Two InspiringFifty SA winners hail from Plant and Soil Sciences

Posted on March 10, 2022

Two early-career scientists, Drs Jarishma Gokul and Khumbuzile Bophela from the University of Pretoria (UP)’s Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, were selected as InspiringFifty South Africa winners for 2021.

ANTI-DISCRIMINATION WEEK: Treat others the way that you would want to be treated

Posted on September 30, 2021

Prof Quenton Kritzinger, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences

#WomenofUP: UP hosts third annual Women in Science Symposium

Posted on August 30, 2021

UP recently hosted its recent third annual Women in Science Symposium, which highlighted the efforts of women in shaping a more equal future and recovery from the global pandemic.

NAS Women: Helping others and knowing that you made a difference

Posted on August 29, 2021

Women’s Month: Focus on Prof Jacquie van der Waals

NAS Women: We are capable of so much more than we can ever imagine

Posted on August 22, 2021

Women's Month: Focus on Mrs Leushantha Mudaly

Why UP researchers like rooibos, Nguni cows and 50 000-piece microbial puzzles

Posted on August 20, 2021

Prof Thulani Makhalanyane and Prof Emma Archer say that life found only in Africa, from invisibly tiny microbes to huge mammal herds and our kaleidoscope of plants can give us medicines, technologies and ways to manage climate change.

NAS Women: Make your education a priority

Posted on August 07, 2021

Women's Month: Focus on Ms Dolly Ayob

UP indigenous knowledge systems expert Prof Namrita Lall's research showcased at Kew Gardens

Posted on August 05, 2021

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, which houses the world's largest and most diverse botanical collection, has invited Prof Namrita Lall, SARChI Chair in Indigenous Knowledge Systems at UP, to contribute to one of their new public displays.