Another honorary doctorate for Prof Mike Wingfield

Posted on December 12, 2012

Prof Mike Wingfield, Director of the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) at the University of Pretoria was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree from the University of British Colombia (UBC) during a graduation ceremony held on

Publication awards for new book from CERU

Posted on December 07, 2012

Prof Rudi van Aarde and Dr Robert Guldemond from UP

FABI hosts Annual Directors

Posted on November 27, 2012

The Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) at the University of Pretoria is not only home to the Centre for Tree Health Biotechnology (CTHB), but also played host to the Annual Directors

SCITAL Forum launched in Faculty of Natural & Agricultural Sciences

Posted on November 27, 2012

A new initiative, the Science Teaching and Learning (SCITAL) Forum, was recently launched in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences. The aim of the SCITAL Forum is to bring together staff with a common and particular interest in teaching and lea

Acting Deputy Dean for Teaching and Learning appointed in Faculty

Posted on November 22, 2012

Prof Marietjie Potgieter has been appointed as the Acting Deputy Dean for Teaching and Learning in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences from 1 January 2013 until 30 June 2013.

Dr Carina Visser elected as Vice-President of IGA

Posted on November 06, 2012

Dr Carina Visser from the Department of Animal and Wildlife Sciences in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences was elected as Vice-President of the Board of Directors of the International Goat Association (IGA) during the XI International Confer

Prof Brenda Wingfield elected to ASSAf Council

Posted on October 18, 2012

Prof Brenda Wingfield, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences and a researcher of international calibre, has been elected to the Council of the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) for the 2012 to 2016 cycle. The election to

Prof Pat Eriksson wins prestigious award

Posted on October 18, 2012

Prof Pat Eriksson, Head of the Department of Geology in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, has been honoured by TWAS (Academy of Sciences for the Developing World) for his fundamental contribution to the understanding of Precambrian sedimen