Posted on May 24, 2023
University of Pretoria (UP) researchers are at the forefront of a very special first for South African plant sciences. They have unravelled the precise genetic make-up of the country’s national flower, the king protea (Protea cynaroides). It is the first plant that’s unique to South...
Posted on December 13, 2022
NAS Faculty newsletter for December 2022 is now available
Posted on October 28, 2022
A new ‘rule book’ for naming genomically sequenced bacteria is a boon for science and UP's Prof Fanus Venter, professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology and Deputy Director of FABI, is part of a core group of international scientists who contributed to the...
Posted on September 20, 2022
Prof Fourie Joubert, Director of the Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Unit, is the first recipient of a Gold Award for achievement in Bioinformatics. The South African Society for Bioinformatics (SASBi) made the Award.
Posted on September 19, 2022
Hats off to Prof Thulani Makhalanyane, University of Pretoria
Posted on September 13, 2022
NAS Faculty newsletter for September 2022 is now available
Posted on September 05, 2022
Prof Bernard Slippers, Director of the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) and a professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, received the prestigious Christiaan Hendrik Persoon Medal at an awards ceremony of the Southern African Society for Plant...
Posted on July 12, 2022
FABI academic Prof Mike Wingfield has received the annual Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship Award for his research into disease-causing fungi. This R2 million award recognises scholarship of the highest calibre across various academic and research disciplines, and is ranked as one of Africa’s...
Posted on July 12, 2022
The Albertina Sisulu orchid was described as a new species in 1955, the same year the struggle stalwart launched the Freedom Charter with her compatriots in the ANC Women’s League. Researchers at the University of Pretoria want to help save this endangered plant by understanding the unique...
Posted on June 09, 2022
Earlier this month, the National Science and Technology Forum announced the finalists for this year’s NSTF-South32 Awards. UP congratulates and celebrates nine of our own researchers who have been nominated!
Posted on May 31, 2022
Faculty newsletter for May 2022 now available
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.
Posted on December 13, 2021
Congratulations to postdoctoral research fellow Dr Ezette du Rand of UP’s Department of Zoology and Entomology and PhD student at UP’s FABI Agil Katumanyane on receiving L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science awards for their work.
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%.
Posted on March 21, 2021
NAS Featured scientist, Prof Paxie W Chirwa (SAFCOL Forest Chair and Director of the Forest Science Postgraduate Programme)
Posted on March 08, 2021
Feature a scientist in Natural and Agricultural Sciences: Prof Lucy Moleleki - Associate Professor in Microbiology in the Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology
Posted on February 02, 2021
Plant pathologists are excellent problem solvers Scarce skills in Natural and Agricultural Sciences Focus on a plant pathologist: Dr Mahlane Godfrey Kgatle (Department of Plant and Soil Sciences) Postdoctoral fellow, FABI
Posted on December 09, 2020
Not only did the Forestry Programme at the University of Pretoria (UP) celebrate ten years in 2020, but Prof Paxie Chirwa, the incumbent of the South African Forestry Companies Limited (SAFCOL) Forestry Chair, co-edited a book on the Miombo Woodlands.
Posted on November 17, 2017
Prof Bernard Slippers has officially been appointed as Professor and Director of the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Pretoria from 1 January 2018.
Posted on October 13, 2017
Prof Mike Wingfield, Director of the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences and President of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations, recently received the Chinese Government Friendship Award for 2017.
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