Prof Barend Erasmus appointed as new Dean for NAS

Posted on October 02, 2019

Professor Barend Erasmus has been appointed as the Dean in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (NAS) at the University of Pretoria (UP) from 1 October 2019.

2019 southern right whale aerial survey

Posted on September 13, 2019

This year celebrates the 50th anniversary of the annual aerial survey of southern right whales conducted by the Whale Unit of the University of Pretoria’s Mammal Research Institute (MRI).

Entomologist wins 2019 Humboldt Alumni Award

Posted on August 23, 2019

Dr Abdullahi Yusuf, a researcher in the Department of Zoology and Entomology at the University of Pretoria, was recently awarded a 2019 Humboldt Alumni Award for innovative networking initiatives, conferred on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of Alexander von Humboldt’s birth.

UP scientists warn southern Africa will lose much of its desert bird life in coming decades

Posted on June 25, 2019

Scientists at the University of Pretoria (UP) and National Zoological Gardens of South Africa (NZG) predict that the arid western parts of southern Africa will lose much of its bird life by the end of the century as a result of climate change.

‘Loss of species is an existential threat to humans’ – UP academics respond to UN extinction report

Posted on June 18, 2019

Wild spaces and the animals in them are disappearing at an alarming rate, according to the recent United Nations (UN) report on the extinction of species.

UP study on ant behaviour offers insight into how climate change could impact humans

Posted on June 05, 2019

A University of Pretoria (UP) study on ants that inhabit various mountain sites across the world has found that if greenhouse gas emissions continue on the current trajectory, the planet faces major ecosystem changes.

UP academics’ work on African mole-rat research could pave way for new painkillers for humans

Posted on May 30, 2019

Three University of Pretoria (UP) scientists are part of a team whose research on African mole-rats has led to a discovery that may hold the key to pain management in humans.

Two UP zoologists announced as Fellows of Royal Society of South Africa

Posted on February 11, 2019

Two renowned researchers from the Department of Zoology and Entomology at the University of Pretoria, Professors Armanda Bastos and Marthán Bester, have been announced as fellows of the Royal Society of South Africa (RSSAf) for 2019. This brings the total number of RSSAf fellows from the...