‘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.

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.

Disaster triggers solidarity rather than disruption among South Africans

Posted on August 16, 2021

South Africans have been found to tend towards flocking instead of taking flight as a resilience response. This is according to Professor Liesel Ebersöhn, a professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Pretoria (UP) and Director of the University’s Centre for...

UP-led project launches innovative fellowship to develop African food systems researchers

Posted on July 23, 2021

The Food Systems Research Network for Africa (FSNet-Africa) fellowship has officially launched, and 20 early-career researchers from six African countries joined their mentors from the UK and Africa in the first week of activities.

EXPERT OPINION: UP career counselling specialist outlines how learners on lockdown can chart a course for future success

Posted on February 04, 2021

With public schools still closed as a result of COVID-19, Prof Kobus Maree of UP’s Dept of Educational Psychology offers learners and parents tips on how to maximise learning potential.

Coping with exams amid COVID-19 pandemic: UP educational psychology expert offers tips for students

Posted on November 11, 2020

Prof Kobus Maree of UP's Department of Education Psychology offers advice on how students can cope during exams as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to weigh heavily on the world.

Online and distance education to soar in the face of COVID-19, experts predict at UP's Flexible Futures 2020 Conference

Posted on August 13, 2020

Online and distance education will gain greater legitimacy as enrolments are expected to grow in this area in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.