Prof James Raftery receives NRF A rating

Posted on August 27, 2019

Prof James Raftery from the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (NAS) at the University of Pretoria (UP) recently received an A2 rating from the National Research Foundation (NRF). This brings the number of A-rated researchers in...

UP takes top spot at the South African Mathematical Modelling Contest 2019

Posted on August 21, 2019

The annual South African Mathematical Modelling Contest (SAMMC) had 20 teams enter this year. It is a four day mathematical modelling competition whereby students work in small teams to solve one of three given mathematical modelling challenges, culminating in a short written report.

Mathematics Midwinter Morning 2019

Posted on August 21, 2019

This year the department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematic's own wordsmith and math magician, Dr Harry Wiggins, delighted the audiance at the anual Mathematics Midwinter Morning.

Prof James Raftery - A2 Rating for Mathematics

Posted on July 30, 2019

Congratulations to Prof James Raftery on achieving an A2 rating by the NRF.

SANUM 2019 - 27 to 29 March

Posted on April 15, 2019

The Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics hosted the annual South African Symposium on Numerical and Applied Mathematics (SANUM) from 27 to 29 March 2019. The conference was officially opened by the Dean of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (UP), Prof Jean Lubuma.

First Soapbox at NAS with two renowned academics

Posted on April 05, 2019

Two seasoned academics from the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (NAS), Prof Jan Verschoor (Biochemistry) and Prof Wentzel Schoeman (Chemistry) recently gave their own unique flavour to the term ‘soapbox’.

Latest T&L@NAS Bulletin (2019) now available

Posted on February 04, 2019

The second issue of the 2019 NAS T&L Bulletin was officially launched on 1 February 2019. According to Dr Rory Biggs from the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, one of the editorial members of the Bulletin, "The T&L@NAS Bulletin aims to be a forum for sharing thoughts,...

Best undergraduate lecturers honoured in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences

Posted on December 10, 2018

On the occasion of the annual breakfast hosted by the Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences on 29 November 2018, the winner of the award for Best First-year Lecturer, as well as the winner of the newly introduced award for Best Lecturer for Senior Courses were announced. The first of the...