Geoinformatics Hons student selected to present at African Youth SDG Summit

Posted on January 19, 2018

Larissa Pillay a BSc Hons student attend the African Youth SDG Summit in Accra, Ghana, 1-2 Nov 2017.

Travelling to a malaria area this December? – Your Malaria Buddy is here to help

Posted on December 15, 2017

The University of Pretoria Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control has launched a mobile application (app) focusing on informing people, mainly tourists, about malaria.

AAUN Africa Forum brings experts together in Cape Town

Posted on December 14, 2017

The Australia-Africa Universities Network (AAUN) recently brought together 55 Australian and African experts from academia, government, the diplomatic service, business and agencies to assess education and research partnerships in development, the engagement of stakeholders, and building...

Fhatuwani Nemakhavhani – the first black female actuary from UP

Posted on December 11, 2017

'Don’t let your background determine your future. You should dream big and not be scared to venture into new territories.' These are the inspirational words of Miss Fhatuwani Nemakhavhani who recently became the first black female actuary from the University of Pretoria (UP).

Nick de Beer recognised as Best First-year Lecturer in NAS

Posted on December 08, 2017

Mr Nick de Beer, a lecturer in Chemistry in the Faculty of Natural- and Agricultural Sciences (NAS) at the University of Pretoria, was voted the Best First-year Lecturer in the Faculty on 1 December 2017.

Prof Paulette Bloomer to head new Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology

Posted on December 07, 2017

Professor Paulette Bloomer has been appointed as Head of the newly merged Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology at the University of Pretoria from 1 January 2018.

Twelfth cohort of CMAAE graduates complete a semester at UP

Posted on November 30, 2017

The twelfth annual shared-facility training programme for the Collaborative Master of Science in Agricultural and Applied Economics (CMAAE) at the University of Pretoria (UP), brought together students from 16 African universities, and has ranked UP as one of the best institutions engaged in the...

UP to co-host International Sorghum Conference in 2018

Posted on November 29, 2017

The first world conference on sorghum in over 30 years will be hosted jointly by the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Sorghum and Millet of Kansas State University, USA, and the University of Pretoria (UP) in April 2018.