Research aims to bring human agency back to the environmental crisis

Posted on February 03, 2016

UP's recently established African Observatory for Environmental Humanities promotes the notion of ‘earth keeping’ and positions itself at the intersection of indigenous value systems and modernity.

The science behind hail

Posted on January 04, 2016

Parts of the country were subjected to severe hailstorms towards the end of last year and hailstones the size of tennis balls inflicted massive damage. Dr Liesl Dyson explains the science behind this weather phenomenon.

New strategies for talking to the public about climate change

Posted on December 14, 2015

In a time of worrying discoveries about the state of our planet's climate, new research on emotive communication offers new avenues to effect behaviour change in favour of mitigating climate change.

Nigeria's Boko Haram thrives on lack of basic education

Posted on December 10, 2015

In his PhD thesis, Dr Onuora-Oguno Azubike Chinwuba, a native Nigerian based at the Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria, links the rise of Boko Haram to the education sector in Nigeria.

Research examines the ethics of corporate communication

Posted on December 07, 2015

In her current research, Prof Ronél Rensburg, from UP's Communication Management Division, examines the contentious issues associated with the contemporary communication management profession.

Ancient giants reveal the realities of climate change

Posted on December 03, 2015

When a giant baobab toppled over in the Pafuri area of the Kruger National Park a number of years ago, researchers from UP had a hunch that the fallen giant could give them access to a wealth of information about the past.

Augmentative and alternative communication: Empowering people with disabilities

Posted on November 30, 2015

The Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication at UP plays an important role in addressing communication difficulties encountered by individuals with physical challenges or persons with disabilities.

Announcement of the 2015 Nobel Prize Laureate in Economic Sciences

Posted on October 12, 2015

The announcement of the 2015 Nobel Prize Laureate in Economic Sciences today (12 October) will be celebrated in the Musaion on the UP campus with the hosting of the annual Nobel Lecture Series by National Research Foundation (NRF) and the Swedish Embassy.