Posted on June 17, 2025
Zerwick de Lange, currently an honours student in Physics, was awarded the Vice-Chancellor and Principal Award as the best undergraduate student in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (NAS). His cumulative weighted average was an astounding 96,86% over his three years of...
Posted on June 10, 2025
The NAS Faculty newsletter's first edition for 2025 (May 2025), SquaredUP, is now available.
Posted on February 10, 2025
Enabled by supercomputing, University of Pretoria (UP) researchers have led an international team of astronomers that has provided deeper insight into the entire life cycle (birth, growth and death) of giant radio galaxies, which resemble “cosmic fountains” – jets of superheated...
Posted on December 12, 2024
The NAS Faculty newsletter's second edition (November 2024), SquaredUP, is now available.
Posted on September 23, 2024
“They didn’t think it would be possible for me to finish a degree,” says UP PhD student Zak Claassen, who put to rest any doubts of his success as a blind student, having obtained multiple degrees cum laude.
Posted on June 20, 2024
UP’s Dr Thabsile Thabethe used to be a nuclear physicist, gallivanting to Russia to collaborate with scientists there. Now, she’s switched her research focus to exploring materials used in hip and joint replacement surgery, working closer to home with a wealth of collaborators. And...
Posted on June 14, 2024
Dr Bertus van Heerden, who graduated recently with a PhD in Physics during the University of Pretoria’s (UP) 2024 autumn graduation season.
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 December 11, 2023
The third edition for 2023 (December 2023) of the NAS Faculty newsletter (SquaredUP) is now available
Posted on December 08, 2023
“Acknowledging young scientists is important to build their confidence and recognise that their voice matters,” says Petra van der Merwe, UP student and winner of the regional IOCD Essay Competition on chemical sciences for sustainability.
Posted on September 13, 2023
The second edition for 2023 (September 2023) of the NAS Faculty newsletter (SquaredUP) is now available.
Posted on September 11, 2023
The inaugural NAS Research Symposium was a proud occasion for the Faculty, hosted as a hybrid event on 29 and 30 August in the SANLAM Auditorium on the Hatfield Campus.
Posted on September 05, 2023
UPstarters, an innovative way to grow our timber and improve teaching skills, has grown in leaps and bounds and continues empowering teaching staff in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (NAS).
Posted on September 01, 2023
At the recent 69th SAIP Annual Conference, three students from the Department of Physics at the University of Pretoria scooped prizes.
Posted on August 31, 2023
The University is very pleased to be so well represented by these exceptional individuals and recognises the extraordinary role that they play, not only with their own research, but in elevating the research of their colleagues at the University.
Posted on July 12, 2023
More than 60 prizes were awarded at the Annual Exceptional Achievers Function for the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences students in June this year.
Posted on June 13, 2023
The first edition for 2023 (May 2023) of the NAS Faculty newsletter (SquaredUP) is now available.
Posted on December 13, 2022
NAS Faculty newsletter for December 2022 is now available
Posted on December 09, 2022
Can you really launch marshmallows out of a vacuum cleaner, make rockets from everyday household items, or launch teddy bears using liquid nitrogen? The curiosity drew close to 200 people to Sci-Enza Science Centre in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences to see Dr Graham Walker's...
Posted on September 30, 2022
The Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (NAS) is improving service delivery by being the first faculty at UP to participate in the student administration call centre and service portal project.
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