Posted on October 29, 2021
NAS Featured scientist: Prof Hettie Schonfeldt
Posted on October 20, 2021
On the 18th of October 2021, the United Nations Academic Impact Hub for SDG 2 (hosted by the University of Pretoria) in collaboration with the Malabo Montpellier Panel hosted a panel discussion on “What’s next for food systems?”.
Posted on October 16, 2021
We celebrate World Food Day on the 16th of October 2021 together with the rest of the world.
Posted on October 15, 2021
The Malabo Montpellier Panel and the University of Pretoria, as host of the United Nations Academic Impact Hub for SDG 2, will host a discussion on “What’s next for food systems?”.
Posted on October 06, 2021
Congratulations to Prof John Taylor of UP’s Department of Consumer and Food Sciences and the Institute for Food, Nutrition and Well-being on being awarded the prestigious TB Osborne Medal by the global Cereal and Grains Association.
Posted on October 03, 2021
The first-ever UN Food Systems Summit saw nearly 300 commitments from all constituencies after engaging with hundreds of thousands of people from around the world ready to act and transform our food systems!
Posted on October 01, 2021
To help raise awareness for Mental Health Awareness Month, we look at the links between food security and mental health in the opinion article.
Posted on September 24, 2021
On the 24th of September, we celebrate National Heritage Day.
Posted on September 14, 2021
The UN Food Systems Summit is coming up soon and we are taking a brief look back at some of the pre-summit events.
Posted on August 27, 2021
The African Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (AFAERE) held its inaugural conference earlier this month and we chatted to the President of the association, Dr Selma Karuaihe.
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.
Posted on August 14, 2021
Women's Month: Focus on Prof Sheryl Hendriks
Posted on August 09, 2021
Today, we celebrate this day with two women from the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Pretoria. Dr Colleta Gandidzanwa and Dr Tracy Muwanga are both extraordinary women involved in research in Agricultural Sciences.
Posted on August 07, 2021
World Breastfeeding Week takes place annually between the 1st and 7th of August. It is a week that aims to raise awareness of the benefits that breastfeeding has for improving nutrition in children.
Posted on August 06, 2021
The Inaugural Address by Prof Sheryl Hendriks took place on 5 August 2021, and celebrated her work in Food Security And Nutrition over the course of her career.
Posted on July 27, 2021
The University of Pretoria (UP) is representing South Africa in a multinational, cross-continental project that aims to enhance food and nutrition security in Africa and open the door to export markets.
Posted on July 27, 2021
The United Nations Food Systems Summit Science Days took place on the 8th and 9th July 2021, and Dr Elizabeth Mkandawire was one of three academics from the University of Pretoria who took part in the debates.
Posted on July 26, 2021
Register and join in on the conversation surround food security and systems.
Posted on July 26, 2021
Prof Sheryl Hendriks spoke about ending hunger in today's End Hunger Coalition
Posted on July 25, 2021
Dr Anja Buttstedt, a Feodor Lynen Fellow funded by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation has joined the Social Insect Research Group (SIRG) of the Department of Zoology and Entomology in January this year.
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