Posted on October 10, 2025
Nature’s not perfect: fig wasps try to balance sex ratios for survival but they can get it wrong.
Posted on October 08, 2025
Many associate human rabies infections with infected domestic dogs. Yet, like most mammals, cats can also pass this deadly viral disease on to people. That is why pet owners should ensure that their feline pets receive regular rabies vaccinations, according to Professor Claude Sabeta of the...
Posted on October 07, 2025
Professor Michael Wingfield, founding director of the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) at the University of Pretoria (UP), has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) in recognition of his pioneering contributions to...
Posted on October 06, 2025
Two PhD students and one staff member from the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (NAS) have been awarded fully-funded prestigious Fulbright scholarships at top universities in the United States. These scholarships will allow them to expand their research interests.
Posted on October 02, 2025
UP is home to more than 200 jacaranda tree specimens.
Posted on October 01, 2025
Prof Teresa Coutinho, Professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Genetics (BGM) and a member of the Phytobacteriology Research group in the Forestry Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), was recently given an outstanding contribution award in recognition and appreciation of her...
Posted on September 30, 2025
Prof Carina Visser, Head of the Department of Animal Science, has been elected as the new President of the South African Society for Animal Science (SASAS).
Posted on September 26, 2025
Prof Lerothodi Leeuw, a professor in Physics and Astronomy at the University of the Western Cape, has been appointed as the new Head of the Department of Physics at the University of Pretoria (UP) from 1 September 2025.
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