Posted on September 13, 2018
A Research Chair in Biostatistics, which will focus on solving inter-disciplinary health problems in Africa, such as tuberculosis, malaria, HIV/AIDS, cancer, substance abuse and Ebola, was launched recently at the University of Pretoria.
Posted on June 08, 2018
Teaching of Statistics within a Data Science and Advance Analytics Paradigm was the title of a workshop presented from 30 May to 1 June 2018 by the Department of Statistics at the University of Pretoria (UP).
Posted on December 12, 2017
Mr Nick de Beer, a lecturer in Chemistry in the Faculty of Natural- and Agricultural Sciences (NAS) at the University of Pretoria, was voted the Best First-year Lecturer in the Faculty on 1 December 2017.
Posted on December 11, 2017
'Don’t let your background determine your future. You should dream big and not be scared to venture into new territories.' These are the inspirational words of Miss Fhatuwani Nemakhavhani who recently became the first black female actuary from the University of Pretoria (UP).
Posted on September 07, 2017
Dr Theodor Loots, the first blind man to obtain a master's degree in Mathematical Statistics with distinction, recently also completed a PhD in this field and graduated from the University of Pretoria on Wednesday, 6 September 2017.
Posted on August 16, 2017
SARChI Research Day
Posted on July 26, 2017
Spatial Statistical modelling workshop
Posted on July 21, 2017
Prof Jacek Banasiak, the Chair holder of the DST/NRF SARChI Chair in Mathematical Models and Methods in Bioengineering and Biosciences (M3B2) at the University of Pretoria recently received the good news that the Chair was successful in its bid for another five-year cycle.
Posted on May 31, 2017
More than 60 prizes and trophies were awarded to the top students in the Faculty at the Annual Outstanding Achievers Function for students of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, which took place earlier this month.
Posted on May 31, 2017
Cairstine de Kock was awarded by the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences for her academic excellence in the BCom Hons degree.
Posted on April 25, 2017
Congratulations to our students that graduated on Friday 21 April. We are proud of your achievements.
Posted on April 24, 2017
Quintine Mkhondo, an extraordinary student from the University of Pretoria (UP) has graduated at the age of 19. He received his degree in Actuarial Science and Financial Mathematics during the University's Autumn Graduation Ceremonies on Friday.
Posted on April 10, 2017
Teen boffin has no fear of big numbers
Posted on March 28, 2017
The Department of Statistics, in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Pretoria, recently hosted a statistics awareness day for Mathematics teachers and learners to demonstrate the importance of statistics in the school curriculum and in everyday life.
Posted on December 14, 2016
A lecturer who inspires and motivates students ... This encompasses Mr Carel Oosthuizen, the first-year co-ordinator for Animal Diversity in the Department of Zoology and Entomology who received the Best First-year Lecturer Award in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (NAS) on 2...
Posted on November 29, 2016
Ms Amelia van Schalkwyk, an academically brilliant master's student in Mathematical Statistics at the University of Pretoria, was selected as one of the fifteen 2017 SAS Student Ambassadors.
Posted on September 28, 2016
A young force to be reckoned with
Posted on September 06, 2016
The objective of this award is to acknowledge the first year lecturer in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences that most inspires and motivates the students
Posted on August 11, 2016
Prof Mohammed Arashi, an Extraordinary Professor in the Department of Statistics, was recently awarded the Behboodian Award for statisticians younger than 40, who have published outstanding papers. This award is made biannually by the Iranian Statistical Society.
Posted on July 28, 2016
From 11- 15 July 2016, Charl Janse van Rensburg, a Masters student attended the 2nd International ScaDs Summer school on Big Data in Leipzig, Germany:
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