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 10, 2024
"Receiving a PhD in the year I turn 80 is a special gift," says Meiring du Plessis, who graduated from UP with a doctorate in Soil Science at the age of 80.
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 December 11, 2023
The third edition for 2023 (December 2023) of the NAS Faculty newsletter (SquaredUP) is now available
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 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 27, 2023
Eleven University of Pretoria (UP) academics and science communicators have been announced as finalists for the National Science and Technology Forum/South32 Awards – popularly known as the “Science Oscars” of South Africa.
Posted on June 23, 2023
NAS boasts seven finalists in NSTF’s ‘Science Oscars’, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Posted on June 20, 2023
An integral part of the research of the UP Biodiscovery Centre and the M2Bio Sciences Research Chair will be to use AI for the discovery of natural product lead compounds that can be developed as pharmaceutical and food ingredients.
Posted on June 13, 2023
The first edition for 2023 (May 2023) of the NAS Faculty newsletter (SquaredUP) is now available.
Posted on May 30, 2023
Climate change student activist Natalie Kapsosideris recently delivered a rousing presentation about the effects of climate change. “You can see how climate change is going to destroy people’s lives, specifically the most vulnerable,” she said.
Posted on May 24, 2023
University of Pretoria (UP) researchers are at the forefront of a very special first for South African plant sciences. They have unravelled the precise genetic make-up of the country’s national flower, the king protea (Protea cynaroides). It is the first plant that’s unique to South...
Posted on December 13, 2022
NAS Faculty newsletter for December 2022 is now available
Posted on December 05, 2022
Two University of Pretoria scientists have contributed to the first-ever global field assessment of the ecological impacts of grazing in drylands.
Posted on November 23, 2022
Professor Namrita Lall, NRF/DSI Research chair for Plant Health Products from Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS), which forms part of the NRF’s South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI), hosted a prestigious event on 15 November showcasing the most recent achievements resulting from...
Posted on November 02, 2022
The Southern Ocean around Antarctica needs urgent protection – for the sake of the rest of the world. This marine wilderness is threatened by climate change and commercial fisheries, says University of Pretoria (UP) macro-ecologist Dr Luis Pertierra, an expert on the natural value of the...
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.
Posted on September 13, 2022
NAS Faculty newsletter for September 2022 is now available
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