World Population Day, 11 July 2022

Posted on July 10, 2022

"A world of 8 billion: Towards a resilient future for all - Harnessing opportunities and ensuring rights and choices for all"

Cognitive Geomatics project kicks off between UP and two international universities

Posted on July 06, 2022

The project will widen the thematic discourse to be more interdisciplinary – apart from geo(infor)matics, students from the social sciences and cultural media management will also be involved.

UPGRADE Internship program to Florida International University (FIU)

Posted on July 04, 2022

The University Partnership to Grow Administration and Education (UPGRADE) set out to enhance university partnerships between the US and South Africa and focuses on increasing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) capacity as well as improving the knowledge and skills in...

Kayla selected to participate in the UPGRADE Internship program to Florida International University (FIU)

Posted on July 01, 2022

Kayla Theron has been selected to participate in the University Partnership to Grow Administration and Education (UPGRADE) Internship program at Florida International University (FIU). The objectives of the internship are to draw on FIU curricula to build specific skills, link up with experts at...

Student receives SSAG Bronze Medal

Posted on June 24, 2022

Christina Thaele was awarded the prestigious 2022 SSAG Master's Bronze Medal for her MSc entitled "Characteristics of warm season supercell thunderstorms over the Gauteng and Mpumalanga Provinces of South Africa". The Bronze Medal is awarded to the best geography MSc completed by research...

The air in South African Highveld cities smells foul in the winter: here’s why

Posted on June 22, 2022

Associate Professor Rebecca Garland recently published an article which explains why the air in South African Highveld cities smells foul in the winter. Gauteng Province, which is situated on the Highveld, is also South Africa’s industrial heartland where pollution levels are often...

Student receives SSAG Outstanding Honours Research Award for 2022

Posted on June 20, 2022

Kayla Theron, who graduated with her BScHons Geoinformatics this year, was recently awarded the SSAG Outstanding Honours Research Award for 2022 from the Society of South African Geographers. She received the award for her Honours project, completed in 2021, entitled A street segment analysis of...

Seasonal Forecast (June 2022) available

Posted on June 20, 2022

The UP model predicts a cool ENSO state toward summer, while most models predict a weak La Nina event. Notwithstanding the high rainfall totals received in June, the SW Cape is still expected to experience below-normal rainfall totals for most of the winter and springs months. Spring is expected...