Posted on March 17, 2022
Join Professor Andy Dougill on Thursday, 24 March 2022 at 3pm-4:30 (SAST) for his talk on Improving Soil Health through Climate-Smart Agriculture: A key to climate-resilient farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa. Hybrid Event (Venue: 1-2 Geography building, University of Pretoria Hatfield...
Posted on March 16, 2022
In agreement with most other models, the UP model predicts a transition into ENSO -neutral conditions during winter. There are enhanced probabilities for wet conditions over the larger summer rainfall region during autumn. In contrast, the northern-northeastern areas are expected to be dry. The...
Posted on March 11, 2022
For the 2022 Open Data Day GGM Hackathon (5 March), we decided to focus on the curation of a hail events dataset for South Africa from observations posted on social media. This proved to be a great challenge for the students! In preparation for the hackathon, we were honoured to have Tim...
Posted on March 11, 2022
Dr James Gregory attended the 4th Annual Affordable Purpose-Built Student Housing Summit on the 24th and 25th of February 2022 in Sandton, Johannesburg. This industry conference brought together a wide range of stakeholders involved in the provision of affordable student housing across southern...
Posted on March 07, 2022
Professor Breetzke recently co-authored an article that investigated the link between heat and crime in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. He and his co-authors found that when temperatures exceed 25°C, crime in Khayelitsha increased by 32%. This compares to an earlier study from 2019, where a 1°C...
Posted on March 07, 2022
Join Professor Archer at 5 pm on 17 March for a free online webinar on Drought, climate change and agriculture/wildlife sector in the Karoo, South Africa. The webinar is part of a series organised by the Grassland Society of South Africa (GSSA) and you can register at...
Posted on March 02, 2022
Dr Nerhene Davis received a C2 rating from the National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa in the field of social sciences with a specialization in land reform, land management, and rural development policy. Her primary research focus is centered around aspects of South African land...
Posted on February 28, 2022
The Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology would like to invite you to the 2022 GGM Hackathon. To celebrate International Open Data Day (https://blog.okfn.org/2021/06/08/open-data-day-2022-will-take-place-on-saturday-5th-march-2022/), the Hackathon will focus on scraping tools to...
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