Posted on September 28, 2022
The University of Pretoria (UP) recently participated in an international study led by the University of Miami to investigate termite and microbial wood discovery and decay. Termites release carbon from the wood as methane and carbon dioxide, which are two of the most important greenhouse gases...
Posted on September 13, 2022
NAS Faculty newsletter for September 2022 is now available
Posted on August 26, 2022
The Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (NAS) made inroads by having a very frank conversation on many topical issues, attended by both staff and students. The event was the Dean's Women's Month Lunch and Conversation on 19 August.
Posted on August 02, 2022
The world’s largest colony of nesting fish lives beneath the Antarctic ice
Posted on July 28, 2022
Onkgopotse Seabi is a UP MSc student with @SANBI_FBIP who is doing her bit to reduce the devastation wrought by fruit fly infestations in SA. Read about how her work can contribute to helping maintain affordable fruit and vegetable prices.
Posted on June 22, 2022
Rising temperatures as a result of climate change will affect bird species differently, and their abilities to withstand extremely hot conditions depend on the part of the world that they find themselves in and the climatic region to which their physiology has become adapted over the course of...
Posted on June 13, 2022
Nearly 70 prizes were awarded at the Annual Exceptional Achievers Function for the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences students in May this year.
Posted on June 09, 2022
Earlier this month, the National Science and Technology Forum announced the finalists for this year’s NSTF-South32 Awards. UP congratulates and celebrates nine of our own researchers who have been nominated!
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