Malaria in Pretoria: Facts, figures and awareness

Posted on March 10, 2017

Each year, news reports of malaria cases and deaths in Gauteng result in panic. The UP Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control is working towards malaria control and eventual elimination, focusing on innovations for prevention.

Danone delegation visits Enterprises UP

Posted on February 28, 2017

Representatives from Danone Nutricia Research visited Enterprises University of Pretoria (Pty) Ltd to investigate possible areas of research collaboration with the Sensory Research Unit led by Professor Riette de Kock.

UP researcher receives African Union's Kwame Nkrumah Regional Award

Posted on February 09, 2017

Dr Celia Abolnik, Associate Professor and Research Chair for Poultry Health and Production in the Department of Production Animal Studies at the University of Pretoria, was named one of Africa's top five female scientists during the African Union Kwame Nkrumah Scientific Awards at the AU...

South Africa’s sugar tax: a bold move, and the right thing to do

Posted on February 03, 2017

South Africa's much-debated sugar tax is due to kick in from April 1 2017. It aims to reduce people's sugar consumption by upping the price of sugar-sweetened beverages. Hettie Schönfeldt, Nicolette Hall and Beulah Pretorius say the tax is absolutely crucial to tackle the spike in...

Three UP students excel at DST/NRF National Global Change Conference

Posted on January 30, 2017

Three students from the University of Pretoria were recognised for their excellent presentations at the third DST/NRF National Global Change Conference hosted by the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban in December 2016.

UP researchers unravel gene networks driving wood formation in trees

Posted on January 25, 2017

A team of researchers in the Department of Genetics at the University of Pretoria together with collaborators in Belgium, Canada and the USA, are reporting one of the first large-scale, integrated analyses of 10 000s of genes profiled in the developing wood of plantation trees.

We need your help to inspire the scientists of tomorrow!

Posted on January 20, 2017

Cape Citizen Science, a project that enlists the help of the public to identify organisms that are killing some of the fynbos species in the Western Cape, has launched a crowd funding campaign to provide youth from a local township with an opportunity to spend a day learning and taking part in...

Eating insects has long made sense in Africa. The world must catch up

Posted on January 13, 2017

Insects have often been described with words like "disgusting" and the idea of eating them horrifies some people. But this needs to change as they can be an important food source. Dr Saliou Niassy of the Univeristy of Pretoria and Sunday Ekesi of ICIPE explain why.