Community of Practice in malaria elimination hosted at UP

Posted on August 24, 2017

The University of Pretoria (UP) will host its first Community of Practice focusing specifically on the elimination of malaria in the UP Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control.

Mathematical Models and Methods in Bioengineering and Biosciences Chair renewed

Posted on July 25, 2017

Prof Jacek Banasiak, the Chair holder of the DST/NRF SARChI Chair in Mathematical Models and Methods in Bioengineering and Biosciences (M3B2) at the University of Pretoria recently received the good news that the Chair was successful in its bid for another five-year cycle.

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.

Statistician rewarded for excellent publishing record

Posted on August 11, 2016

Prof Mohammed Arashi, an Extraordinary Professor in the Department of Statistics, was recently awarded the Behboodian Award for statisticians younger than 40, who have published outstanding papers. This award is made biannually by the Iranian Statistical Society.

UP celebrates hybrid model of teaching and learning with a unique fair

Posted on June 24, 2016

The first-ever hybrid fair was recently hosted at the University of Pretoria (UP) to celebrate the hybrid model of teaching and learning.

The time to be innovative is now!

Posted on May 18, 2016

The Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Pretoria celebrated the academic achievements of its top students at its annual Outstanding Achievers Function earlier in May this year.