Physics postgraduate student selected to attend Nobel Laureate Meeting

Posted on April 12, 2019

Mr Justin Harrison, a recent MSc graduate from the Department of Physics at the University of Pretoria (UP), is one of only 20 top young scientists from South Africa to attend the 69th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting dedicated to physics later this year in Lindau, Germany. The Academy of Science of...

Prestigious Centenary Award for Dr Christel Hansen

Posted on March 05, 2019

Dr Christel Hansen, a lecturer in the Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology at the University of Pretoria, and a professional geographic information science practitioner, was recently awarded the prestigious Society of South African Geographers (SSAG) Centenary Award for 2019.

Nick de Beer recognised as Best First-year Lecturer in NAS

Posted on December 12, 2017

Mr Nick de Beer, a lecturer in Chemistry in the Faculty of Natural- and Agricultural Sciences (NAS) at the University of Pretoria, was voted the Best First-year Lecturer in the Faculty on 1 December 2017.

CGIS hosted Winter School focusing on participatory sensing

Posted on November 20, 2017

Earlier this year, the Centre for Geoinformation Science (CGIS) at the University of Pretoria hosted the 2017 Winter School on Participatory Sensing as part of the Geomatics and Participation project between UP and the Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences in Germany.

PhD Chemistry student selected to attend 67th Nobel Laureate meeting

Posted on March 15, 2017

Mr Frederick Malan, a final-year PhD student in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Pretoria, is one of only five South African postgraduate students selected to attend the 67th Nobel Laureate meeting in Lindau, Germany, from 25 to 30 June 2017.

Meteorology student selected to attend International Summer School

Posted on December 14, 2016

Jean du Preez, a Meteorology honours student in the Department of Geography, Meteorology and Geoinformatics at the University of Pretoria was selected to attend the Maïdo Observatory Summer School (MOSS) in Reunion from 28 November to 3 December 2016.

Best first-year lecturer in NAS awarded

Posted on December 13, 2016

A lecturer who inspires and motivates students ... This encompasses Mr Carel Oosthuizen, the first-year co-ordinator for Animal Diversity in the Department of Zoology and Entomology who received the Best First-year Lecturer Award in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (NAS) on 2...

UP participates in Summer School on Geomatics in Germany

Posted on August 04, 2016

The first 'Geomatics and Participation' Summer School with students and lecturers from the University of Pretoria and the Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences recently took place in Karslruhe, Germany.