Research News

  • International collaboration advances research

    Posted on March 31, 2016

    Monsanto South Africa is currently running a collaborative research programme with Enterprises University of Pretoria’s Research Solutions, as part of its ongoing commitment to be an innovative agricultural company that creates relevant solutions for growers, consumers and the environment.

  • Horticulture student scooped up awards

    Posted on March 15, 2016

    Mathew Banda, an MSc student in Horticulture in the Department of Integrated Plant and Soil Sciences recently received two prizes from the South African Society for Horticultural Sciences.

  • Presidential Award for Dr Tesfamariam

    Posted on March 11, 2016

    Dr Eyob H Tesfamariam, a senior lecturer in the Department of Integrated Plant and Soil Sciences at the University of Pretoria, was recently awarded the Presidential Award from the Soil Science Society of South Africa.

  • Two prestigious prizes for Plant Science student

    Posted on March 07, 2016

    Ms Rabia Mathakutha, a master’s student in the Department of Integrated Plant and Soil Sciences, recently received two prestigious awards at the Joint Annual Conference of the South African Association of Botany and the Southern African Society for Systematic Biology.

  • Three L'Oreal Fellowships awarded to UP researchers

    Posted on December 07, 2015

    One staff member and two PhD students from the University of Pretoria won three of the twelve fellowships awarded by the 2015 L'Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science Sub-Saharan Africa 2015 programme.

  • The 15th International Conference on Science and Innovative Engineering (ICSIE)

    Posted on November 09, 2015

    Analike Blom van Staden, currently a masters student in the department of Medicinal Plant Sciences at UP, presented her MSc. research study at the 15th International Conference on Science and Innovative Engineering (ICSIE) – hosted in Rome, Italy by the International Society for...

  • 2nd Annual DuPont Plant Breeding Symposium 2015

    Posted on October 26, 2015

    Scientists and industry leaders in plant science shared the latest advances in plant breeding at the 2nd Annual DuPont Plant Breeding Symposium Africa at the University of Pretoria (UP) on September 29. The only student-led symposium sponsored by DuPont Pioneer in Africa, the meeting brought...

  • NWU Alumni Award of Excellence

    Posted on October 26, 2015

    Prof. Braam van Wyk, an alumnus of the former Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, now the North-West University (NWU), was honoured by his alma mater at a special awards ceremony in Sandton on 9 October 2015. During this event the NWU Alumni Award of Excellence was bestowed...

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