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  • Prestigious research award for Prof Brenda Wingfield

    Posted on June 08, 2016

    Prof Brenda Wingfield, one of the University of Pretoria's A-rated scientists was recently awarded the highly prestigious Harry Oppenheimer Memorial Fellowship Award to the value of R1,5 million, made by the Oppenheimer Memorial Trust.

  • From Centre to Institute: chronicling five years of achievements

    Posted on June 03, 2016

    The establishment of the University of Pretoria Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control (UP ISMC) was approved by the UP Senate on Thursday, 2 June 2016.

  • CGIS joins the international YouthMappers network

    Posted on June 01, 2016

    Dr McCusker welcomes Centre for Geoinformation Centre (CGIS) as an inaugural YouthMappers chapter.

  • International leadership award for Prof Mike Wingfield

    Posted on May 31, 2016

    Prof Mike Wingfield has been awarded the Distinguished Leadership Award for International Scientists for 2016, by his alma mater, the University of Minnesota.

  • Insects as an alternative food source

    Posted on May 30, 2016

    According to Dr Yusuf Abdullah, a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Zoology and Entomology at the University of Pretoria, a large variety of insects are relatively easy to grow and are highly nutritious as well.

  • Welcome to the new genomics revolution! Webcast by Prof. Don Cowan

    Posted on May 23, 2016

    Sci21 (http://sci21.co.nz/) is an outreach programme sponsored by the Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand that showcases short scientific videos. Prof. Don Cowan was invited to participate in the programme. In this webcast, Prof. Cowan talks about the new genomics revolution.

  • Uniting researchers and journalists to bring about positive change

    Posted on May 19, 2016

    UP's Institute for Food, Nutrition and Well-being is involved in an international programme working towards bridging the gap between academia and the media by bringing them together to drive policy change in food security.

  • The time to be innovative is now!

    Posted on May 18, 2016

    The Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Pretoria celebrated the academic achievements of its top students at its annual Outstanding Achievers Function earlier in May this year.

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