Posted on June 20, 2025
Who would have thought that the curiosity sparked during a family holiday at a game reserve would lead to endless research possibilities in the Waterberg? In 2021, Prof Nigel Barker from the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences received almost R4.5m from the Foundational Biodiversity...
Posted on June 19, 2025
UP has launched a 376-page recipe book celebrating the vibrant tropical fruit papaya.
Posted on June 17, 2025
Zerwick de Lange, currently an honours student in Physics, was awarded the Vice-Chancellor and Principal Award as the best undergraduate student in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (NAS). His cumulative weighted average was an astounding 96,86% over his three years of...
Posted on June 13, 2025
Prof Ara Monadjem, a biodiversity specialist from the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Eswatini, has been appointed as the new Head of the Department of Zoology and Entomology at the University of Pretoria from 1 June 2025.
Posted on June 11, 2025
Cricket à la king? How about a yellow mealworm burger? Foods that may previously have evoked a ‘yuck’ response are now firmly on the menu. Research into edible insects by the Department of Zoology and Entomology at the University of Pretoria (UP) is exploring how to rear and harvest...
Posted on June 10, 2025
Dr Bernard Coetzee was recently recognised as part of The Explorers Club 50’s Class of 2025
Posted on June 10, 2025
The NAS Faculty newsletter's first edition for 2025 (May 2025), SquaredUP, is now available.
Posted on June 09, 2025
UP hosted the inaugural lecture of Professor Irene Barnes, a world expert in forest pathology
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