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Best poster award for Ofentse Mathibela

Posted by: Faculty of Natural & Agricultural Sciences

05 February 2019

Ms Ofentse Mathibela, an honours student in plant science at the University of Pretoria (UP), was named as the winner of the Best poster in Physiology/Ecophysiology/Biotechnology at the 45th Annual Congress of the South African Association of Botanists in early January 2019.

Latest T&[email protected] Bulletin (2019) now available

Posted by: Faculty of Natural & Agricultural Sciences

04 February 2019

The second issue of the 2019 NAS T&L Bulletin was officially launched on 1 February 2019. According to Dr Rory Biggs from the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, one of the editorial members of the Bulletin, "The T&[email protected] Bulletin aims to be a forum for sharing thoughts, ideas, and stories on teaching and learning across NAS. In doing so, we hope to help foster a supportive and collaborative community where we can be inspired by the experiences and innovations, no matter how minor, of all our colleagues.With the second issue of the bulletin now available, and the third planned for later this year, we invite you to be part of this project. "

Two Zoologists announced as Fellows of Royal Society of South Africa

Posted by: Faculty of Natural & Agricultural Sciences

01 February 2019

Two renowned researchers from the Department of Zoology and Entomology at the University of Pretoria, Prof Armanda Bastos and Prof Marthán Bester have been announced as fellows of the Royal Society of South Africa (RSSAf) for 2019. This brings the total number of RSSAf fellows from the department to seven.

CGIS hosts second YouthMappers leadership workshop

Posted by: Centre for Geoinformation Science

23 January 2019

The Centre for Geoinformation Science at the University of Pretoria’s hosted the second YouthMappers Leadership Fellowship workshop in January 2019. The nine-day workshop was attended by 19 international students from 15 countries.