Dr Funke Omidire promoted to Senior Lecturer

Posted on February 18, 2018

Dr Funke Omidire from the Department of Educational Psychology’s current research is funded by the Research Development Programme, (RDP). It is an intervention study with a pre/post design aimed at adapting Quality Talk for use in South Africa.

Prof Ronel Ferreira promoted to Full Professor

Posted on February 18, 2018

Prof Ronél Ferreira is the former Head of the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Pretoria. She holds a PhD in Educational Psychology from the University of Pretoria. She was recently appointed as Full Professor in the Faculty of Education.

Getting ready for the career you love

Posted on February 13, 2017

Prof Kobus Maree, from the Department of Educational Psychology in the Faculty of Education at the University of Pretoria, has some advice for students on choosing a fulfilling career.

Partners of change in South Africa's education system

Posted on October 27, 2016

Prof Ronél Ferreira, Head of the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Pretoria, uses intervention research to facilitate positive change in resource-constrained school settings and vulnerable communities.

Four NRF ratings in the Faculty of Education of Education

Posted on October 21, 2016

The Faculty of Education is happy to announce that four of our staff members have received new ratings from the National Research Foundation (NRF).

A life dedicated to helping people find their life's purpose

Posted on September 12, 2016

Deriving inspiration from his own childhood experiences, Prof Kobus Maree of the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Pretoria has made it his life's work to help people find their life's purpose.

Why career counselling is more valuable now than ever before

Posted on August 15, 2016

The Conversation Africa's education editor Natasha Joseph, recently asked Professor Kobus Maree of the Department of Educational Psychology to explain how career counselling has changed and why it is so important.

UP postdoctoral fellow studies the effects of divorce on children in Tanzania

Posted on November 11, 2015

Dr Chris Mauki's research focusses on exploring and explaining the potential effects of marital dissolution (both positive and negative) on the academic development and psychosocial well-being of children in Tanzania.