FACULTY OF NATURAL AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES (NAS) RESEARCH FOCUS AREAS:

AGRICULTURE: Wide-ranging expertise in crop breeding, pre- and post-harvest applications, crop pests and pathogens, animal breeding, animal welfare, agricultural economics and extension, food production, consumer adoption, sensory evaluation, African crops, food systems and food security.
Relevant departments:
Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development
Animal Science
Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology
Consumer and Food Sciences
Plant and Soil Sciences
Zoology and Entomology

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BIG DATA AND DATA SCIENCE: Bioinformatics and computational biology, mathematical modelling in bioengineering and biosciences
Relevant departments:
Actuarial Science
Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology
Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
Statistics
Centre for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES: Hazards modelling, environmental modelling, sustainable environmental management  and biodiversity conservation
Relevant departments:
Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology
Chemistry
Geology
Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology
Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
Plant and Soil Sciences
Statistics
Zoology and Entomology

INFECTIOUS DISEASES: Human (Tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, malaria) and veterinary diseases (ticks and tick-borne diseases, rabies, Helminths, African Horse sickness, bluetongue disease, etc)
Relevant departments:
Animal Science
Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology
Chemistry
Statistics
Zoology and Entomology

PHYSICAL SCIENCES: Radio astronomy, biophysics, green chemistry, drug discovery, separation science, renewable energy
Relevant departments:
Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology
Chemistry
Physics
 

BIOPROSPECTING AND BIODISCOVERY: Traditional medicines, natural product drug discovery, medicinal plant science
Relevant departments:
Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology
Chemistry
Plant and Soil Sciences


Research Matters - this curated website highlights some of the University of Pretoria’s (and Faculty of Natural and Agicultural Sciences)' most impactful and innovative research

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NAS at a Glance