Posted on July 24, 2023
Our Department, represented by Samy, Emma, and Tsholanang, spoke with scholars at the recent Grade 9 Information Day about our different degree choices and required subject choices. These open days are important because they allow the scholars to speak with scientists if the different fields and...
Posted on July 16, 2023
Above-normal rainfall is expected over the western winter rainfall region and southern coast until early spring, followed by below-normal rainfall until the end of the forecast period.
Posted on July 12, 2023
More than 60 prizes were awarded at the Annual Exceptional Achievers Function for the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences students in June this year.
Posted on July 11, 2023
“World Population Day is celebrated annually on 11 July to focus attention on the urgency and importance of population issues.” (SDG Knowledge Hub).
Posted on July 10, 2023
Bhavani Brijlal, who graduated with her BScHons Meteorology this year, was recently awarded the SSAG Outstanding Honours Research Award for 2023 from the Society of South African Geographers. She received the award for her Honours project, completed in 2022, entitled Surface energetics of two...
Posted on June 14, 2023
Courtney Gehle, a UP alumna who graduated with a BSc in Geography in 2016, was recently selected as a Schwarzman Scholar, one of the most prestigious postgraduate fellowships in the world.
Posted on June 13, 2023
Above-normal rainfall is expected over the western winter rainfall region until early spring, followed by below-normal rainfall until the end of the forecast period.
Posted on June 13, 2023
The first edition for 2023 (May 2023) of the NAS Faculty newsletter (SquaredUP) is now available.
Posted on June 10, 2023
The students of GIS 708: Advanced Geographical Information Systems had the opportunity to visit the AfriGIS offices on Tuesday 6 June. This was a follow up visit to that of a week previously, where AfriGIS came to the Department to teach the students about creating networks in a hands-on workshop...
Posted on June 07, 2023
Celebrating World Oceans Day by showcasing movement patters of fifteen whales south west of the South African coastline.
Posted on June 01, 2023
AfriGIS presented a practical workshop for GIS 708: Advanced Geographic Information Systems
Posted on May 25, 2023
As part of the lecture series of GIS 310, a third year Geographic Information Systems module, you are invited to join the guest lecture by Esri South Africa on the Business Case for GIS. Using geographic information systems (GIS) enables businesses to make quicker, more effective decisions...
Posted on May 17, 2023
Mostly below normal rainfall is expected during late autumn. Parts of the summer rainfall area may expect above normal winter rain.
Posted on May 16, 2023
With climate change said to be affecting the intensity of rainfall, experts at the University of Pretoria (UP) have investigated if there are observable changes in the probability of significant to extreme daily rainfall across South Africa.
Posted on May 10, 2023
The Centre for Environmental Studies at the University of Pretoria invite you to attend a Seminar by Dr Kerry Cawse-Nicholson, who will speak about Surface Biology and Geology (SBG): future thermal and spectroscopic missions for Earth Science. At the end of 2017, the United States National...
Posted on April 25, 2023
Are you looking for an exciting and informative new way to explore your local nature reserves? A team of researchers from the Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology has just the thing for you. By using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), they are modelling the expected energy...
Posted on April 24, 2023
The second project workshop of the Cognitive Geomatics project between the Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences (HKA) in Germany and the University of Pretoria (UP) took place at the end of last year on the Hatfield Campus. This project also includes the University of Nairobi (UoN) in Kenya.
Posted on April 24, 2023
"When art and geography meet. The honours urban geography module (GGY780) is facilitated at the Javett Art Centre at UP this year. This forms part of the centers interactive (class)room exhibition. Art is used as an abstract lens for understanding complex historical and contemporary issues in...
Posted on April 20, 2023
Celebrating Mother Earth day by showcasing South Africa's river network
Posted on April 17, 2023
The Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Mereology was awarded the YouthMappers 2023 Women's Participation Award.
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