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  • University of Pretoria's Geography Department Wins YouthMappers Women's Participation Award

    Posted on March 13, 2024

    In light of International Women's Month, we are proud to announce that the Youthmappers at the Department of Geography, Geoinformatics, and Meteorology has been honored with the YouthMappers Women's Participation Award for 2024. This prestigious recognition celebrates the department's outstanding...

  • Mapping the uncharted areas of Kinshasa - Mapathon 7 March

    Posted on March 09, 2024

    The YouthMappers chapter at the Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology recently held a mapathon focused on mapping Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The event, which took place on the 7th of March in Geo 2-3 of the Geography Building, aimed to...

  • Welcome to Honours 2024!

    Posted on February 22, 2024

    Kicking off the academic year in style, the 2024 GGM honours students started the year with a refreshing camp at Marakele National Park. With the aim of fostering community spirit, to have all students across all programs get to know each other and their coordinators, and to impart valuable...

  • Seasonal forecast for February 2024 available

    Posted on February 19, 2024

    Above normal maximum temperatures are highly likely during the forecast period.

  • Students take part in World Wetlands Day

    Posted on February 05, 2024

    This year, University of Pretoria postgraduate students, staff and members of the Southern African Young Geomorphologists (SAYG) and Youth Engaged in Wetlands (YEW) celebrated World Wetlands Day at Colbyn Valley Nature Reserve, Pretoria, by volunteering as facilitators on 3 February 2024....

  • World Wetlands Day

    Posted on February 01, 2024

    "Wetlands and people are life interlaced. Wetlands are central to our wellbeing. Whether it be through the provision of clean water, acting as the source of food or protecting us from extreme weather events, healthy wetlands equate to our wellbeing." - Dr. Musonda Mumba, Secretary General,...

  • Cognitive Geomatics - Teaching/Learning about Sense of Place

    Posted on January 24, 2024

    From 17 to 24 September 2023, UP participated in an international summer school in Germany.

  • Seasonal forecast for January 2024 available

    Posted on January 22, 2024

    The UP model predicts the presence of a medium to strong El Niño event during summer.

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