Posted on January 27, 2011
"Africa is a continent with enormous natural disaster risks. In comparison with developed countries (like Australia, Japan or USA), which are able to recover from such disasters rather quickly, most of the inhabitants in Africa are very poor and may loose
Posted on January 27, 2011
"Taking care of the FOODBALL through science" was the theme of the Combined Crops, Soils, Horticulture and Weeds Congress 2011. The Congress was held at the University of Pretoria (UP) from 17 to 20 January 2011.
Posted on January 06, 2011
The Aon Benfield Natural Hazard Centre at the University of Pretoria is hosting the ENHANS (Extreme Natural and Societal Implications) International Workshop on Extreme Natural Hazards and Disaster Risk in Africa from 17 to 20 January 2011.
Posted on December 14, 2010
Prof Johann Kirsten, Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development at the University of Pretoria was recently honoured by the Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa (AEASA) to present the FR Tomlinson Commem
Posted on December 10, 2010
Teaching learners about bats in a fun way, reaching out to the community, and also doing their share to conserve the survival of bats - and this all happened in a weekend.
Posted on December 09, 2010
A total of 200 years... This is the amount of years that five staff members have worked altogether at the University.
Posted on December 01, 2010
Not only has the MPEPU Rural Youth Encouragement Programme (MRYE) in the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) become a flagship community engagement project, but some of the members also perform extremely well on different occasions.
Posted on November 26, 2010
"The Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences have a strong research ethos focusing on creating new knowledge. In order to continue doing this, we need supportive industry partners. Today's event is an excellent example of such a symbiotic relationshi
Posted on November 16, 2010
Prof Koos Bothma, emeritus professor at the University of Pretoria (UP) Centre for Wildlife Management recently received the sought after Orde van die Berghaan award from the SA Hunters and Game Conservation Association (SAHGCA) / Suid Afrikaanse Jagters
Posted on November 16, 2010
The Faculty launched its Seminar Series on 10 November 2010 with Prof Richard Stirzaker, Extraordinary Professor in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences as the first guest speaker in this series.
Posted on October 29, 2010
Two internationally acclaimed academics from the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences have recently been appointed as research fellows of the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf).
Posted on October 25, 2010
An alumnus of the University's Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, Michael Ellis was recently awarded the Junior Captain Scott Memorial Medal in Zoological Sciences.
Posted on October 13, 2010
Prof Braam van Wyk, Curator of the HGWJ Schweickerdt Herbarium at the University of Pretoria (UP) and a plant taxonomist by training, was recently honoured by the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns (South African Academy for Science and Art).
Posted on October 12, 2010
The University of Pretoria (UP) has a long and proud tradition of being one of the main sponsors of and hosting the national finals of the Eskom Expo for Young Scientists. This partnership was reaffirmed during a gala dinner in October where the 30th anni
Posted on September 28, 2010
Professor Sheryl Hendriks from the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development is one of only three experts from Africa (the other two are from Ethiopia and Egypt) appointed to the Committee for World Food Security (CFS) High Lev
Posted on September 23, 2010
A R2,4-million research project funded by the National Research Foundation (NRF) that will address Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) from a multidisciplinary perspective in the Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology (GGM) was recently ap
Posted on September 22, 2010
Dr Jacquie van der Waals, Manager of the Potato Pathology Programme and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences recently won the South African Cross Country Championships in
Posted on September 14, 2010
A research project at the University of Pretoria (UP) which aims to put management and adaptation structures in place to bring relieve to thousands of people in Africa that is affected by malaria has recently been launched.
Posted on September 13, 2010
"The official announcement of the University of Pretoria (UP) as the ANAFE SA-RAFT Focal Institution is the beginning of a strong and resilient relationship based on networking and strengthening partnerships. Together we can make an even bigger contributi
Posted on September 10, 2010
Prof Hannes Rautenbach, Acting-Director: UP Water Institute and Head: Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, will collaborate with the University of Tokyo over the next three years in a high profile international project on seasonal clim
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