NAS inaugural Open Day, 16 March 2024

Posted on April 04, 2024

NAS inaugural Open Day shows learners how scientists can change the world

Seasonal forecast for March 2024 available

Posted on March 14, 2024

Predominantly below normal rainfall totals are expected over Namibia and Botswana during late autumn.

University of Pretoria's Geography Department Wins YouthMappers Women's Participation Award

Posted on March 13, 2024

In light of International Women's Month, we are proud to announce that the Youthmappers at the Department of Geography, Geoinformatics, and Meteorology has been honored with the YouthMappers Women's Participation Award for 2024. This prestigious recognition celebrates the department's outstanding...

Student names TUKS student sportswoman of 2024

Posted on March 13, 2024

Erin Gallagher, one of our undergraduate students enrolled in our BSc Geography & Environmental Sciences programme, was recently named TUKS Sportswoman of the Year. She represented TUKS in swimming at the 2024 Paris Olympics, where she set an African and two new SA records in her chosen...

Presenting results to stakeholders of Mabopane

Posted on March 13, 2024

On 8 December two Honours students presented their results to the citizens of Mabopane. Chandani Maharaj investigated the behaviour of the citizens of Mabopane relating to waste; Dihan Calitz looked at the geospatial distribution of waste in Mabopane. The research stemmed from a high amount of...

Mapping the uncharted areas of Kinshasa - Mapathon 7 March

Posted on March 09, 2024

The YouthMappers chapter at the Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology recently held a mapathon focused on mapping Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The event, which took place on the 7th of March in Geo 2-3 of the Geography Building, aimed to...

Welcome to Honours 2024!

Posted on February 22, 2024

Kicking off the academic year in style, the 2024 GGM honours students started the year with a refreshing camp at Marakele National Park. With the aim of fostering community spirit, to have all students across all programs get to know each other and their coordinators, and to impart valuable...

Seasonal forecast for February 2024 available

Posted on February 19, 2024

Above normal maximum temperatures are highly likely during the forecast period.