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  • Official launch of the NAS T&L Bulletin - Wednesday 1 August 2018

    Posted on July 31, 2018

    Official launch of the NAS T&L Bulletin - Wednesday 1 August 2018

  • East Rand Business Woman meeting delighted by Prof Ansie Harding

    Posted on June 18, 2018

    Prof Ansie Harding delighted her audience, as guest speaker, at the East Rand Business Woman (ERBW) meeting. The meeting took place on 13 June and the topic of her talk was Social Media and its generation.

  • Fhatuwani Nemakhavhani – the first black female actuary from UP

    Posted on December 11, 2017

    'Don’t let your background determine your future. You should dream big and not be scared to venture into new territories.' These are the inspirational words of Miss Fhatuwani Nemakhavhani who recently became the first black female actuary from the University of Pretoria (UP).

  • South African Mathematics Team Competition

    Posted on September 18, 2017

    The Actuarial Society of South Africa (ASSA) South African Mathematics Team Competition took place on Saturday 9 September 2017.

  • Mathematics Education professor develops apps

    Posted on August 30, 2017

    Prof Gerrit Stols, Head of the Department of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education at the University of Pretoria, has been responsible for the development of five apps for Android tablets and mobile phones.

  • 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.

  • Mathematicians visit UP

    Posted on July 24, 2017

    Professors Jim Cushing and Hal Smith visited the UP Hatfield Campus on 2 July 2017.

  • Biomathematics Days at University of Pretoria

    Posted on July 24, 2017

    The Mathematics Department was a buzz of excitement from 22 to 23 June 2017. With several overseas visitors to UP being present, four Biomathematics activities were held.

  • Science affords you the opportunity to ask questions

    Posted on May 25, 2017

    More than 60 prizes and trophies were awarded to the top students in the Faculty at the Annual Outstanding Achievers Function for students of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, which took place earlier this month.

  • Quintine Mkhondo graduates from UP at 19

    Posted on April 24, 2017

    Quintine Mkhondo, an extraordinary student from the University of Pretoria (UP) has graduated at the age of 19. He received his degree in Actuarial Science and Financial Mathematics during the University's Autumn Graduation Ceremonies on Friday.

  • 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'.

  • 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.

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