Posted on February 06, 2019
It was with great sadness that we learnt of the passing of Prof Elemer Elad Rosinger, Emeritus Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, on 31 January 2019, following a short illness. He was 81 years old.
Posted on February 05, 2019
Ms Ofentse Mathibela, an honours student in plant science at the University of Pretoria (UP), was named as the winner of the Best poster in Physiology/Ecophysiology/Biotechnology at the 45th Annual Congress of the South African Association of Botanists in early January 2019.
Posted on February 04, 2019
The second issue of the 2019 NAS T&L Bulletin was officially launched on 1 February 2019. According to Dr Rory Biggs from the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, one of the editorial members of the Bulletin, "The T&L@NAS Bulletin aims to be a forum for sharing thoughts,...
Posted on February 01, 2019
Two renowned researchers from the Department of Zoology and Entomology at the University of Pretoria, Prof Armanda Bastos and Prof Marthán Bester have been announced as fellows of the Royal Society of South Africa (RSSAf) for 2019. This brings the total number of RSSAf fellows from the...
Posted on January 23, 2019
The Centre for Geoinformation Science at the University of Pretoria’s hosted the second YouthMappers Leadership Fellowship workshop in January 2019. The nine-day workshop was attended by 19 international students from 15 countries.
Posted on January 10, 2019
The University of Pretoria was proud to host 2016 Chemistry Nobel laureate Sir Fraser Stoddart recently, when he spoke at UP’s Future Africa campus. In his lecture, Sir Fraser said that, to be successful as academics, teachers should prioritise their students’ needs and put them ahead...
Posted on December 27, 2018
Postgraduate students from the Department of Zoology and Entomology excel in 2018 ESSA Young Entomologists' Essay Prize.
Posted on December 19, 2018
Agricultural sectors across Africa need their own green revolution building on local knowledge and culture, as well as a green disruption building on new digital and other technology. This was the call made by Professor Louise Fresco, President of the Netherlands’ Wageningen University...
Posted on December 14, 2018
Two University of Pretoria (UP) academics have received prestigious A-1 ratings by the National Research Foundation (NRF) for 2018, bringing the number of UP scientists rated in the A category to 14.
Posted on December 13, 2018
A Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) between the University of Pretoria (UP) and the Animal Feed Manufacturers Association of South Africa (AFMA) to the value of R50 million for the establishment of a feed mill research facility was officially signed on 11 December 2018.
Posted on December 13, 2018
The African Research Universities Alliance Centre of Excellence for Food Security was recently launched at the University of Pretoria’s Future Africa campus. The theme of the launch was ‘The future of food in Africa’.
Posted on December 12, 2018
Four University of Pretoria scientists conducting research in sub-Saharan Africa are among a group of 14 women who were recently awarded fellowships by the L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Regional Programme.
Posted on December 10, 2018
On the occasion of the annual breakfast hosted by the Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences on 29 November 2018, the winner of the award for Best First-year Lecturer, as well as the winner of the newly introduced award for Best Lecturer for Senior Courses were announced. The first of the...
Posted on December 07, 2018
Two internationally renowned researchers from the University of Pretoria (UP), Prof Mike Wingfield and Prof Bernard Slippers, have been included on the 2018 Web of Science’s list of the world’s most highly cited researchers.
Posted on December 06, 2018
Meshack Kekana was selected out of 500 nominees as part of the top 4 South African Risk Influencers of the year 2018. These are all the individuals who are making positive changes on a national scale. At age 23, Mr Kekana was the youngest nominee in the history of the awards.
Posted on December 04, 2018
Dr Chris Oosthuizen of the University of Pretoria’s Department of Zoology and Entomology recently won the British Ecological Society’s annual photography competition, Capturing Ecology, which celebrates the diversity of ecology around the world.
Posted on November 21, 2018
A researcher in the University of Pretoria’s Veterinary Science faculty has validated the use of a blood-testing device originally used on cats and dogs to boost the survival rate of rhinos injured in poaching attempts.
Posted on November 21, 2018
Thulani Sibanda, a PhD student in Food Science, was recently awarded first prize in the 2018 Food Safety without Borders Graduate Student Paper Competition at the International Union of Food Science and Technology World Food Science and Technology Congress held in Mumbai, India.
Posted on November 21, 2018
Dr Osmond Mlonyeni, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Pretoria’s Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), was recently appointed to The Innovation Hub’s Board of Directors.
Posted on November 14, 2018
Diabetes prevalence has risen faster in low- and middle-income countries over the past decade than it has in high-income countries. Globally, three quarters of reported diabetes cases occur in low- and middle-income countries that are also experiencing mild to severe forms of food insecurity,...
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