May 2023 edition of the NAS Faculty newsletter (SquaredUP) now available

Posted on June 13, 2023

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

Can tiny beetles kill big trees? An emerging problem in South Africa

Posted on May 08, 2023

South Africa’s urban trees are under attack by tiny aliens, beetles of no more than 3mm in size that have made their way to our shores from Southeast Asia.

Keeping cattle safe from parasites can help protect us from malaria

Posted on April 24, 2023

Malaria mosquitoes are killed when they feed on livestock treated with anti-parasitic drugs.

Invitation to the online Inaugural Address of Professor Michael J Somers

Posted on March 30, 2023

You are invited to the inaugural lecture of Professor Michael J Somers.

Moo-nlight Sonata: UP study finds that cows soothed by classical music produce more milk

Posted on March 15, 2023

A University of Pretoria (UP) study has shown that playing soothing classical music to dairy cows lowers their stress levels and increases their milk production.

NAS Faculty newsletter for December 2022 (third edition) is now available

Posted on December 13, 2022

NAS Faculty newsletter for December 2022 is now available

We need to protect white rhino cows to charge at the threat of poaching

Posted on December 13, 2022

We could double the number of white rhino females in the coming decade by protecting them from poaching, which has been steadily increasing over the last decade. This is according to University of Pretoria (UP )researchers and their colleagues who suggest practical solutions to protect these...

Honey-making begins at the flower, according to new UP discovery

Posted on December 09, 2022

Prof Susan Nicolson from UP’s Department of Zoology and Entomology, and her colleagues, Dr Hannelie Human and Prof Christian Pirk, discovered that honeybees removed most of the water while collecting nectar from macadamia flowers.