UP’s presence felt at 26th Biennial SAAFoST Congress 2025

Posted on September 16, 2025

The South African Association of Food Science and Technology (SAAFoST)’s biennial Congress and Exhibition, which brings together academia, researchers, and food industry stakeholders, was not only hosted on the University of Pretoria (UP) ’s doorstep this year, but staff and students...

Second edition of Faculty newsletter (August 2025), SquaredUP now available

Posted on September 08, 2025

The NAS Faculty newsletter's second edition for 2025 (August 2025), SquaredUP, is now available

Tintswalo Molelekoa named one of SA Top 200 Young South Africans

Posted on September 02, 2025

Tintswalo Molelekoa, a PhD candidate in Plant Pathology at the University of Pretoria (UP), has been named one of the *Mail & Guardian Top 200 Young South Africans 2025.

Prof Sanushka Naidoo won She is Forestry Award

Posted on August 29, 2025

Prof Sanushka Naidoo, Professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Genetics (BGM) and Microbiology and the Programme Leader of the Forest Molecular Genetics and Eucalyptus and Pine Pathogen Interactions Programme (FMG-EPPI) group at the Forestry Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), was...

Prof Banasiak awarded an A-Rating from NRF

Posted on August 27, 2025

Professor Jacek Banasiak, holder of the DSI/NRF SARChI Chair in Mathematical Models and Methods in Biosciences and Bioengineering at the University of Pretoria, has recently received an **A2-rating from the National Research, becoming the ninth A-rated researcher currently in the Faculty of...

NAS researchers lead the way in 2024/25 NSTF finalists list

Posted on July 17, 2025

Ten of the fourteen University of Pretoria (UP) finalists for the 2024/2025 National Science and Technology Foundation (NSTF) Awards hail from the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (NAS).

Internationally renowned Prof Nigel Bennett celebrates more than 500 publications

Posted on July 04, 2025

Professor Nigel Bennett, the current Austin Roberts chair of African mammalogy and past DSTI-NRF chair of Mammal Behavioural Ecology and Physiology, celebrated his 500th publication in October 2024.

Prof Cobus Visagie receives prestigious Johanna Westerdijk Award

Posted on July 03, 2025

Prof Cobus Visagie from the Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology and the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) recently received the prestigious Johanna Westerdijk Award for outstanding contribution to the culture collection of the Westerdijk Fungal...