Posted on March 25, 2022
UP Associate Professor Nasima Carrim has received seed funding from the Michigan State University-founded Alliance for African Partnership, for her research into diversity management.
Posted on March 24, 2022
Prof Teresa Pidduck and Sumarie Swanepoel have been celebrated for the impact of their article published in the New Zealand Journal of Taxation Law and Policy.
Posted on March 24, 2022
Prof Elsabé Loots explores how the sanctions against Russia following its invasion of the Ukraine could be the new impetus for the Chinese yuan to move up the reserve currency ladder.
Posted on March 18, 2022
Mzuvukile Skwatsha, a PhD student in the Department of Economics, was elated when he was named second runner-up in the postgraduate category of the Nedbank and Old Mutual Budget Speech Competition.
Posted on March 10, 2022
UP has launched SDSN South Africa, a national network for the UN’s Sustainable Development Solutions Network, which mobilises global scientific and technological expertise to promote practical solutions for sustainable development.
Posted on March 08, 2022
Today’s biases against women in the workplace are subtler and harder to detect than in the past. Yet they impact women’s careers in real, detrimental ways. They strengthen the glass ceiling that constrains women from leadership roles.
Posted on March 07, 2022
Our social contract has not been salvaged, neither by the state of the nation address nor by a national budget that could admittedly have been much worse had we not been granted a reprieve by our old faithful, the mining sector. The asymmetrical enforcement of the social contract violates the...
Posted on March 01, 2022
Findings from modelling exercises reveal that by focusing on green economic recovery measures, SA can reconstruct its economy in an improved, more inclusive way.
Posted on February 14, 2022
Professor Jenny Hoobler of the Department of Human Resource Management in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at UP has been elected as Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP).
Posted on January 20, 2022
“I just love doing research, asking questions and looking for answers. With economics not being a lab-focused discipline, I need to ensure that the research that I do adds value not only to the discipline, but also possibly to economic agents such as policy makers and investors,” says...
Posted on January 19, 2022
Findings from in-depth modelling exercises — undertaken in collaboration with global partners, including Cambridge Econometrics, the United Nations Environment Programme (Unep) and the International Labour Organisation’s Partnership for Action on Green Economy — reveal that by...
Posted on January 19, 2022
The South African VAT system is found to be mildly regressive, where a larger percentage of income is taken from the poor in comparison to the rich.
Posted on December 21, 2021
Elize Kirsten and Dr Zack Enslin, both senior lecturers in the Department of Financial Management at the University of Pretoria (UP), received global honours at the 2021 Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) Excellence Awards.
Posted on December 20, 2021
A focus on transformation is necessary for South Africa to reach its full potential, said Dean of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) at the University of Pretoria (UP) Professor Margaret Chitiga-Mabugu at a webinar hosted by Professor Charles Maimela, Deputy Dean of the Faculty...
Posted on December 15, 2021
The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) at the University of Pretoria (UP) celebrated its staff and student achievements at a virtual ceremony on Monday, 13 December 2021.
Posted on December 14, 2021
“There are several ways to navigate the festive season and see the year out on a financially sound basis.” – UP’s Prof John Hall of the Department of Financial Management shows you how to keep your household budget shipshape.
Posted on December 13, 2021
There is no doubt that the pandemic has had a devastating impact on South Africa and its economy. During economic crises, women often pay a heavy price and Covid-19 is no exception.
Posted on December 10, 2021
University of Pretoria (UP) PhD student Bianca Frost and her supervisor, Professor Elizabeth du Preez of the Department of Marketing Management, received the Best Paper Award at the Making Waves in Africa conference.
Posted on December 07, 2021
Professor Melanie Wiese from the Department of Marketing Management at the University of Pretoria (UP) unpacked consumer behaviour and decision making during her inaugural address.
Posted on December 03, 2021
It’s been a year of graft and gruelling circumstances, and many of us have felt the impact of 2021 on our physical and mental well-being. Be sure to make full use of the upcoming summer holidays for rest and rejuvenation – here’s how.
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