Posted on April 14, 2020
As the SARS-CoV-2 virus spreads around the world, causing the disease COVID-19, it is becoming ever clearer that the solutions to this pandemic will all be based on research.
Posted on April 07, 2020
Azile Mdleleni was announced as the 2020 Esri YSA Winner for her participatory GIS project.
Posted on April 06, 2020
A team from the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Department of Statistics in collaboration with other international universities has developed what is believed to be the first interactive app in the country that provides real-time data on COVID-19 using R-Shiny (a statistical software package).
Posted on April 06, 2020
Nomzamo Magano, a master’s degree student in Food Science at the University of Pretoria (UP) recently received the Brian Koeppen Memorial Scholarship from the South African Association of Food Science and Technology (SAAFoST).
Posted on April 01, 2020
The University of Pretoria is one of the top 10 universities worldwide using Esri's Learn ArcGIS platform. This platform includes GIS lessons, as well as guidance on how to teach with GIS. The Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology offers numerous GIS and geomatics courses,...
Posted on April 01, 2020
The annual Open Data Day took place on 7 March 2020. At the Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, we celebrated the day by hosting 61 Gr 12 geography learners from Dr WF Nkomo High School in Atteridgeville at the University of Pretoria, Hatfield campus.
Posted on March 30, 2020
There has been some speculation that COVID-19 follows a seasonal pattern with preliminary evidence that the virus does not survive as well in warmer temperatures. A team of leading South African environmental scientists, from a range of institutions, has been formed under the auspices of the...
Posted on March 27, 2020
The International Day of Mathematics is a project led by the International Mathematical Union, to celebrate the beauty and importance of mathematics and its essential role in everyone’s life.
Posted on March 26, 2020
The University of Pretoria is closely monitoring the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) situation. The safety and well-being of our students and staff are paramount, and we are taking proactive steps to help ensure that we have a plan of action in place. We have established a task team to assist with...
Posted on March 17, 2020
Dikeledi Moche, Senior Management Assistant to the Dean of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (NAS), was announced as a Tammy Taylor Mrs South Africa semi-finalist for 2020.
Posted on March 13, 2020
The current COVID-19 outbreak is driven by a novel coronavirus (SARS CoV-2) that is spreading between people. The first human infections were reported at the end of December 2019 in Wuhan, Hubei province in China when a cluster of 41 pneumonia cases was identified. Deeper analysis showed that it...
Posted on March 12, 2020
Quentin Guignard, a PhD student in the Department of Zoology and Entomology at the University of Pretoria, recently won a writing competition held in conjunction with the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology (CTHB) and The Conversation Africa. His cash prize of R30 000 will...
Posted on March 11, 2020
Two highly respected University of Pretoria academics, Professor Jean M-S Lubuma and Professor James Ogude have been awarded A-2 ratings by the National Research Foundation (NRF), bringing UP’s total number of scientists in this category to 16.
Posted on March 11, 2020
With generous support from the National Research Foundation (Grant Number 120587), the the Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy in Africa (CEEPA) hosted Prof. Willinger between 26 February and 9 March 2020. Prof Marc Willinger is a professor of economics at the University of Montpellier...
Posted on March 10, 2020
The Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics proudly celebrates the UP Teaching Excellence Award winner, Dr Rory Biggs.
Posted on March 09, 2020
The University of Pretoria has improved its overall ranking in three of the four broad subject areas that the institution was ranked in, according to the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020.
Posted on March 09, 2020
Over the past 12 years, the University of Pretoria has served as the incubator for an innovative research programme that was started by a bright postdoctoral fellow and two master’s students and has since become the world’s largest programme in avocado research.
Posted on March 04, 2020
Many policies emphasise the role of women in nutrition policies because in many societies cooking is considered to be a woman’s responsibility. By focusing on women, these policies are thought to be gender-responsive. But that’s often not the case.
Posted on March 04, 2020
Food insecurity is a major obstacle to development and achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. It is a complex issue that cuts across traditional sectors in government and disciplines in academia. Understanding how multiple elements cause and influence food security is essential for...
Posted on March 03, 2020
With immense pride and a measure of sadness, the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development bid Prof Rashid Hassan, Emeritus Professor and former founding Director of the Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy in Africa (CEEPA) adieu.
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