Posted on March 20, 2019
Two researchers from the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (NAS) at the University of Pretoria, Dr Thulani Makhalanyane and Dr Christel Hansen, have been elected to the South African National Committee (SANC) of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), an...
Posted on March 15, 2019
We would like to welcome Prof Emma Archer to our department, as well as Ms Azile Mdleleni as our Work Integrated Learning intern, and Ms Lauren Pijper, who will join us as the Academic intern for this year.
Posted on March 12, 2019
The latest March seasonal forecast continues to predict a weak El Niño into the Northern Hemisphere spring (Austral autumn). The south and southwestern parts of the Cape are also predicted to get more rain.
Posted on March 05, 2019
Dr Christel Hansen, a lecturer in the Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology at the University of Pretoria, and a professional geographic information science practitioner, was recently awarded the prestigious Society of South African Geographers (SSAG) Centenary Award for 2019.
Posted on February 09, 2019
The latest seasonal forecast is now available and a weak El Niño is predicted into early spring.
Posted on February 04, 2019
The second issue of the 2019 NAS T&L Bulletin was officially launched on 1 February 2019. According to Dr Rory Biggs from the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, one of the editorial members of the Bulletin, "The T&L@NAS Bulletin aims to be a forum for sharing thoughts,...
Posted on January 23, 2019
The Centre for Geoinformation Science at the University of Pretoria’s hosted the second YouthMappers Leadership Fellowship workshop in January 2019. The nine-day workshop was attended by 19 international students from 15 countries.
Posted on January 16, 2019
The first seasonal forecast for 2019 is now available. The predicted El Nino remains weak into winter with warm temperatures are expected over the western part of southern Africa.
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