Geoinformatics student won the 2018 Esri Young Scholar award

Posted on April 14, 2018

Lehlohonolo Thipe was awarded the 2018 Esri Young Scholar award by Esri South Africa.

The missing piece in fighting Africa’s malnutrition problems

Posted on April 09, 2018

Africa has made great progress in the fight against malnutrition. Between 2000 and 2016 Senegal, Ghana, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Togo, Cameroon and Angola reduced undernourishment, child wasting, child stunting and child mortality by up to 56%.

Collaboration key to success in science

Posted on March 23, 2018

‘Science is not a solitary journey and collaborations should start from as early as possible.’ These are the words of PhD student in Medicinal Plant Science in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences at the University of Pretoria (UP), Carel Oosthuizen, who was recently awarded the...

Prof Naushad Emmambux honoured at International Conference of the Mauritian Academic Diaspora (ICMAD) 2018

Posted on March 12, 2018

Professor Naushad Emmambux, from the University of Pretoria, was among alumni of IMCAD invited from universities across the world.

International Women's Day Special Issue of Development Policy Review profiles an assessment of Malawi's nutrition policy

Posted on March 08, 2018

On International Women's Day, a special issue of Development Policy Review profiles an assessment of Malawi's Nutrition Plan and Strategy to determine how gender-responsive it is. Gender-responsive nutrition policies could accelerate progress in meeting international commitments such as the SDGs....

Plant science students fly UP flag high

Posted on February 26, 2018

Climate change, food scarcity, drought and increasing food prices are some of the challenges facing the world today. As young academics come face-to-face with these global challenges, they are determined to take charge by taking up careers that are aimed at making a lasting impact.

Hot birds in the hot seat

Posted on February 22, 2018

Prof Andrew McKechnie of the Department of Zoology and Entomology was recently awarded the South African Research Chair in Conservation Physiology. The Chair is hosted by the National Zoological Gardens of South Africa and co-hosted by the University of Pretoria (UP).

National water crisis looming

Posted on February 20, 2018

Dr Magalie Bourblanc, a senior research fellow at the Centre for the Study of Governance Innovation, at the University of Pretoria recently warned South Africans to use our increasingly scarce water resources sparingly.