Posted on March 31, 2021
Professor Abba B Gumel, Extraordinary Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics at the University of Pretoria (UP), recently had the honour of delivering the annual American Mathematical Society (AMS) Einstein Public Lecture in Mathematics for 2021. Titled...
Posted on March 30, 2021
Adults are entitled by law to smoke or consume cannabis (dagga) in private – but what happens when a company tests the blood, urine or saliva of an employee and finds traces of dagga a day later, or even a week later?
Posted on March 24, 2021
The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration – which produced the first-ever image of a black hole and of which the University of Pretoria (UP) is an associate institute – has revealed a new view of the massive object at the centre of the M87 galaxy: what it looks like in polarised...
Posted on March 24, 2021
NAS Featured scientist: Prof Jan Verschoor (Research Leader: Tuberculosis Research Group in the Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology)
Posted on March 23, 2021
Scarce skills in Natural and Agricultural Sciences Focus on a Weather Forecaster: Prof Liesl Dyson (Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology)
Posted on March 21, 2021
In celebration of Human Rights Day today (21 March), we asked a few staff members from the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (NAS) to share their views on human rights.
Posted on March 21, 2021
NAS Featured scientist, Prof Paxie W Chirwa (SAFCOL Forest Chair and Director of the Forest Science Postgraduate Programme)
Posted on March 19, 2021
“The appointment provides me with an opportunity to contribute towards the development of my field and contribute to the success and growth of the field,” says Prof Thulani Makhalanyane, who is a lecturer in the Department of Genetics at UP.
Posted on March 17, 2021
UP Maths recently celebrated the International Day of Mathematics with an exciting online programme that featured several maths experts who spoke about how mathematics contributes to society at large.
Posted on March 17, 2021
A renowned researcher from the University of Pretoria’s Mammal Research Institute (MRI), Prof Marthán N. Bester, has co-authored chapters on Tristan da Cunha and British Antarctic Territory in a spectacular educational book, Britain’s Distant Seas.
Posted on March 12, 2021
The Whale Unit at UP’s Mammal Research Institute is conducting boat-based research on “data deficient” and “vulnerable” Bryde’s whales off the south-western Cape coast.
Posted on March 11, 2021
NAS Featured scientist: Prof Samuel Manda Extraordinary Professor in the Department of Statistics and Director of the Biostatistics Unit at the South African Medical Research Council
Posted on March 09, 2021
UP is the domestic leader in four subjects: Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies; Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Mathematics; and Accounting and Finance.
Posted on March 08, 2021
On 14 March, UP will celebrate this important day with online events including lectures, a panel discussion, and games. Follow the event live on UP’s YouTube channel from 10:00.
Posted on March 08, 2021
Feature a scientist in Natural and Agricultural Sciences: Prof Lucy Moleleki - Associate Professor in Microbiology in the Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology
Posted on March 03, 2021
World Wildlife Day is celebrated on 3 March every year and focuses on forest-based livelihoods and seeks to promote forest and forest wildlife management models and practices that accommodate both human well-being and the long-term conservation of forests, forest-dwelling species of wild fauna...
Posted on March 02, 2021
The International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG) is celebrating #IntGeomorphWeek2021 from 1-7 March. On 3 March between 09:00 and 11:30 join the Southern African Association of Geomorphologists (SAAG), SAAG Fellows Kate Rowntree and Heinz Beckedahl, as well as Renee Grundling, the current...
Posted on March 01, 2021
The International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG) is celebrating #IntGeomorphWeek2021 from 1-7 March. On 2 March between 09:00 and 13:00 the IAG is celebrating Young Geomorhologists (or Emerging Career Researchers) and their work. Join Mr Barend van der Merwe, a lecturer in our department,...
Posted on February 24, 2021
Scarce skills in Natural and Agricultural Sciences Focus on a Sensory Scientist: Prof Riëtte de Kock (Department of Consumer and Food Sciences)
Posted on February 19, 2021
NAS Featured scientist: Prof Emma Archer Associate Professor in Geography in the Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology
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