UP faculties share curriculum transformation goals

Posted on October 15, 2021

“Curriculum transformation is part of good teaching and learning practice.” – Prof Barend Erasmus during a webinar in which UP’s NAS and EBIT Faculties shared their curriculum transformation initiatives and goals.

World Food Day 2021

Posted on October 15, 2021

World Food Day, 16 October 2021 World Food Day: “Celebrating efforts to strengthen local food systems for displaced and host communities” (https://www.unhcr.org/). The World Food Day was proclaimed in 1979 by the United Nations. The purpose is to increase public awareness regarding...

Global recognition motivates UP professor and winner of esteemed TB Osborne Medal to keep using his knowledge to improve food security in Africa

Posted on October 06, 2021

Congratulations to Prof John Taylor of UP’s Department of Consumer and Food Sciences and the Institute for Food, Nutrition and Well-being on being awarded the prestigious TB Osborne Medal by the global Cereal and Grains Association.

UP academic wins Management Award at NSTF ‘Science Oscars’

Posted on October 04, 2021

UP’s Prof Stephanie Burton scooped the Management Award at the recent NSTF Awards. “I have always seen my role in university leadership as one of enabling others,” she said.

Mental Health Awareness Month: Feeding and healing a nation through agriculture

Posted on October 01, 2021

To help raise awareness for Mental Health Awareness Month, we look at the links between food security and mental health in the opinion article.

ANTI-DISCRIMINATION WEEK: Think and think again!

Posted on October 01, 2021

Think and think again, Ms Nontando Radebe, Business Partner: Human Resources for NAS

#UPGraduation2021: ‘I was caught completely off guard’ – UP master’s student whose thesis was converted into PhD

Posted on September 30, 2021

When University of Pretoria (UP) master’s student Dr Michael Barnes submitted his thesis for external examination, he got the surprise of his life when it was subsequently converted into a PhD.

ANTI-DISCRIMINATION WEEK: Treat others the way that you would want to be treated

Posted on September 30, 2021

Prof Quenton Kritzinger, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences

UP Whale Unit all set for its 42nd annual aerial survey of southern right whales

Posted on September 29, 2021

The UP Whale Unit’s survey, which will be flown between Nature’s Valley on the Garden Route in the Western Cape and Muizenberg in Cape Town, is one of the longest uninterrupted datasets on any marine mammal worldwide.

ANTI-DISCRIMINATION WEEK: Don’t turn a blind eye to discrimination

Posted on September 29, 2021

Don’t turn a blind eye to discrimination, Stefan Steenekamp, postgraduate student in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences and former chair of NATHouse, student house in NAS

UP entomologists help to address food waste using insects for bioconversion

Posted on September 29, 2021

Eventually, work being done by Prof Chris Weldon and his students in UP’s Department of Zoology and Entomology will help to reduce food waste going to landfills and make food more affordable.

Talking to Jodie Hattingh who recently graduated with her Masters of Agricultural Economics

Posted on September 28, 2021

Jodie Hattingh recently graduated with her Masters in Agricultural Economics through the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development at the University of Pretoria. We spoke to her about her studies and her graduation.

ANTI-DISCRIMINATION WEEK: Respect for all is crucial to make the world a better place

Posted on September 28, 2021

Respect for all is crucial to make the world a better place, Dr Pedro Lebre from the Centre for Microbial Ecology and Genomics, Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology.

Universal access to information - why it is important

Posted on September 28, 2021

In 2019, the 74th United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 28 September as the International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI). The aim is to recognize and raise awareness of the importance of universal access to information. The 2021 theme focuses on access to information...

ANTI-DISCRIMINATION WEEK: Create a more inclusive working, learning and living environment in higher education

Posted on September 27, 2021

Create a more inclusive working, learning and living environments in higher education, says Dr Thobela Nkukwana, Department of Animal Science

Heritage Day 2021 – “Complex Pasts: Diverse Futures”

Posted on September 24, 2021

On the 24th of September, we celebrate National Heritage Day.

‘We are unearthing the microverse, starting in city parks,’ says UP scientist Prof Makhalanyane

Posted on September 20, 2021

UP’s Professor Thulani Makhalanyane is part of an international team of scientists that has mapped the microbiomes of public parks worldwide for the first time, and he hopes park managers will take note of the results.

SA is breaking more high-temperature records than expected

Posted on September 20, 2021

A study by a PhD student at the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology reveals that South Africa is experiencing more maximum temperature records than expected and that this trend seems to be accelerating.

Mexican embassy places rare tree under UP’s care

Posted on September 17, 2021

UP recently hosted representatives from the Mexican embassy for a tree planting ceremony after it had donated a rare, endangered tree to the University.

Professor Ramoelo gives the keynote address at the Grassland Society of Southern Africa (GSSA)

Posted on September 16, 2021

Professor Abel Ramoelo, the Director for the Centre of Environmental Studies housed at the Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, University of Pretoria was invited to give a keynote address at the 56th Grassland Society of Southern Africa (GSSA) Congress held virtually from the...