Choose statistics, and you'll choose well every time!

Posted on October 30, 2021

NAS Featured scientist Dr Johan Ferreira - Senior Lecturer in the Department of Statistics

UP Academic members inaugurated as new members of the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf

Posted on October 29, 2021

Four of the University of Pretoria (UP) academics recently formed part of the 43 new members of the country’s leading scholars and scientists who were inaugurated as members of the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) at the annual awards ceremony on 20 October 2021.

EXPERT OPINION: Statistics – scary, stupendous or both? UP stats expert weighs in

Posted on October 29, 2021

You may not know it, but we're all engaging with statistics every day. “We're daily data detectives, spying for data that will inform our next move or major life decision.” – UP stats lecturer Dr Johan Ferreira.

Sharing is caring - sharing knowledge with students and colleagues

Posted on October 29, 2021

NAS Featured scientist: Prof Hettie Schonfeldt

Exposing the secrets of desert extremophiles

Posted on October 28, 2021

Hardy cyanobacteria in the Namib Desert rely on rock shelters and opportunistic water consumption to safely carry out photosynthesis and survive.

West Africa should prepare for strong earthquakes, UP scientists warn

Posted on October 27, 2021

Research by UP’s Natural Hazard Centre has helped settle an old debate about the seismicity of West Africa, with the results showing that the region should expect strong earthquakes from time to time.

Greening cities for reducing crime rates

Posted on October 20, 2021

Having access to nature, and access to green spaces has multiple benefits. A recent multi-author study indicates that violent crime reduces when a city becomes greener, i.e. has more open spaces (parks, nature reserves, green belts, etc.). The author team, led by Michigan State University's...

Panel Discussion on ‘What’s next for food systems?’

Posted on October 20, 2021

On the 18th of October 2021, the United Nations Academic Impact Hub for SDG 2 (hosted by the University of Pretoria) in collaboration with the Malabo Montpellier Panel hosted a panel discussion on “What’s next for food systems?”.

Sewing for success: UP retail management students work with community embroidery project to make commercially viable clothing

Posted on October 20, 2021

UP Clothing Retail Management students have been collaborating with Mapula Embroideries in Winterveld, Gauteng, over the past few years to create unique pieces of clothing.

#WorldFoodDay: Become an entomologist and be a food hero

Posted on October 16, 2021

The challenge of addressing hunger is a priority for the global community, so on 16 October 1945, the United Nations established the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). This day has since 1980 been commemorated as World Food Day to raise awareness on issues related to hunger and food...

World Food Day - 16 October 2021

Posted on October 16, 2021

We celebrate World Food Day on the 16th of October 2021 together with the rest of the world.

UP faculties share curriculum transformation goals

Posted on October 15, 2021

“Curriculum transformation is part of good teaching and learning practice.” – Prof Barend Erasmus during a webinar in which UP’s NAS and EBIT Faculties shared their curriculum transformation initiatives and goals.

World Food Day 2021

Posted on October 15, 2021

World Food Day, 16 October 2021 World Food Day: “Celebrating efforts to strengthen local food systems for displaced and host communities” (https://www.unhcr.org/). The World Food Day was proclaimed in 1979 by the United Nations. The purpose is to increase public awareness regarding...

Global recognition motivates UP professor and winner of esteemed TB Osborne Medal to keep using his knowledge to improve food security in Africa

Posted on October 06, 2021

Congratulations to Prof John Taylor of UP’s Department of Consumer and Food Sciences and the Institute for Food, Nutrition and Well-being on being awarded the prestigious TB Osborne Medal by the global Cereal and Grains Association.

UP academic wins Management Award at NSTF ‘Science Oscars’

Posted on October 04, 2021

UP’s Prof Stephanie Burton scooped the Management Award at the recent NSTF Awards. “I have always seen my role in university leadership as one of enabling others,” she said.

Mental Health Awareness Month: Feeding and healing a nation through agriculture

Posted on October 01, 2021

To help raise awareness for Mental Health Awareness Month, we look at the links between food security and mental health in the opinion article.

ANTI-DISCRIMINATION WEEK: Think and think again!

Posted on October 01, 2021

Think and think again, Ms Nontando Radebe, Business Partner: Human Resources for NAS

#UPGraduation2021: ‘I was caught completely off guard’ – UP master’s student whose thesis was converted into PhD

Posted on September 30, 2021

When University of Pretoria (UP) master’s student Dr Michael Barnes submitted his thesis for external examination, he got the surprise of his life when it was subsequently converted into a PhD.

ANTI-DISCRIMINATION WEEK: Treat others the way that you would want to be treated

Posted on September 30, 2021

Prof Quenton Kritzinger, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences

UP Whale Unit all set for its 42nd annual aerial survey of southern right whales

Posted on September 29, 2021

The UP Whale Unit’s survey, which will be flown between Nature’s Valley on the Garden Route in the Western Cape and Muizenberg in Cape Town, is one of the longest uninterrupted datasets on any marine mammal worldwide.