Future scientists awarded as exceptional achievers

Posted on June 13, 2022

Nearly 70 prizes were awarded at the Annual Exceptional Achievers Function for the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences students in May this year.

World Food Safety Day 2022

Posted on June 06, 2022

One in every ten people worldwide fall ill due to food borne diseases, where some cases are mild but others are deadly- accounting for the loss of 33 million healthy life years (DALYs) each year. Over 200 diseases, such as Listeriosis, Salmonella, cancer, immune disease and Norovirus are all...

Remote sensing data analysis in R-Studio - short course dates

Posted on May 31, 2022

The department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology will offer a Remote sensing data analysis in R-Studio: A machine learning perspective from 8-10 November 2022. This course will be led by Dr. Philemon Tsele and is targeting those working with big data within the remote sensing industry...

Faculty newsletter for May 2022 now available

Posted on May 31, 2022

Faculty newsletter for May 2022 now available

Meet our 2022 exceptional achievers

Posted on May 26, 2022

The Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences held their virtual exceptional achievers function on 25 May, 18:00-19:00. We congratulate six of our graduates for their outstanding academic and social involvement achievements. Zeenat Patel, a recent recipient of the SSAG Jubilee Bursary, was...

B2 rating for Prof Gregory Breetzke

Posted on May 23, 2022

Prof Gregory Breetzke received a B2 rating from the National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa in the field of social sciences with a specialization in spatial criminology. His research has generally focused on two main themes: crime seasonality and the spatial and temporal stability and...

Celebrating International Day for Biological Diversity Day 22 May

Posted on May 20, 2022

In late 2021, a range of experts around the world were approached to provide expert input to the Global Biodiversity Framework – a new framework under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) that is effectively intended to inform our interventions to conserve biodiversity and ecosystem...

Honours student recipient of the SSAG Jubilee Bursary Award 2022

Posted on May 20, 2022

Zeenat Patel, who is currently enrolled in her BSc Honours in Geography and Environmental Sciences in our department, was awarded the Jubilee Bursary from the Society of South African Geographers for 2022. Her current Honours project, under the supervision of Dr Natalie Haussmann in our...