UP shines at 48th SASPP Congress

Posted on January 31, 2013

Students and staff of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences flew the University

UP student awarded a PhD scholarship for research on climate change

Posted on January 28, 2013

Melissa Lazenby, a former student in the Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology at the University of Pretoria, was recently awarded a full scholarship to study in the United Kingdom. The prestigious, fully funded PhD Peter Carpenter Afric

UP signs MoU with university in South Sudan

Posted on December 12, 2012

The Dr John Garang Memorial University of Science and Technology in the Republic of South Sudan recently formalised relations with the University of Pretoria (UP) by signing a memorandum of understanding and cooperation agreement between the two universit

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.