Posted on September 16, 2016
Prof Este van Marle-Koster, was appointed as the new Head of the Department of Animal and Wildlife Sciences with effect from 1 September 2016.
Posted on September 16, 2016
Three students from the Centre for Microbial Ecology and Genomics (CMEG) at the University of Pretoria recently had their honours research published in international peer-reviewed journals.
Posted on September 09, 2016
A record number of five Plant Pathology PhD students under the supervision of Prof Lise Korsten graduated at the recent Spring graduation ceremony. This was the highest number of PhD students graduating under one researcher's supervision in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, at a...
Posted on September 07, 2016
The annual NRF Awards recognise and celebrate South African research excellence. Awards are presented to researchers in two categories, namely special recognition awards and ratings-linked awards. Several of UP's top researchers received recognition during the recent NRF awards ceremony.
Posted on August 31, 2016
On Friday, 26 August 2016, the Department of Consumer Science at the University of Pretoria hosted a function for Perdeberg Wines to introduce their award-winning Dry Land Collection (DLC) wines which were paired with a four-course menu.
Posted on August 26, 2016
According to Dr Conrad Beyers from the Department of Actuarial Science at the University of Pretoria, it is clear that credit rating agencies regard politically related risks as the single major factor that may influence their rating decisions for South Africa.
Posted on August 24, 2016
The Centre for Microbial Ecology and Genomics at the University of Pretoria is proud to announce that our very own Dr Thulani Makhlanyane has received the International Society for Microbial Ecology (ISME) award for service excellence!
Posted on August 22, 2016
Visit our brand new Research Matters website to find out more about how researchers at the University of Pretoria are making today matter through projects that support pest management in our forests and plantations.
Posted on August 17, 2016
Ntombi Gama, a PhD student at the University of Pretoria was recently awarded a prestigious fellowship from the Department of Science and Technology at the 2016 Women in Science Awards (WISA) ceremony.
Posted on August 11, 2016
Prof Mohammed Arashi, an Extraordinary Professor in the Department of Statistics, was recently awarded the Behboodian Award for statisticians younger than 40, who have published outstanding papers. This award is made biannually by the Iranian Statistical Society.
Posted on August 10, 2016
Visit our brand new Research Matters website to find out more about how researchers at the University of Pretoria are working with poor communities to turn the tide on hunger.
Posted on August 08, 2016
Images and video clips that looked like scenes from the disaster movie Twister were all over social media a few weeks ago when unexpected tornadoes hit the Gauteng province.
Posted on August 04, 2016
The first 'Geomatics and Participation' Summer School with students and lecturers from the University of Pretoria and the Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences recently took place in Karslruhe, Germany.
Posted on August 04, 2016
A new reality/documentary TV series on SABC 3 titled Frontier Vets, depicts the daily lives of six South African soon-to-be-qualified veterinary students from the University of Pretoria's Faculty of Veterinary Science.
Posted on August 02, 2016
Prof Robin Crewe, Director of the Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship at the University of Pretoria, has been appointed as co-chair of the committee established by the InterAcademy Council / InterAcademy Partnership for Research to consider 'harnessing science, engineering and medicine to...
Posted on August 01, 2016
Sameera Mohamed, a PhD student at the University of Pretoria, was recently honoured by the Geological Society of South Africa with the Corstorphine Medal.
Posted on August 01, 2016
The University of Pretoria's Institute for Food, Nutrition and Well-being is actively working with poor communities to turn the tide on hunger through various uplifting and innovative projects.
Posted on July 29, 2016
The University of Pretoria Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control (UP ISMC) will present the 2nd South African Malaria Research Conference at the University’s Groenkloof Campus from Sunday, 31 July, to Tuesday, 2 August 2016.
Posted on July 28, 2016
The University is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Nthabiseng Audrey Ogude as Dean of the Mamelodi Campus with effect from 4 August 2016.
Posted on July 27, 2016
In an article published on The Conversation Africa, Dr Nokuthula Vilakati from the Institute of Food, Nutrition and Well-being at UP, explained why the African food basket should be full of beans and other pulses.
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