A true Bioscience ambassador for UP and Southern Africa

Posted on July 19, 2016

Thokozani Sikhosana, an MSc Biochemistry student at the University of Pretoria (UP) was recently selected as the Southern Africa Network for Biosciences (SANBio) student ambassador for Southern Africa.

Prof Horak honoured with award from the South African Academy for Science and Arts

Posted on July 18, 2016

Prof Ivan Horak, emeritus professor in the Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases in the Faculty of Veterinary Science at the University of Pretoria, was recently selected by the South African Academy for Science and Arts to receive the MT Steyn medal for exceptional achievement in natural...

UP collaborates to save the survivors

Posted on July 15, 2016

The Department of Paraclinical Sciences and various partners have initiated a project to determine how rearing conditions and environment affect orphaned rhinos' adaption to their natural habitat.

Muscle-building shakes don't always have as much protein as they claim to

Posted on July 13, 2016

A recent study by researchers at the University of Pretoria has found that when it comes to protein shakes, what is in the tub is not always what meets the eye.

Rhino research that matters at UP

Posted on July 11, 2016

Dr Cindy Harper and her team from UP's Veterinary Genetics Laboratory have developed a ground-breaking technique to collect and catalogue DNA from rhinos and rhino horns.

Welcome to the new genomics revolution!

Posted on July 07, 2016

According to Professor Don Cowen, Director of the Centre for Microbial Ecology and Genomics and the Genomics Research Institute at the University of Pretoria, we are currently in the midst of a new scientific revolution.

UP Biotechnologist one of the Next Einsteins

Posted on July 06, 2016

Pelly Malebe, a Biotechnology PhD candidate at the University of Pretoria, was recently selected as the Next Einstein Forum Ambassador for South Africa and represented the Next Einstein Forum and her country at the 2016 global gathering.

Student case competition becomes premium event at Agbiz Congress

Posted on July 06, 2016

Students from the University of Pretoria recently participated in the Agbiz Congress - a very successful student promotion programme that has been running since 2008 - where top graduated students in agribusiness-related fields get the opportunity to meet and engage with industry leaders.