Latest seasonal forecast available - December 2018

Posted on December 10, 2018

It is again time for your latest seasonal forecast, this time for December. The predicted El Nino remains weak into winter. Dry conditions are expected over the larger part of the summer rainfall regions but hopefully more rainfall for the Western Cape.

Lecturer elected to Board of Directors of OSGeo

Posted on December 05, 2018

The Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to foster global adoption of open geospatial technology by being an inclusive software foundation devoted to an open philosophy and participatory community driven development. During their recent 2018...

Gender Mainstreaming Workshop held with students, staff and invited speakers

Posted on November 30, 2018

On the 13th September 2018, GGM held a Gender Mainstreaming Workshop in direct response to the University wide call to eradicate discrimination and contribute to a transformed society. The workshop drew together students from the Department, lecturers, as well as invited speakers including Ms...

Lecturer voices explainer video to Ice Flows game

Posted on November 21, 2018

Dr Christel Hansen, a lecturer in the Center for Geoinformation Science, has voiced an explainer video for the Ice Flows game - a game that demonstrates the impact of climate change in Antarctica.

Latest seasonal forecast available - November 2018

Posted on November 11, 2018

The latest forecast available. What to expect for the November-December-January period? Read more here.

Department Professor to speak at an Evidence Based Violence Prevention seminar

Posted on November 07, 2018

Join the Department's Professor Breetzke and other experts at an Evidence Based Violence Prevention seminar at the Townhouse Hotel (Cape Town) from 11:00-13:00 on 21 November. The seminar is hosted by the Institute for Security Studies from the University of Cape Town, The Hanns Seidel...

Prof Serena Coetzee to head up UP Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology

Posted on November 06, 2018

The University of Pretoria congratulates Serena Coetzee on her appointment as Professor and Head of the Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology (GGM) in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences. She had served as acting Head of Department since March 2018.

GGY 252 Class Field Trip

Posted on November 05, 2018

On Saturday 3 November, 69 students from the 2018 class of GGY 252 (Process Geomorphology) visited Maropeng and the Sterkfontein Caves (known collectively as ‘The Cradle of Humankind’). It was one of the largest trips ever carried out for this course and was thoroughly enjoyed by all....