Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa honours Prof Johann Kirsten

Posted on December 14, 2010

Prof Johann Kirsten, Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development at the University of Pretoria was recently honoured by the Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa (AEASA) to present the FR Tomlinson Commem

Sci-Enza use bats to reach out to Nkomazi community

Posted on December 10, 2010

Teaching learners about bats in a fun way, reaching out to the community, and also doing their share to conserve the survival of bats - and this all happened in a weekend.

Long service awards for Natural and Agricultural Sciences

Posted on December 09, 2010

A total of 200 years... This is the amount of years that five staff members have worked altogether at the University.

Successes for MYRE leaders and the team

Posted on December 01, 2010

Not only has the MPEPU Rural Youth Encouragement Programme (MRYE) in the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) become a flagship community engagement project, but some of the members also perform extremely well on different occasions.

New laboratory contributes to research

Posted on November 26, 2010

"The Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences have a strong research ethos focusing on creating new knowledge. In order to continue doing this, we need supportive industry partners. Today's event is an excellent example of such a symbiotic relationshi

UP wildlife expert receives prestigious award

Posted on November 16, 2010

Prof Koos Bothma, emeritus professor at the University of Pretoria (UP) Centre for Wildlife Management recently received the sought after Orde van die Berghaan award from the SA Hunters and Game Conservation Association (SAHGCA) / Suid Afrikaanse Jagters

Launch of Seminar Series in Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences

Posted on November 16, 2010

The Faculty launched its Seminar Series on 10 November 2010 with Prof Richard Stirzaker, Extraordinary Professor in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences as the first guest speaker in this series.

Two UP scientists elected as ASSAf fellows

Posted on October 29, 2010

Two internationally acclaimed academics from the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences have recently been appointed as research fellows of the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf).