One of SA’s Top 200 young South Africans receives PhD in Biochemistry

Posted on September 10, 2015

Dr Lungile Sitole, one of the Mail & Guardian top 200 young South Africans in 2015 and a recipient of a ‘Women in Science’ (WISA) award from the Department of Science and Technology in 2014, received her PhD degree in Biochemistry at the University of Pretoria’s recent...

South Africa’s first early warning system for potato growers

Posted on September 08, 2015

Prof Kerstin Krüger has been monitoring the flight patterns of different aphid species and researched their efficiency in transmitting viruses that threaten the South African seed potato industry.

Four new SARChI research chairs awarded to UP

Posted on September 03, 2015

The University of Pretoria (UP) has been awarded four new research chairs under the South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI).

African Diaspora fellow collaborates on Geographic Information Science and Technology project at UP

Posted on September 01, 2015

The University of Pretoria (UP) was selected by the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program (CADFP) in the USA to host an African Diaspora scholar, Dr Paddington Hodza.

Making today matter - creating a better tomorrow

Posted on August 26, 2015

‘Imagine the progress that would be made if all disciplines worked together to tackle environmental issues.’ This is the dream of Jasmine Jacob of the University of Pretoria's Greenline Student Society.

Increase the focus on extended academic programmes

Posted on August 24, 2015

The third annual Teaching and Learning Day for staff members teaching in extended programmes at the University of Pretoria (UP), provided dedicated time for staff within these programmes to share their experiences and practices on teaching and learning with other staff members.

Tree doctors from UP call for global strategy for forest health and biosecurity

Posted on August 21, 2015

Forests worldwide are continually under threat from introduced insects and pathogens despite the best biosecurity efforts. Without a concerted global effort to understand and control invasive pests the problem is expected to worsen as international trade increases.

Searching for the dirty truth

Posted on August 20, 2015

The Endocrine Research Laboratory (ERL), in the Department of Anatomy and Physiology in the Faculty of Veterinary Science, has established numerous non-invasive tests for a wide range of species.