Natural product chemist leads Department of Chemistry

Posted on September 20, 2016

Prof Vinesh Maharaj, a natural product chemist who was trained in the discovery of new drug leads based on biodiversity samples, was appointed as the Head of the Department of Chemistry from 1 September 2016.

Prof Van Marle-Koster new Head of Animal and Wildlife Sciences

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.

CMEG students' honours research published in peer-reviewed journals

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.

Five PhD graduates for Prof Lise Korsten

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...

UP researchers excel at the 2016 NRF Awards

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.

Perdeberg wine pairing function

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.

Opinion: A chaotic Gordhan exit will make junk status downgrade a 'no-brainer'

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.

Dr Thulani Makhalanyane receives ISME award for service excellence

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!