Eating insects has long made sense in Africa. The world must catch up

Posted on January 13, 2017

Insects have often been described with words like "disgusting" and the idea of eating them horrifies some people. But this needs to change as they can be an important food source. Dr Saliou Niassy of the Univeristy of Pretoria and Sunday Ekesi of ICIPE explain why.

When men tackle mother and child health: lessons from Malawi

Posted on December 13, 2016

A recently completed study in Malawi shows that participatory governance, which emphasises citizen participation in governmental processes could support the practical implementation of gender equality.

Dr Jongman wins GlobalGAP Best Poster Award

Posted on December 12, 2016

Dr Gape Jongman, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences at the University of Pretoria, recently won an award for the best poster at the GlobalGAP Summit 2016.

Food Science receives state-of-the-art hygiene facility

Posted on November 29, 2016

PHT-South Africa, a subsidiary of the global hygiene and technology company with the same name headquartered in Germany, recently donated a high end three-part hygiene facility worth R350 000 to the Department of Food Science at the University of Pretoria.

Partners of change in South Africa's education system

Posted on November 16, 2016

Prof Ronél Ferreira, Head of the Department of Educational Psychology in the Faculty of Education at the University of Pretoria (UP), uses intervention research to facilitate positive change in resource-constrained school settings and vulnerable communities. This style of research not only...

UP hosts Maize Symposium in partnership with Mexican Embassy and SAAFoST

Posted on November 03, 2016

Following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the University of Pretoria and the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), the Mexican Ambassador to South Africa, his Excellency Mr Mauricio Escanero instigated an initiative to bring together scientists working on food...

Hear a young journalist explain our new policy analysis tool

Posted on November 02, 2016

After a workshop to validate a new policy analysis tool, a young journalists aired this explanation

Knowledge Exchange Visit to UK for SA’s Early Career Young Women in Science

Posted on November 02, 2016

Nokuthula Vilakati, a post-doctoral Fellow at the University of the Pretoria at the Institute of Food Nutrition and Well-being, was one of 5 participants selected from 25 early career female researchers and scientists for the UK study tour to meet with leading UK experts in science communication.