Posted on November 13, 2019
The great apes, including humans, gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos and orangutans, are very intelligent. But how does the intelligence of living great apes, such as Koko the gorilla, compare with our 3 million-year-old relatives, such as “Lucy” the Australopithecine?
Posted on November 13, 2019
Amanda Mahlangu, a master’s student in Chemistry at the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, recently won an award for the Best Student Paper at the 2019 National Association for Clean Air Conference.
Posted on November 12, 2019
Professor Barend Erasmus was recently appointed Dean of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (NAS) at the University of Pretoria (UP). He succeeds Professor Jean Lubuma, who had been in the position since March 2015 and is now retiring.
Posted on November 11, 2019
The University of Pretoria is set to host a UN Week of Science and Peace Conference on 12 November in Pretoria, with the title African Innovative Solutions to Sustainable African Peace and Development.
Posted on November 08, 2019
“Who knew that science can be cool?” This was one of the many positive comments from Prestige College learners during a University of Pretoria (UP) and International Veterinary Vaccinology Network (IVVN) outreach programme that took place recently in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria.
Posted on November 01, 2019
In Malawi, as in many other societies, women have historically been responsible for housework, food and childcare. Women’s household responsibilities have often left them with heavier workloads than men.
Posted on November 01, 2019
Dr Christel Hansen and Michael Loubser, both lecturers in the Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Pretoria (UP), were recently voted onto the Southern African Association of Geomorphologists (SAAG)...
Posted on October 26, 2019
Professor Tawana Kupe, Vice-Chancellor and Principal of UP, recently visited Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands as part of a tour of several European universities.
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