Prof Slippers honoured with an international Science award

Posted on September 09, 2011

Prof Bernard Slippers of UP's Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences has been honoured with the 2011 AU TWAS Young Scientists' National Award.

Acclaimed chemist honoured with two prestigious awards

Posted on September 06, 2011

Prof Casper Schutte, an honorary professor and a member of the Unit for Advanced Studies in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Pretoria was recently honoured with two prestigious medals for his scientific contributions in the field of chemis

Agricultural Baseline launched at UP

Posted on August 25, 2011

The formal launch of the annual Agricultural Baseline 2011 for Pretoria presented by the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) took place recently at the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences of the University of Pretoria.

Two UP professors awarded prestigious SA Women in Science Awards

Posted on August 24, 2011

Two highly acclaimed researchers from the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Pretoria were honoured with the prestigious South African Women in Science Awards (WISA) from the Department of Science and Technology (DST) on 19

Puleng 'found' her science

Posted on August 17, 2011

From a learner struggling with science to a science communicator who was selected as the only South African to take part in the "Profession Culture Programme": a two month internship (from end of August this year) at the Cit

Department of Food Science celebrates long service

Posted on August 11, 2011

On 28 July 2011 colleagues, students and friends came together to celebrate Prof Amanda Minnaar's tenth year as HOD of the Department of Food Science as well as 25 years in service of the University.

Grade 9 Open Day informative and fun

Posted on August 11, 2011

Learners need to be exposed to the possible future study and career options so that they can make informed choices when they select their subjects for grade 10. The Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences are very aware of this reality and therefore

Argentinian delegation visits UP

Posted on August 08, 2011

A delegation from several key universities in Argentina recently visited the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences of the University of Pretoria and discussed the possibilities of networking and the building of international relations.