‘The mental health of youth is sustained by the people, places and spaces around them’ – UP-Dalhousie resilience study finds

Posted on May 18, 2022

People, spaces and places contribute to the mental health and resilience of youth, especially in resource-constrained environments, according to the latest findings of the Resilient Youth in Stressed Environments study.

#UPGraduation2022: Prof Mokubung Nkomo receives honorary doctorate from UP

Posted on May 11, 2022

Prof Mokubung Nkomo, retired independent education academic, has received an honorary doctorate from UP in recognition of his contributions to the field of education.

UP soars in 2022 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings

Posted on May 03, 2022

UP is proud to have been named SA’s second-best and Africa’s third-best university in the 2022 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings! UP’s overall score marks the greatest improvement among all SA universities.

Re.Search Issue 2: Innovation

Posted on April 26, 2022

Innovation is the next step forward. The innovations highlighted in this edition show us that the knowledge we create today is a step forward to future.

Improvement in overall research outputs for UP – Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) 2020 report released

Posted on April 12, 2022

A report recently released by the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) shows a year-on-year improvement in overall 2020 research publications output units accrued by the University of Pretoria.

International Women’s Day: UP joins the call to #BreakTheBias

Posted on March 08, 2022

Today, 8 March, UP joins the global community in observing International Women’s Day and supports the global call to action to #BreakTheBias in all spheres of life.

International Day of Education: How South Africa can fix its education system

Posted on January 24, 2022

Literacy in SA is a challenge that requires us to acknowledge that matters concerning the education system are complex and require solutions showing an awareness of that, says the UP Dept of Political Sciences’ Yanga Malotana.

Humanities Education, in the Faculty of Education at UP is proud to host the Journal of Geography Education in Africa (JoGEA)

Posted on January 19, 2022

Humanities Education, in the Faculty of Education at UP is proud to announce that the Journal of Geography Education in Africa (JoGEA), as hosted on the UP Open Access Journals Portal - is accredited by the DHET. Please visit the journal at: https://upjournals.up.ac.za/index.php/jogea - for more...