Posted on July 23, 2021
Meet Mr Manfred Molomo, Faculty Manager in the Dean’s Office in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (NAS), who was appointed to NAS in June this year.
Posted on July 22, 2021
NAS Featured scientist Prof Tjaart Krüger - Department of Physics
Posted on July 20, 2021
An article by UP PhD student Adedapo Adeola on advances in water treatment technologies has been highlighted in the international Water Environment Research journal as a “comprehensive review” of existing and emerging technologies in the sector.
Posted on July 19, 2021
Professor Sheryl Hendriks, Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development has been at the forefront of preparatory actions for the United Nations Food Systems Summit.
Posted on July 18, 2021
An op-ed written in celebration of Nelson Mandela Day,
Posted on July 14, 2021
Researchers at UP are mapping bird flight height in 3D, using standard digital cameras, to understand how vulnerable various bird species are to tall structures such as wind turbines and to help protect them.
Posted on July 13, 2021
Large mammals shape their environment and are of great importance to the tourism and conservation industry. Research by the Mammal Research Institute (MRI) in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences provides invaluable information to help manage both wild and captive populations.
Posted on July 09, 2021
South Africa, with an estimated total population of 55.7 million people, is characterized by diversity and change. With its rich cultural heritage, economic, political, social and even geographical diversity is evident throughout the nine provinces of the country. Population distribution across...
Posted on July 09, 2021
These images are typical Mpumalanga Highveld images from mid-winter. Typical, because the effect of the general atmospheric circulation patterns of the region can be seen on these. Circulation patterns of the South African Highveld during winter are strongly anti-cyclonic, associated with...
Posted on July 09, 2021
Funding for the UP Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences project, which will focus on surveying the animal and plant life in the Waterberg Mountain Complex, includes support for citizen science and community engagement activities.
Posted on July 08, 2021
All students are invited to submit a short academic article / academically referenced opinion piece for publication in our online writing platform, Alternate Horizons.
Posted on July 08, 2021
UP alumnus Dr Hossein Masoumi Karakani has been ranked among the top 1% of data scientists globally after entering the rankings of @kaggle, the world’s largest data science community.
Posted on July 08, 2021
Three UP alumni have been awarded Fulbright scholarships to further their studies in the US.
Posted on July 06, 2021
A study led by a University of Pretoria (UP) master’s student using South Africa’s MeerKAT telescope has led to the discovery of a group of 20 galaxies. This large galaxy group is likely the most neutral hydrogen gas-rich group ever discovered, and it is the first time this group has...
Posted on July 05, 2021
Dr Jimi O Adebowale, a recent PhD graduate in Food Science from the University of Pretoria, has come up with a novel way to enhance the shelf life of sorghum flour through dry heat treatments.
Posted on July 01, 2021
A study co-authored by Dr Bernard Coetzee, a senior lecturer in the Department of Zoology and Entomology at the University of Pretoria (UP), has detailed how chance events could alter the Living Planet Index (LPI), a measure of the world’s biological diversity based on population trends.
Posted on July 01, 2021
Prof Gregory Breetzke was a panellist at a global Thought Leadership webinar held on Tuesday 29th June. The webinar gathered several leading experts in the field of crime science to discuss the topic of the pandemic and associated crime rates globally. A blog based on the webinar as well as a...
Posted on June 29, 2021
In partnership with the Academic Impact Initiative of the United Nations Department of Global Communications, the 1st International Academic Conference on the Sustainable Development Goals - "Why it Matters" As Part of the Decade of Action will be held 5-7 October, 2022 in the city of Orem, Utah,...
Posted on June 29, 2021
We chatted to Valiant Odhiambo about the research that he conducted for his Masters that formed part of the recently published paper, “The effect of an objective weighting of the Global Food Security Index's natural resources and resilience component on country scores and ranking”.
Posted on June 28, 2021
UP has had two more subjects added to the Essential Science Indicators list. “This international recognition shows the commitment and dedication to excellence and the impact of our departments,” UP's Prof Barend Erasmus.
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