Posted on November 01, 2024
Achieving food security is increasingly about getting food systems to function right. The concept, which cuts through all 17 of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), has evolved in recent years, along with policies and programmes needed to attain it by 2030.
Posted on September 30, 2024
Dr Els Vermeulen, Research Manager of the Mammal Research Institute (MRI)’s Whale Unit, has been appointed to the South African National Committee of the Scientific Committee for Antarctic Research (SCAR).
Posted on September 26, 2024
Advancing new frontiers in natural and agricultural sciences by showcasing cutting-edge research, postgraduate education and collaboration with industry was centre stage at the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (NAS) second Research Symposium from 4 to 5 September 2024.
Posted on September 10, 2024
Prof Baldwyn Torto, an Extraordinary Professor in the Department of Zoology and Entomology at the University of Pretoria (UP), was recently inducted into the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) as an International Fellow.
Posted on August 31, 2024
Women’s Month: Focus on Prof Mapitsi Thantsha (Associate Professor and Chair of Microbiology Division in the(Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology)
Posted on August 30, 2024
Women’s Month: Focus on Ms Renate Zipfel (Manager of the DNA Sanger sequencing facility and Co-manager of the UPGL)
Posted on August 29, 2024
Women’s Month: Focus on Ms Dandalene Robinson Senior Administrative Officer: Centre for Environmental Studies in the Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology
Posted on August 26, 2024
NAS Women: “Every woman has a unique story to tell, and there is an inspiration to find in each of these stories”
Posted on August 23, 2024
Women’s Month: Focus on Thanyani Mafumo, Administrator: Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development
Posted on August 21, 2024
Women’s Month: Focus on Mrs Ria Swart, Administrator: Department of Chemistry
Posted on August 14, 2024
Two internationally renowned professors from UP's Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences and founding members of the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), Profs Mike and Brenda Wingfield, were recently honoured by IUFRO
Posted on August 13, 2024
Women’s Month: Focus on PhD candidate Rimbilana Shingange
Posted on June 27, 2024
Professor Patricia Forbes from the University of Pretoria has been elected as the National Representative of the Analytical Chemistry division of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC).
Posted on June 03, 2024
The first edition for 2024 (May 2024) of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences newsletter (SquaredUP) is now available.
Posted on May 16, 2024
"Innovation and excellence come to mind when thinking of the Department of Consumer and Food Sciences at the University of Pretoria". This sentiment was expressed by Prof Barend Erasmus, Dean of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, during the recent opening of the newly renovated...
Posted on May 15, 2024
Prof Belinda Reyers, Professor of Sustainability Science in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, has spent the past five years working with the team behind the UN Human Development Report as a member of their Advisory Group.
Posted on April 10, 2024
Prof Hettie C Schönfeldt, a professor in the Department of Animal Science in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (NAS) at the University of Pretoria (UP), was recently appointed to the High-Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE-FSN) of the Committee on World...
Posted on March 25, 2024
With unpredictable electricity, rainfall and municipal water supply, South African farmers may need faith like potatoes to manage crop irrigation. New app will tell potato farmers exactly when, where and how much to water.
Posted on February 21, 2024
'Save the Whales’ is more than another call by environmental activists. The retail giant Pick n Pay has partnered with the University of Pretoria's (UP) Mammal Research Institute (MRI) Whale Unit to create their latest unique reusable bag to raise funds and create more awareness about the...
Posted on December 18, 2023
Gerhard Claasen, an alumnus with a master’s degree in Animal Nutrition, not only graduated cum laude in September 2023 but was also the overall winner of the AFMA Intervarsity Writers Cup.
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