The ethics of meat production

Posted on August 05, 2015

Prof Edward Webb has conducted years of intensive research in animal science to find acceptable ways of improving farming methods to enhance the well-being of animals, which, in turn, will result in better quality animal produce.

Satellites to aid in the fight against malaria

Posted on July 20, 2015

Research activities between the UP CSMC and French partners will focus on the expansion of predictive malaria-risk maps to investigate the impacts of climate variability and changes on the occurrence and intensity of malaria epidemics.

Three UP researchers receive NSTF awards

Posted on July 13, 2015

University of Pretoria (UP) Profs Zander Myburg, Nigel Bennett and Dr Thulani Makhalanyane were winners of National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF)-BHP Billiton Awards.

UP CSMC and French space agency join forces in the fight against malaria

Posted on July 09, 2015

The University of Pretoria’s Centre for Sustainable Malaria Control (UP CSMC) and the French Embassy in Pretoria co-hosted a workshop to explore the potential of a joint research programme using remote sensing.

Looking at life in seemingly lifeless habitats

Posted on July 08, 2015

They are called extremophiles - microorganisms that can survive under extreme conditions such as in the Namib Desert or the Antarctic Dry Valleys.

The pangolin’s plight

Posted on July 01, 2015

Dr Christine Steyn, of the Department of Anatomy and Physiology in the Faculty of Veterinary Science, is one of only a few people doing research on the anatomy of this shy animal.

Soil physicist receives award for excellence

Posted on June 23, 2015

Prof Keith Bristow, an extraordinary professor in the Department of Plant Production and Soil Science received a Vadose Zone Journal (VZJ) Award for excellence as an Outstanding Associate Editor of this journal. The VZJ is a highly ranked ISI journal in the Soil Science discipline.

Bill Gates funding assists PhD students in improving agricultural policy in Africa

Posted on June 17, 2015

One of the key outcomes of the multimillion dollar grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to the University of Pretoria's Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development in 2012 was to train more PhD students in agricultural economics to assist with better analysis...