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UP agricultural researcher enriches knowledge during mentoring visit to Cornell University

Posted by: University of Pretoria

07 December 2018

Dr Colleta Gandidzanwa, a researcher in the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development at the University of Pretoria, had the unique opportunity to visit Cornell University in Ithaca, New York in October, having been selected earlier this year as a 2018 fellow for the Structural Transformation of African Agriculture and Rural Spaces (STAARS).

UP Fellow Dr Osmond Mlonyeni appointed to The Innovation Hub board

Posted by: University of Pretoria

29 November 2018

Dr Osmond Mlonyeni, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Pretoria’s Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), was recently appointed to The Innovation Hub’s Board of Directors.

UP Food Science academic takes top international prize for research paper

Posted by: University of Pretoria

28 November 2018

Thulani Sibanda, a PhD student in Food Science, was recently awarded first prize in the 2018 Food Safety without Borders Graduate Student Paper Competition at the International Union of Food Science and Technology World Food Science and Technology Congress held in Mumbai, India.

UP’s Tshwane Insulin Project brings quality diabetes treatment to underserved communities

Posted by: University of Pretoria

28 November 2018

Tshwane Insulin Project (TIP), a collaborative project between various University of Pretoria (UP) departments, will lead an exciting five-year research programme that will explore the use of remote prescribing to help primary care physicians and/or nurses better serve the needs of people living with diabetes in underserved areas. “It’s a tragedy that so many people with diabetes arrive at hospitals with advanced stages of diabetic co-morbidities and complications when, in so many instances, this could have been prevented,” says head of TIP Prof Paul Rheeder, specialist physician in the Department of Internal Medicine at Steve Biko Academic Hospital and UP’s Faculty of Health Sciences.

UP academic appointed to International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics board

Posted by: University of Pretoria

12 November 2018

Professor Priya Soma-Pillay of the University of Pretoria’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology was recently elected to serve on the executive board of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (FIGO).

Prof Christian Pirk named among world’s top 1% of reviewers in Publons’ global Peer Review Awards

Posted by: University of Pretoria

26 October 2018

Prof Christian Pirk, Head of the Social Insects Research Group in the Department of Zoology and Entomology at the University of Pretoria (UP), was recently named a top reviewer in Publons' global Peer Review Awards after having been placed among the top 1% of reviewers in Plant and Animal Science internationally.

UP academic becomes first African elected to International Society of Microbial Ecology board of directors

Posted by: University of Pretoria

16 October 2018

Dr Thulani Makhalanyane, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology at the University of Pretoria, has recently been elected to the board of the International Society of Microbial Ecology (ISME). The board currently has 12 directors from the USA, Europe, South America, and Australia. At 34 years old, Dr Makhalanyane becomes the first African to join the prestigious board of directors, taking up a 4-year term from October 2018.

Second International Conference for Food Safety and Security kicks off in Pretoria

Posted by: University of Pretoria

15 October 2018

The recent listeriosis outbreak in South Africa has made the topic of food safety even more urgent. From 15 to 17 October 2018, food safety experts and scholars from around the world will gather at the St George’s Hotel, Pretoria, for the 2nd International Conference for Food Safety and Security. Conference attendees will discuss pathways towards a safe food future for all under the theme “Next Generation Food Safety Technologies: Addressing Sustainable Development Goals”.