Best first-year lecturer in NAS awarded

Posted on December 13, 2016

A lecturer who inspires and motivates students ... This encompasses Mr Carel Oosthuizen, the first-year co-ordinator for Animal Diversity in the Department of Zoology and Entomology who received the Best First-year Lecturer Award in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (NAS) on 2...

Dr Jongman wins GlobalGAP Best Poster Award

Posted on December 09, 2016

Dr Gape Jongman, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences at the University of Pretoria, recently won an award for the best poster at the GlobalGAP Summit 2016.

When men tackle mother and child health: lessons from Malawi

Posted on December 08, 2016

University of Pretoria PhD candidate Elizabeth Mkandawire's study in Malawi shows how the participation of local community leaders in policy development can change men's attitudes to maternal and child health for the better.

Biochemistry PhD student wins ASTMH 2016 Travel Award

Posted on December 07, 2016

Shehu Awandu, a PhD student in Biochemistry at the University of Pretoria was recently selected to receive the highly competitive American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2016 Annual Meeting Travel Award.

MSc student wins Best Oral Presentation Award at International Conference

Posted on December 05, 2016

Ms Samantha Jamison, a master's student in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences at the University of Pretoria, recently won the prize for the Best Student Oral Presentation at the 2016 Seed Ecology Conference, organised by the Federal University of Minas Gerais in Brazil.

Malaria, tuberculosis and neglected tropical diseases

Posted on December 01, 2016

Several students and staff from the Malaria Parasite Molecular Laboratory, which forms part of the University of Pretoria Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control and the Department of Biochemistry, had the opportunity to present their research at the 3rd H3D Symposium in November.

Food Science receives state-of-the-art hygiene facility

Posted on November 29, 2016

PHT-South Africa, a subsidiary of the global hygiene and technology company with the same name headquartered in Germany, recently donated a high end three-part hygiene facility worth R350 000 to the Department of Food Science at the University of Pretoria.

Mathematical Statistics student selected as SAS Student Ambassador

Posted on November 28, 2016

Ms Amelia van Schalkwyk, an academically brilliant master's student in Mathematical Statistics at the University of Pretoria, was selected as one of the fifteen 2017 SAS Student Ambassadors.