STEM Curriculum Transformation in African Universities - A Mathematical Sciences cluster lecture

Posted on April 19, 2017

The Mathematical Sciences cluster hosted a general lecture on curriculum transformation with Prof Overtoun Jenda, Auburm University, USA, as guest speaker. It took place in the Plant Sciences Auditorium on 20 March 2017, and the title of the lecture was Towards STEM Curriculum Transformation in...

Five NAS researchers elected as AAS Fellows

Posted on April 03, 2017

Five researchers from the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences have been elected as Fellows of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS).

Best first-year lecturer in NAS awarded

Posted on December 14, 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...

Mathematical Statistics student selected as SAS Student Ambassador

Posted on November 29, 2016

Ms Amelia van Schalkwyk, an academically brilliant master's student in Mathematical Statistics at the University of Pretoria, was selected as one of the fifteen 2017 SAS Student Ambassadors.

South African Mathematics Team Competition (SAMTC) 2016

Posted on September 16, 2016

The 2016 Southern African Mathematics Team Competition was held on 10 September. This is the yearly event where the top mathematical high school learners compete against each other on provincial level. Teams are decided on the ground of learner achievements in the second round of the SA Maths...

Analysis Spring Day @ UP, 7 September 2016

Posted on September 12, 2016

On this year's Spring Day, the analysts at UP spent a productive day at the inaugural mini-conference "Analysis Spring Day @ UP" (organised by Jan-Harm van der Walt, Miek Messerschmidt, and Eder Kikianty).

SATMO 2016

Posted on August 30, 2016

The fifth edition of the SATMO took place on Saturday, 27 August from 14:00 to 16:00. There were 28 UP students who participated.

Mathematics Midwinter Morning 2016

Posted on August 11, 2016

The Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics held its yearly Mathematics Midwinter Morning event on Friday 5 August 2015. The speaker for the day was Dave Pepler and the title of his talk; 'Nearly a triangle: chaos and nature, a personal view'.