Posted on November 14, 2014
The Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP), with offices located at the University of Pretoria, the University of Stellenbosch, and the Western Cape Department of Agriculture recently received an Inspiration Award from Grain SA at the Grain Producer of the Year function.
Posted on November 14, 2014
An acclaimed international study looking into new reasons behind the dwindling numbers of cheetah in southern Africa had its inception at the University of Pretoria.
Posted on May 13, 2014
The UP Ion Torrent
Posted on May 09, 2014
Posted on April 26, 2014
Werner Pansegrouw made the Department of Insurance and Actuarial Science proud when he was awarded the Vice-Chancellor and Principal's Medal for Excellent Undergraduate Academic Achievement as the best student in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sc
Posted on April 25, 2014
Prof Namrita Lall, an expert in Medicinal Plant Science at the University of Pretoria has been awarded the highest South African honour, the Order of Mapungubwe (Bronze), for her outstanding contribution in the field of medical sciences.
Posted on April 24, 2014
Posted on March 14, 2014
The recent announcement that the University of Pretoria (UP) and the University of the Western Cape together with their consortia partners, will co-host the Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Food Security, will address some of the dire challenges of food se
Posted on March 06, 2014
Based on his citation rate, Prof Kenneth Ozoemena, an Extraordinary Professor in the Department of Chemistry, was ranked in the world's top 1% of chemists. This is according to the Essential Science Indicators of ISI Thomson Reuters and is based on journa
Posted on February 17, 2014
Prof Jolanda Roux from the University of Pretoria
Posted on January 23, 2014
A seasoned and experienced actuary who also has an excellent academic record was appointed as the new Head of the Department of Insurance and Actuarial Science in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, from January 2014. Prof Anton Str
Posted on December 11, 2013
Despite all the accolades and international awards he received during his illustrious career, Prof Pat Eriksson is still a very humble man. Prof Eriksson will retire at the end of 2013, after serving as the Head of the Department of Geology for seven year
Posted on December 10, 2013
Prof Brenda Wingfield, a researcher of high international standing received an A-rating from the National Research Foundation (NRF), effective from 2014. She is also the first women in the Faculty to receive this rating. This achievement is even more e
Posted on December 05, 2013
The latest edition (Nov/Dec 2013) of the Faculty newsletter (SquaredUP) is now available.
Posted on December 05, 2013
The pioneering model landscape for the new Mining Engineering Study Centre and the
Posted on November 06, 2013
Prof Robert Vleggaar, Professor and former Head of the Department of Chemistry passed away on Monday 4 November 2013. Robert Vleggaar was a professor of organic chemistry at the University of Pretoria (UP) and he was the Head of the Department of Chemi
Posted on November 04, 2013
Although mathematics has long been intertwined with the biological sciences, an explosive synergy between biology and mathematics is happening. For the past few decades this has contributed greatly to the enrichment and extension of both fields. As JE Coh
Posted on October 25, 2013
At the recent International Society for Plant Pathology (ISPP) meeting in Beijing it was announced that two South Africans (both from the University of Pretoria
Posted on October 25, 2013
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development from the Republic of Poland, Mr Stanislaw Kalemba, visited the University of Pretoria (UP) on 18 October 2013.
Posted on October 21, 2013
Prof Brenda Wingfield was appointed for a second term of four years as the Deputy Dean: Research and Postgraduate Studies of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences as from 1 October 2013. Prof Wingfield is a researcher of international repute
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