Posted on December 08, 2023
“Acknowledging young scientists is important to build their confidence and recognise that their voice matters,” says Petra van der Merwe, UP student and winner of the regional IOCD Essay Competition on chemical sciences for sustainability.
Posted on December 06, 2023
Sustainability specialist Ilze Ueckermann outlines how UP has been implementing sustainable practices with regard to water, electricity and waste management.
Posted on December 04, 2023
Since its establishment, UP’s Forestry and Agriculture Biotechnology Institute has been a leader in cutting-edge research, providing transformative impact in forestry and agriculture biotechnology.
Posted on November 30, 2023
Professor Abba B Gumel, an Extraordinary Professor from the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, has recently been elected as a Fellow of UNESCO's World Academy of Sciences (TWAS).
Posted on November 29, 2023
UP consumer and food sciences students recently impressed industry stakeholders with an exhibition exam that tackled the issue of food insecurity by transforming food that would be considered as waste into high-quality culinary products.
Posted on November 29, 2023
Scientists at the University of Pretoria (UP) are leading a study of natural hydrogen gas discovered under the Earth’s surface in Mpumalanga – a source of renewable energy that could contribute to the national energy budget and help address the energy shortage in South Africa.
Posted on November 28, 2023
UP’s Dr Phanankosi Moyo and Dr Carolyn Chisadza have been awarded a fellowship by the University of Oxford which gives exceptional African researchers the chance to work on a project of their choice.
Posted on November 23, 2023
Professors Mike Wingfield and Rangan Gupta are among a group of only 10 South African academics on on Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers list for 2023.
Posted on November 22, 2023
Prof Jacek Banasiak and Prof Jaco Greeff of UP’s Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences have been inaugurated into the Royal Society of South Africa, in what is yet another reflection of the high quality of academic staff at UP.
Posted on November 21, 2023
Several UP researchers have been awarded the Google General Research Support Grant. “We anticipate with great excitement the contributions that our researchers will make to technology and sustainability,” says research grants manager Ninette Kotzee.
Posted on November 20, 2023
Prof Brenda Wingfield, an A-rated scientist at the University of Pretoria (UP), was recently awarded the Royal Society of South Africa'S (RSSA) prestigious John FW Herschel Medal.
Posted on November 15, 2023
A world of scientific wonder and space exploration – in their own school halls! That’s what 3,500 Tshwane learners experienced when Sci-Enza, UP’s science centre, took its new mobile planetarium on the road and set it up at 17 schools.
Posted on November 15, 2023
New research arising from a collaboration between scientists at the University of Pretoria (UP) and Trinity College Dublin has shown there are likely more warm-bodied sharks out there than previously thought.
Posted on November 15, 2023
“Well done to all of you who managed to convince us with your academic performance that you deserve this bursary,” said Pumla Sangotsha, Learning and Development Manager at TotalEnergies.
Posted on November 09, 2023
World Science Day for Peace and Development highlights the need to engage diverse stakeholders on emerging scientific issues, and the importance of science in our daily lives, says Dr Eness Paidamoyo Mutsvangwa-Sammie.
Posted on November 09, 2023
The Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology hosted an open information session on 8 November on professional registration under the Southern African Geomatics Council (SAGC) and the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP). The Geo-Information Society of...
Posted on November 08, 2023
A delegation comprising staff and students from the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension, and Rural Development (AEERD) at the University of Pretoria (UP) not only participated in a significant joint conference, the 7th African Conference of Agricultural Economists and the 60th Annual...
Posted on November 08, 2023
On the 1st November the Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology held the first ever joint post-graduate symposium with the Department of Zoology and Entomology in the Geography Building. A total of 8 Masters and Doctoral students presented their research to staff and their fellow...
Posted on November 06, 2023
We are pleased to announce that Mulisa Mudau, a student in the Department of Geography, Geoinformatics, and Meteorology, has secured the second position in the 2023 NextGen Space Challenge. Additionally, Mulisa has been selected as one of the winners for Digital Earth Africa Mentorship, a...
Posted on November 01, 2023
UP graduate Dr Manana Mamabolo and her co-authors recommend a policy shift to focus on higher education and added support for agricultural businesses in many of the traditional rural districts she analysed during her PhD research.
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