Prof. Bernard Slippers

Director (FABI)

Bernard Slippers is a Professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology and the Director of the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) at the University of Pretoria. He is the founding Director of the Future Africa Institute and Innovation Africa@UP at the same University. He leads the Tree Protection Co-operative Programme and is a core team member Centre of Excellence in Plant Health Biotechnology in FABI.

Bernard’s research focuses on the ecology and evolution of insects and micro-organisms that affect plant health, and the development of tools to mitigate their impact. He has received wide recognition for his research, including as a Highly Cited Researcher (Clarivate Analytics) and the Christiaan Hendrik Persoon Gold Medal for Plant Pathology. He has published more than 320 papers, 3 edited books and a number of book chapters, which have been cited more than 19000 times. He has trained more than a 100 PhD and MSc students.

Bernard is passionate about science development. He is a founding member of the Global Young Academy (GYA) and the South African Young Academy of Science (SAYAS). He has served in the leadership of these organisations, including as co-chair of the GYA. He has initiated and led the Africa Science Leadership Programme. Bernard is an elected fellow of the Academy of Science of South Africa and the Royal Society of South Africa.

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Property owners and tenants can claim and track their property to monitor the estimated value and learn about recent sales for similar properties. By understanding your relationship to the property, we can tailor what we show and send you to make it more relevant to your situation. 

There is no limit to the number of properties you can track. Once you have tracked a property you will be able to track additional properties, make changes to your property relationship and change your primary property.

Price estimates are calculated by PropTrack Australia by looking at multiple properties and local market data points, which together can provide insight into the approximate value of a property. The data that informs the estimate range includes property and local market data including: Property types, Recent sales & local price trends, and Land area. To learn more about privacy and Property Value pages.

The Australian arm of PropTrack was acquired by REA Group In May 2018. A combination of unique data, industry expertise and analytical precision has made PropTrack a trusted leader in property data and automated valuations. From November 2018, PropTrack has been providing REA with most of the property insights used in consumer and customer experiences. More information about PropTrack is available on their website.

A combination of unique data, industry expertise and analytical precision has made PropTrack a trusted leader in property data and automated valuations. From November 2018, PropTrack has been providing REA with most of the property insights used in consumer and customer experiences. More information about PropTrack is available on their website.