Posted on September 20, 2017
Giraffes are now listed as a threatened species, and it is said that there are currently fewer giraffes than elephants in Africa. Research taking place at the University of Pretoria, will ensure a greater understanding of this species.
Posted on September 15, 2017
Two brilliant female researchers in the Department of Genetics at the University of Pretoria (UP), Dr Vinet Coetzee and Dr Sanushka Naidoo, made headlines when they were both selected as Next Einstein Forum (NEF) Fellows from 2017 to 2019.
Posted on September 15, 2017
The Herding for Health Project is a One Health, pro-poor, rural development project aimed at establishing integrated management of livestock and improving rural livelihoods at the wildlife-livestock interface.
Posted on September 13, 2017
Graduating from university and getting your first job are great achievements. However, the transition from student life to the life of a working professional should not be underestimated.
Posted on September 12, 2017
According to the QS Graduate Employability Survey published today, the University of Pretoria is ranked among the top one hundred universities in the world for its alumni outcomes, with a position in 97th place.
Posted on September 07, 2017
Dr Theodor Loots, the first blind man to obtain a master's degree in Mathematical Statistics with distinction, recently also completed a PhD in this field and graduated from the University of Pretoria on Wednesday, 6 September 2017.
Posted on September 06, 2017
The University will confer 1 807 degrees, diplomas and certificates during this year's Spring Graduation Ceremony. These include 142 doctorates, 427 master's degrees and 746 honours degrees, which will be awarded over three days.
Posted on September 05, 2017
Researchers from the Institute of Applied Materials and the UP Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control recently discovered a special blend of two repellents with improved mosquito repellent efficacy and persistence.
Posted on August 31, 2017
The vast traditional knowledge of South Africa's plants is still untapped and there is much work to be done to verify this knowledge and determine how traditional remedies and local plants actually work.
Posted on August 24, 2017
University of Pretoria scientists were honoured at last Thursday's Women in Science Awards (WISA 2017), hosted by Minister of Science and Technology Naledi Pandor.
Posted on August 24, 2017
Dr Bianca Brider is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Pretoria. In 2014, her research on malaria drug discovery earned her a PhD in Biochemistry. She has been studying and working on the malaria parasite for over eight years.
Posted on August 24, 2017
The University of Pretoria (UP) will host its first Community of Practice focusing specifically on the elimination of malaria in the UP Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control.
Posted on August 23, 2017
South Africa has a tradition of evidence-based decision making, grounded in the findings of national surveys. But many of them remain a largely untapped resource for understanding the contextual experience of food insecurity.
Posted on August 21, 2017
The Independent Media group of newspapers recently held its annual The Young Independents 100 Inspiring and Aspiring Leaders Awards, where Dr Thulani Makhalanyane was awarded one of the prizes.
Posted on August 13, 2017
Prof Gerrit Stols, Head of the Department of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education developed five Apps for Android tablets and mobile phones. They are all available on the Google Play Store.
Posted on August 10, 2017
Prof André Ganswindt, a behavioural endocrinologist by training and the founder of the Endocrine Research Laboratory was appointed as Professor and Director of the Mammal Research Institute (MRI) at the University of Pretoria from 1 August 2017.
Posted on August 08, 2017
Murunwa Madzinga, a master's student in Medicinal Plant Science at the University of Pretoria, recently won first prize for a poster presentation at the 2017 Indigenous Plant Use Forum (IPUF) conference.
Posted on August 07, 2017
Through her doctoral work with the Institute for Food Nutrition and Wellbeing at UP, Deborah Kupolati is helping a new generation eat healthier by developing a nutrition education programme for primary school teachers.
Posted on August 07, 2017
The Forestry and Agricultural Biodiversity Institute (FABI) at the University of Pretoria recently took science to the community of Philippi.
Posted on August 01, 2017
A new Pre-Award Grants Management System (PAGMS) that was custom-developed for the University of Pretoria using the PeopleSoft system, will assist researchers at the Institution with the management and administration of funding opportunities.
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