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (NAS) at the University of Pretoria (UP) from 1 October 2019.

Ms Oluyimika wins the SAAFoST Dreosti Best Oral Presentation Award

Posted on September 30, 2019

Ms Oluyimika Y Adetola, a PhD Nutrition student in the Department of Consumer and Food Sciences at the University of Pretoria, recently won the Dreosti award given to the best student oral paper presenter at the 23rd Biennial 2019 South African Association for Food Science & Technology...

Meet Mphokuhle Ncube, winner of the Ginsburg prize for best poster at the SA Food Science & Technology congress

Posted on September 16, 2019

Mphokuhle Ncube, an MSc Food Science student at the Department of Consumer and Food Sciences, University of Pretoria, recently attended the SAAFoST 23rd Biennial Congress held in Johannesburg from 1-4 September 2019.

Consumer and Food Sciences hosts Future Africa Dinner

Posted on August 20, 2019

On the 7th of August, the final year Hospitality Management students hosted a dinner in celebration of the Indigenous plants found at the Future Africa campus.

How combining and fermenting grains can help nutrition in Africa

Posted on May 27, 2019

With the emergence of climate change, alternative solutions are needed to improve the availability of food. This is particularly true in Africa where most countries rely on rain to water their plants. Consequently, food becomes scarce during periods of drought.

Consumer and Food Science Masters degree student chosen to give live presentation at MasterCard Baobab Summit in Kigali, Rwanda

Posted on May 15, 2019

Anesu Magwere is a MasterCard scholar currently doing a Masters degree under the supervision of Dr Janet Taylor and Prof John Taylor. She recently won a contest to participate in the MasterCard Baobab summit to be held in Rwanda later this year.