Posted on April 18, 2024
Above normal rainfall expected over the Lowveld and northern Namibia during late autumn.
Posted on April 18, 2024
Congratulations to all the Chemistry, Geology, Geography, Geoinformatics, Meteorology and Physics graduates!!
Posted on April 04, 2024
NAS inaugural Open Day shows learners how scientists can change the world
Posted on March 14, 2024
Predominantly below normal rainfall totals are expected over Namibia and Botswana during late autumn.
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...
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...
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...
Posted on February 19, 2024
Above normal maximum temperatures are highly likely during the forecast period.
Posted on February 05, 2024
This year, University of Pretoria postgraduate students, staff and members of the Southern African Young Geomorphologists (SAYG) and Youth Engaged in Wetlands (YEW) celebrated World Wetlands Day at Colbyn Valley Nature Reserve, Pretoria, by volunteering as facilitators on 3 February 2024....
Posted on February 01, 2024
"Wetlands and people are life interlaced. Wetlands are central to our wellbeing. Whether it be through the provision of clean water, acting as the source of food or protecting us from extreme weather events, healthy wetlands equate to our wellbeing." - Dr. Musonda Mumba, Secretary General,...
Posted on January 24, 2024
From 17 to 24 September 2023, UP participated in an international summer school in Germany.
Posted on January 22, 2024
The UP model predicts the presence of a medium to strong El Niño event during summer.
Posted on December 11, 2023
Dr Heidi van Deventer from the CSIR and an Extraordinary Research Associate from the University of Pretoria’s Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology (UP GGM) and Ms Nkosingizwile Bongiwe Ndlovu, an MSc student from UP GGM, provided feedback on the results of a Water...
Posted on December 11, 2023
The third edition for 2023 (December 2023) of the NAS Faculty newsletter (SquaredUP) is now available
Posted on November 15, 2023
The UP model predicts an El Niño event ranging from 1.5°C to 2°C during the mid-summer period.
Posted on November 15, 2023
Inspire the world with GIS!
Posted on November 12, 2023
On Saturday, 11 November, a group of 11 GGY 361 students, accompanied by the module presenter, Prof. Natalie Haussmann, visited the Mogale Tailings Retreatment Project in Randfontein, where they were hosted by Mr. Roley Noffke and his sons, Carl and Rolo, from Hydromulch, a soil rehabilitation...
Posted on November 09, 2023
The Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology hosted an open information session on 8 November on professional registration under the Southern African Geomatics Council (SAGC) and the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP). The Geo-Information Society of...
Posted on November 08, 2023
On the 1st November the Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology held the first ever joint post-graduate symposium with the Department of Zoology and Entomology in the Geography Building. A total of 8 Masters and Doctoral students presented their research to staff and their fellow...
Posted on November 06, 2023
On October 27, 2023, our YouthMappers Mapathon event took place at the Geography Building, Geo 2-3, from 14:00 to 17:00. The objective was to familiarize participants with the mapping process, with a specific emphasis on creating Tasking Manager projects on the OpenStreetMap online platform. We...
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