September 26, 2025
Prof Lerothodi Leeuw appointed as new HoD for Physics
Prof Lerothodi Leeuw, a professor in Physics and Astronomy at the University of the Western Cape, has been appointed as the new Head of the Department of...
September 08, 2025
Second edition of Faculty newsletter (August 2025), SquaredUP now available
The NAS Faculty newsletter's second edition for 2025 (August 2025), SquaredUP, is now available. Click on either of the links below to read the newsletter...
June 03, 2024
First edition (May 2024) of Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences newsletter (SquaredUP)
The first edition for 2024 (May 2024) of the NAS Faculty newsletter ( SquaredUP) is now available. Click on either of the links below to read the newsletter...
September 13, 2023
September 2023 edition of the NAS Faculty newsletter (SquaredUP) available
The second edition for 2023 (September 2023) of the NAS Faculty newsletter (SquaredUP) is now available. Click on either of the links below to read the...
September 11, 2023
Successful inaugural NAS Research Symposium holds great opportunities
The inaugural NAS Research Symposium was a proud occasion for the Faculty, hosted as a hybrid event on 29 and 30 August in the SANLAM Auditorium on the Hatfield...
December 13, 2022
NAS Faculty newsletter for December 2022 (third edition) is now available
The third edition (December 2022) of the Faculty newsletter (SquaredUP) is now available. Click on either of the links below to read the newsletter: https://www...
September 13, 2022
NAS Faculty newsletter for September 2022 is now available
The second edition (September 2022) of the Faculty newsletter (SquaredUP) is now available. Click on either of the links below to read the newsletter: www.up.ac...
August 26, 2022
NAS staff and students celebrate Women’s Month
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...
June 13, 2022
Future scientists awarded as exceptional achievers
Nearly 70 prizes were awarded at the Annual Exceptional Achievers Function for the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences students in May this year. Dr...
May 31, 2022
Faculty newsletter for May 2022 now available
The first edition (May 2022) of the Faculty newsletter (SquaredUP) is now available. Click on either of the links below to read the newsletter: https://www.up...
April 07, 2017
New Deputy Dean: Research and Postgraduate Studies appointed in Faculty of NAS
The University of Pretoria (UP) is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Edward Webb as Deputy Dean: Research and Postgraduate Studies in the Faculty...
March 15, 2017
PhD Chemistry student selected to attend 67th Nobel Laureate meeting
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...
July 07, 2016
Welcome to the new genomics revolution!
In little more than a decade, dramatic developments in the technologies available for sequencing genetic material (DNA and RNA) have reduced the cost of...
April 28, 2016
Adapted to the Antarctic: a cold-lover's genetics
Life can thrive in the most extreme climates – from the very hot to the very cold. Something that not long ago was believed to belong in science fiction has now...
September 07, 2015
Healthy cows ensure quality milk
Mastitis is the most costly disease affecting dairy cattle in first world countries around the globe. It is an inflammation of the udder, mainly caused by...