RE.SEARCH 11: Digital Worlds

Posted on April 17, 2025

The latest issue of the University of Pretoria’s award-winning RE.SEARCH magazine is available now and reflects a shift towards both a fresher design and outlook. This edition is curated under the theme ‘Digital’, and offers a glimpse into some of the fascinating research...

RE.SEARCH 10: Make today matter

Posted on November 22, 2024

The articles in this edition showcase work from all nine of our faculties, and underscore our University’s slogan ‘Make today matter’. RE.SEARCH has been named South Africa's top corporate publication as the winner of the 2024 SA Publication's Forum Awards. It is a runner up and...

UP-led research set to study depression among unemployed youth across Africa

Posted on February 14, 2024

According to the study’s authors, thousands of young people across the continent are battling mental health issues such as depression. Challenges, such as poverty, make young people even more vulnerable to mental illness.

UP professor wins prestigious Research Medal of the Education Association of South Africa

Posted on January 22, 2024

Professor Marien Graham, whose research has shed light on critical issues within South Africa’s educational landscape over the years, has been awarded the coveted Research Medal of the Education Association of South Africa.

Google grant fuels innovation and research at UP

Posted on November 21, 2023

Several UP researchers have been awarded the Google General Research Support Grant. “We anticipate with great excitement the contributions that our researchers will make to technology and sustainability,” says research grants manager Ninette Kotzee.

2023 Shanghai Ranking affirms UP’s research excellence and impact

Posted on August 18, 2023

UP has been ranked number two in South Africa and Africa in the highly cited researchers' category of the 2023 Shanghai Ranking. Overall, the university ranked number three in the country and fourth in Africa.

Researchers and PhD students from Michigan State University visit the Faculty of Education

Posted on August 01, 2023

On 25 May 2023, a research group from Michigan State University (MSU) visited the Faculty of Education.

RE.SEARCH 6: Open

Posted on July 26, 2023

This issue features research from all of the University of Pretoria's nine faculties and our business school, the Gordan Institute of Business Science (GIBS) and shows how our research is opening a new world and a better future.