Extraordinary professor in mathematics at UP elected as TWAS fellow

Posted on November 30, 2023

Professor Abba B Gumel, an Extraordinary Professor from the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, has recently been elected as a Fellow of UNESCO's World Academy of Sciences (TWAS).

Two UP professors elected as fellows of the Royal Society of South Africa

Posted on November 22, 2023

Prof Jacek Banasiak and Prof Jaco Greeff of UP’s Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences have been inaugurated into the Royal Society of South Africa, in what is yet another reflection of the high quality of academic staff at UP.

UP’s Prof Brenda Wingfield awarded prestigious John FW Herschel Medal

Posted on November 20, 2023

Prof Brenda Wingfield, an A-rated scientist at the University of Pretoria (UP), was recently awarded the Royal Society of South Africa'S (RSSA) prestigious John FW Herschel Medal.

AEERD scooped awards at prestigious international conference

Posted on November 08, 2023

A delegation comprising staff and students from the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension, and Rural Development (AEERD) at the University of Pretoria (UP) not only participated in a significant joint conference, the 7th African Conference of Agricultural Economists and the 60th Annual...

Higher education and agri-business can uplift SA’s poorest households

Posted on November 01, 2023

UP graduate Dr Manana Mamabolo and her co-authors recommend a policy shift to focus on higher education and added support for agricultural businesses in many of the traditional rural districts she analysed during her PhD research.

Gizelle van Niekerk awarded Presidential Portuguese medal

Posted on September 20, 2023

Gizelle van Niekerk, a cum laude graduate in MSc Chemistry, was recently awarded the Presidential medal for outstanding academic achievement by the President of Portugal. This factors in both undergraduate and postgraduate studies at UP.

Prof Fanus Venter elected as new SASSB president

Posted on September 18, 2023

Prof Fanus Venter, Professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology and Deputy Director of the Forestry and Agriculture Biotechnology Institute, has recently been elected as the new President of the Southern African Society for Systematic Biology (SASSB).

September 2023 edition of the NAS Faculty newsletter (SquaredUP) available

Posted on September 13, 2023

The second edition for 2023 (September 2023) of the NAS Faculty newsletter (SquaredUP) is now available.