Doctoral students gather to discuss insurgent democracies in Asia and Africa

Posted on June 18, 2025

“I’m really pleased that the Centre for Asian Studies in Africa (CASA) has expanded the remit of its work to also encompass making spaces for emerging young scholars.” So says CASA director Prof Alf Gunvald Nilsen about the 4-day doctoral course Insurgent Democracies in Asia and...

UP EXPERT OPINION: YOUTH MONTH: UP expert on the urgency of investing in adolescent health and well-being

Posted on June 17, 2025

As we celebrate Youth Month, we are reminded that the choices we make today play a role in shaping the future of our nation

The Faculty of Humanities is pleased to announce Professor Bila as the new Head of the Department of Social Work and Criminology

Posted on June 05, 2025

The Faculty of Humanities is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Bila as the new Head of the Department of Social Work and Criminology, effective 1 April 2025.

When Theory meets Practice: DHHS Doctorate student and UP Museums Interpretive Officer in Accra, Ghana

Posted on May 31, 2025

A DHHS PhD Candidate and UP Museums Interpretive Officer shines a Ghana Workshop on History, Heritage, and the Tourist Sector in Sub-Saharan Africa

FIRST BLACK AFRICAN WOMAN TO ACHIEVE A PhD IN HERITAGE AND CULTURAL TOURISM AT UP

Posted on May 30, 2025

Matikoe Matsoso, from Lesotho, is the first black African woman to earn a PhD in Heritage and Cultural Tourism at UP. Her research, supervised by Prof Karen Harris, focuses on gender exploitation in the sector. A former heritage professional and honours cum laude graduate, she aims to advance...

#UPGraduation2025: UP PhD graduate breaks new ground with culturally rooted communication tool

Posted on May 27, 2025

Ngwanamaishe Rahab Blondie Mothapo, who received her doctoral degree during the University of Pretoria’s (UP) ongoing Autumn 2025 graduation sessions, sees language as more than just a tool for communication.

UP confers honorary doctorate on social worker and former First Lady Zanele Mbeki

Posted on May 26, 2025

UP's Faculty of Humanities recently awarded Zanele Mbeki an honorary doctorate

#UPGraduations2025: ‘The chains of poverty have been broken’ – UP PhD graduate

Posted on May 23, 2025

University of Pretoria (UP) PhD graduate Abongile Pindo can think of no better way to celebrate graduating with a Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology Development Studies from the Faculty of Humanities than with those closest to her.