Posted on October 14, 2016
The University of Pretoria's Centre for Microbial Ecology and Genomics (CMEG) is delighted to announce that they were successful in their bid to host the 18th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology (ISME) 2020.
Posted on October 11, 2016
An academically brilliant student, whose master's degree was of such a high standard that it was upgraded to a PhD, was recently awarded the 2016 Society of Tropical Veterinary Medicine Norval-Young Award.
Posted on October 07, 2016
In a recent article published on The Conversation Africa, Prof Brenda Wingfield says that the student protests across South Africa could lead to universities losing the ability to do their core work: to teach and to conduct research.
Posted on October 05, 2016
Peter Lindsey, Policy Coordinator of the Lion Programme at UP spoke to Samantha Spooner from The Conversation Africa about the findings of a new report that warns of an extinction crisis facing the world's largest wildlife.
Posted on October 03, 2016
A ready-to-drink sorghum-cowpea beverage developed by four Food Science students from the University of Pretoria, recently won them an international award.
Posted on September 29, 2016
A newly-built facility at the University of Pretoria will permit research on the effects of changing environmental conditions on the behaviour and physiology of small animals.
Posted on September 27, 2016
The Poultry Nutrition and Management Research Facility on the University's Experimental Farm was recently upgraded to the amount of R2 million, with a major part of the cost being covered through collaboration with generous sponsors from the poultry industry.
Posted on September 22, 2016
In 2016, CGIS hosted three events to introduce school learners to geoinformatics.
Posted on September 20, 2016
Prof Vinesh Maharaj, a natural product chemist who was trained in the discovery of new drug leads based on biodiversity samples, was appointed as the Head of the Department of Chemistry from 1 September 2016.
Posted on September 16, 2016
Prof Este van Marle-Koster, was appointed as the new Head of the Department of Animal and Wildlife Sciences with effect from 1 September 2016.
Posted on September 16, 2016
Three students from the Centre for Microbial Ecology and Genomics (CMEG) at the University of Pretoria recently had their honours research published in international peer-reviewed journals.
Posted on September 09, 2016
A record number of five Plant Pathology PhD students under the supervision of Prof Lise Korsten graduated at the recent Spring graduation ceremony. This was the highest number of PhD students graduating under one researcher's supervision in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, at a...
Posted on September 07, 2016
The annual NRF Awards recognise and celebrate South African research excellence. Awards are presented to researchers in two categories, namely special recognition awards and ratings-linked awards. Several of UP's top researchers received recognition during the recent NRF awards ceremony.
Posted on August 31, 2016
On Friday, 26 August 2016, the Department of Consumer Science at the University of Pretoria hosted a function for Perdeberg Wines to introduce their award-winning Dry Land Collection (DLC) wines which were paired with a four-course menu.
Posted on August 26, 2016
According to Dr Conrad Beyers from the Department of Actuarial Science at the University of Pretoria, it is clear that credit rating agencies regard politically related risks as the single major factor that may influence their rating decisions for South Africa.
Posted on August 24, 2016
The Centre for Microbial Ecology and Genomics at the University of Pretoria is proud to announce that our very own Dr Thulani Makhlanyane has received the International Society for Microbial Ecology (ISME) award for service excellence!
Posted on August 22, 2016
Visit our brand new Research Matters website to find out more about how researchers at the University of Pretoria are making today matter through projects that support pest management in our forests and plantations.
Posted on August 17, 2016
Ntombi Gama, a PhD student at the University of Pretoria was recently awarded a prestigious fellowship from the Department of Science and Technology at the 2016 Women in Science Awards (WISA) ceremony.
Posted on August 11, 2016
Prof Mohammed Arashi, an Extraordinary Professor in the Department of Statistics, was recently awarded the Behboodian Award for statisticians younger than 40, who have published outstanding papers. This award is made biannually by the Iranian Statistical Society.
Posted on August 10, 2016
Visit our brand new Research Matters website to find out more about how researchers at the University of Pretoria are working with poor communities to turn the tide on hunger.
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