Posted on November 01, 2017
Prof Marinda Oosthuizen is a pathogen discoverer, always on the lookout for novel and/or emerging tick-borne pathogens. Understanding what something is, why it is there and what it can do is her forte.
Posted on October 30, 2017
Prof Paola Wood has always believed that exercise could improve quality of life, and a main objective of her research has been to produce usable and relevant work that can make a difference in people's lives.
Posted on October 27, 2017
A number of African countries are taking bold action to tackle malnutrition. They have successfully implemented a range of actions that have started to improve nutrition for all.
Posted on October 23, 2017
Dr Riaan Rifkin, a research fellow at the University of Pretoria Centre for Microbial Ecology and Genomics, recently won the Best Presentation Award at the 8th Oppenheimer De Beers Research Conference.
Posted on October 13, 2017
In what is regarded as a first of its kind, a group of South African veterinarians, together with a maxillofacial surgeon, succeeded in surgically lengthening the misaligned jaw of an adult male chimpanzee.
Posted on October 11, 2017
In South Asia, the frequent and widespread use of certain drugs to treat cattle and buffalo has led to a catastrophic decline in the populations of vultures that consume livestock carcasses.
Posted on October 11, 2017
Entomologists at the University of Pretoria are assessing which flies are best for recycling organic waste.
Posted on October 09, 2017
The newly established AEL Mining Services Chair in Innovative Rock-breaking Technology will reside within the Department of Mining Engineering at the University of Pretoria (UP).
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