Posted on October 26, 2017
A number of African countries are taking bold action to tackle malnutrition. They have successfully implemented a range of actions that have started to improve nutrition for all.
Posted on October 23, 2017
Dr Riaan Rifkin, a research fellow at the University of Pretoria Centre for Microbial Ecology and Genomics, recently won the Best Presentation Award at the 8th Oppenheimer De Beers Research Conference.
Posted on October 20, 2017
Dr Riaan Rifkin, a Research Fellow at the University of Pretoria Centre for Microbial Ecology and Genomics, was recently awarded the best presentation at the 8th Oppenheimer De Beers Research Conference.
Posted on October 20, 2017
The 2017 exam period begins on Monday, 6 November. If you or someone you know is struggling to cope during this time, we urge you to make use of the following support services.
Posted on October 19, 2017
The UP Business Incubator was established to provide free support services to potential and new entrepreneurs on campus. The service allows entrepreneurs to plan, start and grow their ideas into high-impact business ventures.
Posted on October 13, 2017
The University of Pretoria (UP) has a long and proud tradition of being one of the main sponsors of the Eskom Expo for Young Scientists. Its 2017 Expo sponsorship, hosted in Johannesburg from 3 to 6 October, was no exception.
Posted on October 13, 2017
Prof Mike Wingfield, Director of the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences and President of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations, recently received the Chinese Government Friendship Award for 2017.
Posted on October 13, 2017
In what is regarded as a first of its kind, a group of South African veterinarians, together with a maxillofacial surgeon, succeeded in surgically lengthening the misaligned jaw of an adult male chimpanzee.
Posted on October 12, 2017
The latest consensus study released by the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) was chaired by Professor Frans Swanepoel from the University of Pretoria's Future Africa Initiative, and seeks to identify ways to address challenges facing South African agricultural education and training.
Posted on October 12, 2017
The third round of the Tuks Young Research Leader Programme (TYRLP) welcomed 20 new fellows on 3 and 4 October 2017. This enriching workshop involved fellows from four faculties and focused on research leadership and leadership skills development.
Posted on October 11, 2017
In South Asia, the frequent and widespread use of certain drugs to treat cattle and buffalo has led to a catastrophic decline in the populations of vultures that consume livestock carcasses.
Posted on October 11, 2017
Entomologists at the University of Pretoria are assessing which flies are best for recycling organic waste.
Posted on October 11, 2017
The DST/NRF South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI) Chair in Sustainable Malaria Control at the University of Pretoria has just been approved for another five-year cycle. It has also been upgraded from the Tier 2 level to Tier 1.
Posted on October 02, 2017
UP's Hartbeestspruit Restoration Project has been awarded Ecological Category 3: Bioregional Status by Ecocert. This makes UP the first university in the world to have part of its grounds named an Ecocert Biodiversity Area.
Posted on October 02, 2017
Storme de Scally, an MSc student at the Centre for Microbial Ecology and Genomics (CMEG) at the University of Pretoria, was awarded the Best Performing Student at the 2017 Gauteng Biotech Fundi Awards.
Posted on September 28, 2017
Today is World Rabies Day. Prof Andrew Leisewitz from the Department of Companion Animal Clinical Studies at UP, shares some important facts about rabies, the only infectious disease that carries a 100% mortality rate.
Posted on September 26, 2017
The UP Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control is assisting in the design and testing of an innovative solar-powered trap to monitor mosquito populations, especially in areas where malaria and arboviruses require vector control.
Posted on September 26, 2017
The scientific peer review system has received a fair amount of negative press in recent years. Prof Brenda Wingfield weighs in on the debate in an article that recently appeared on The Conversation.
Posted on September 22, 2017
Heritage Day is a day to celebrate the multitude of cultures, languages, religions and art forms of all South Africans.
Posted on September 21, 2017
The Department of Consumer Science at the University of Pretoria (UP) recently unveiled newly renovated food laboratories that will accommodate more students with better equipment.
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