Statistician rewarded for excellent publishing record

Posted on August 11, 2016

Prof Mohammed Arashi, an Extraordinary Professor in the Department of Statistics, was recently awarded the Behboodian Award for statisticians younger than 40, who have published outstanding papers. This award is made biannually by the Iranian Statistical Society.

Research Matters: Focus on food security

Posted on August 10, 2016

Visit our brand new Research Matters website to find out more about how researchers at the University of Pretoria are working with poor communities to turn the tide on hunger.

Tornadoes - powerful, but uncommon in SA

Posted on August 08, 2016

Images and video clips that looked like scenes from the disaster movie Twister were all over social media a few weeks ago when unexpected tornadoes hit the Gauteng province.

UP participates in Summer School on Geomatics in Germany

Posted on August 04, 2016

The first 'Geomatics and Participation' Summer School with students and lecturers from the University of Pretoria and the Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences recently took place in Karslruhe, Germany.

Prof Robin Crewe appointed to co-chair IAP committee

Posted on August 02, 2016

Prof Robin Crewe, Director of the Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship at the University of Pretoria, has been appointed as co-chair of the committee established by the InterAcademy Council / InterAcademy Partnership for Research to consider 'harnessing science, engineering and medicine to...

Geology student awarded with Corstorphine Medal

Posted on August 01, 2016

Sameera Mohamed, a PhD student at the University of Pretoria, was recently honoured by the Geological Society of South Africa with the Corstorphine Medal.

Homegrown solutions for South Africa's hungry

Posted on August 01, 2016

The University of Pretoria's Institute for Food, Nutrition and Well-being is actively working with poor communities to turn the tide on hunger through various uplifting and innovative projects.

2nd South African Malaria Research Conference to be presented by UP

Posted on July 29, 2016

The University of Pretoria Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control (UP ISMC) will present the 2nd South African Malaria Research Conference at the University’s Groenkloof Campus from Sunday, 31 July, to Tuesday, 2 August 2016.