UP student wins the first ever South African Tertiary Mathematics Olympiad

Posted on October 12, 2012

Congratulations go to Henry Thackeray, a final year BSc in Mathematics student at UP who won the first ever South African Tertiary Mathematics Olympiad (SATMO 2012).

"Our Universe: Accident or Design" by Prof David Block

Posted on February 21, 2012

The Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics will host the astronomer Prof David Block as speaker on Friday, 2 March 2012.

Biomath Forum launched

Posted on November 09, 2011

Mathematicians and Biologists came together on 8 November 2011 to launch an interdisciplinary initiative called the Biomath Forum. The meeting took place in the New Plant Science building, inadvertently also signifying new beginnings.