Posted on November 03, 2022
Prof Belinda Reyers, Professor of Sustainability Science in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Pretoria, has spent the past three years working with the team behind the UN Human Development Report as a member of their Advisory Group and a member of the...
Posted on October 03, 2022
The Society of South African Geographers (SSAG) Gold Medal, which is awarded in recognition of meritorious contribution to Geography in Southern Africa, grants honorary lifelong membership of the Society. The SSAG has awarded two Gold Medal Awards, to Dr Clinton van der Merwe and Prof. Serena...
Posted on September 30, 2022
The Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (NAS) is improving service delivery by being the first faculty at UP to participate in the student administration call centre and service portal project.
Posted on September 29, 2022
The International Day of Older Persons was established on the 1st of October by the United Nations General Assembly in 1990. The global population has seen a significant demographic transition in recent decades. The average life expectancy has increased globally from 46 to 73 years between 1950...
Posted on September 25, 2022
The Centre for Environmental Studies (CFES) at the Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology invites you to attend the Seminar on “Development of earth observation data cubes for monitoring land degradation processes in South Africa”. The seminar will be presented by Dr...
Posted on September 23, 2022
Smallholder farmers are the most in touch with the earth’s changing climate patterns, and they are the most vulnerable to increased temperatures and reduced rainfall.
Posted on September 20, 2022
Prof Abel Ramoelo, Director for the Centre for Environmental Studies, University of Pretoria was one of the Guest Editors for the book entitled “Remote Sensing of African Mountains: Geospatial Tools Toward Sustainability”. The book was co-edited with academics from the University of...
Posted on September 13, 2022
NAS Faculty newsletter for September 2022 is now available
Posted on September 10, 2022
The UP model predicts weak La Niña conditions to persist throughout most of the 2022/2023 early and mid-summer season. The SW Cape is expected to experience below-normal rainfall during spring and early summer. Spring is expected to be mostly drier than normal over the summer rainfall region. At...
Posted on September 09, 2022
Join the GIS Applications for Water Engineers course scheduled for 11-13 October. The course provides attendees with an introduction to Geographical Information System (GIS) applications that are frequently used for planning and design of water engineering infrastructure. Through a combination of...
Posted on September 02, 2022
After a two-year absence, Sci-Enza, the University’s science centre, had the opportunity to host National Science Week from 1 to 6 August 2022.
Posted on August 26, 2022
The Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (NAS) made inroads by having a very frank conversation on many topical issues, attended by both staff and students. The event was the Dean's Women's Month Lunch and Conversation on 19 August.
Posted on August 22, 2022
August 9 is South African Women's Day, and the month of August celebrates South African Women. For this month the Department speak to three of our excepting female students from each of our academic programs: Zeenat from Geography & Environmental Science, Mpho from Geoinformatics, and Bhavani...
Posted on August 15, 2022
August 9 is South African Women's Day, and the month of August celebrates South African Women. For this month the Department speaks to three of our excepting female students from each of our academic programs: Zeenat from Geography & Environmental Science, Mpho from Geoinformatics, and from...
Posted on August 15, 2022
The UP model predicts a weak La Nina event that develops into a 'cool ENSO-neutral state' in early 2023, which agrees with the majority of forecasts from international centres. The SW Cape is expected to experience below-normal rainfall totals up until December (the current forecast period). Late...
Posted on August 11, 2022
Representatives from the Geo-Information Society of South Africa (GISSA), the South African Geomatics Council (SAGC), and the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP), spoke with our students enrolled in the 1st year GMC 110 course on Wednesday 10 August. The talk, which...
Posted on August 08, 2022
August 9 is South African Women's Day, and the month of August celebrates South African Women. For this month the Department speaks to three of our excepting female students from each of our academic programs: Zeenat from Geography & Environmental Science, Mpho from Geoinformatics, and...
Posted on August 01, 2022
On 28 & 29 July, exceptional achievers from a variety of schools were invited to the University as part of a JuniorTukkie event. This was the first in-person marketing event targeting scholars and hosted by the University since the pandemic and University members and scholars alike looked...
Posted on July 22, 2022
The UP model predicts a cool ENSO-neutral state toward summer, while most models predict a weak La Nina event. The SW Cape is expected to experience below-normal rainfall totals for most of the winter and springs months. Spring is expected to be mostly drier than normal over the summer rainfall...
Posted on July 18, 2022
Six delegates from the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences travelled to Nice, France, to participate in the XXIV ISPRS Congress which ran from 6-11 June 2022. The Congress takes place every four years and was originally scheduled for 2020. Due to the...
Copyright © University of Pretoria 2024. All rights reserved.
Virtual Campus
Get Social With Us
Download the UP Mobile App