Political Science professor awarded a NIHSS prestigious grant

Posted on March 05, 2021

Professor Christopher Afoke Isike of the Department of Political Sciences in the Faculty of Humanities was recently awarded the prestigious African Pathways Programme (APP)/BRICS Teaching and Research Mobility Grant.

WORLD HEARING DAY: ‘Launch of first-ever World Report on Hearing is a clarion call to hearing health for all,’ says World Hearing Forum SA steering team

Posted on March 02, 2021

"Screen, rehabilitate, communicate" is the call from the World Hearing Forum SA steering team.

Top DHHS graduate lands scholarship and publishes monograph

Posted on February 22, 2021

Elize Soer, a graduate from the Department of Historical and Heritage Studies (DHHS), recently landed a scholarship to complete a multidisciplinary PhD at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies in Cologne, Germany.

EXPERT OPINION: ‘Superimposing agency on artificial intelligence technologies will shift moral responsibility from its creators’ – UP academic

Posted on February 22, 2021

“Humans need to collaborate to ensure ethically responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) instead of giving it honorary human status,” says UP Philosophy lecturer Dr Mpho Tshivhase.

New scholarly book

Posted on February 19, 2021

Nerina Bosman spoke about a new scholarly book, Contemporary Afrikaans Linguistics, on the RSG programme Taaldinge.

NewsClips (19/02/2021)

Posted on February 19, 2021

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Retired Deputy Chief Justice Dr Dikgang Moseneke pays UP a visit

Posted on February 12, 2021

Former Deputy Chief Justice Dr Dikgang Moseneke recently had the opportunity to tour UP’s latest establishments and projects.

Tasty, healthy and African: UP plays its part in international project to promote local crops and develop new food products

Posted on February 11, 2021

UP is representing South Africa in a 20-partner African and European consortium to boost food security and nutrition in Africa.

Karoobrokkies, 'n literêre reis

Posted on February 11, 2021

Willie Burger writes about his literature travels. Willie Burger deel sy literêre reis deur die Karoo

Nomination for the HSS prize

Posted on February 10, 2021

Hein Willemse (Afrikaans) was nominated for the HSS prize. / Die Nasionale Instituut vir Geestes- en Sosiale Wetenskappe (NIHSS) het onlangs die langlys vir sy jaarlikse HSS-pryse bekend gemaak. (Uitreksel uit Netwerk 24.com, Die Burger)

NewsClips (05/02/2021)

Posted on February 05, 2021

The past year has been difficult one for everyone and our heartfelt condolences go to those colleagues who have lost loved ones. I do expect 2021 will have its own challenges but I am confident that together we will make it through this period and have another successful year.

UP staffer writes book to be read by three million children on World Read Aloud Day 2021

Posted on February 01, 2021

UP staffer Sihle Nontshokweni has written this year’s official South African story to be read on #WorldReadAloudDay on 3 February.

Jonas Gwangwa embodied South Africa’s struggle for a national culture

Posted on January 27, 2021

Through 65 years on stage, Jonas Gwangwa’s playing contributed to every genre of South African jazz. Overseas, he was hailed as player, producer and composer.

‘Where did the rain begin to beat us?’ – UP's Prof Tawana Kupe on what SA can learn from US chaos

Posted on January 15, 2021

Whether populist disturbances of the magnitude witnessed at the US Capitol last week could happen in South Africa is not the question but, rather, in what ways are there similarities and trends, says UP Vice-Chancellor Professor Tawane Kupe.

Faculty of Humanities researcher awarded an honorary doctorate in community psychology by the University of Zululand

Posted on January 14, 2021

Mmatshilo Motsei was awarded an honorary doctorate in community psychology by the University of Zululand for her integrative work with women and men. This is not the first award she has received for community psychology, and among her accolades is an award from the Department of Psychology at the...

NewsClips (11/12/2020)

Posted on December 13, 2020

Here are the NewsClips for the week:

Dr Sithembile Mbete from the Department of Political Sciences and her team receive a prestigious Swedish Research Council grant

Posted on December 11, 2020

Angela Muvumba-Sellström (Uppsala University/Nordic Africa Institute), Sithembile Mbete (University of Pretoria), and Louise Olsson (PRIO) have received funding from the Swedish Research Council to deepen the understanding of African countries' opportunities to make the UN Security Council more...

UPCT celebrates the “Year of the Masks” at virtual year-end function

Posted on December 10, 2020

On 4 December 2020 the Heritage and Cultural Tourism honours students held their annual year-end-function in celebration

UP Information Design students win six medals at Loeries in big win for School of the Arts

Posted on December 10, 2020

The Information Design programme in the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Pretoria (UP) has won several awards at the 2020 Loeries. Masego Panyane (MP) caught up with course lecturer Kyle Rath (KR) to hear about the award-winning projects, the course and the students.

ATLAS hosts UPCT international webinar

Posted on December 10, 2020

On 2 December 2020 the University of Pretoria Campus Tours (UPCT) team presented an international webinar hosted by the Association for Tourism and Leisure Education and Research (ATLAS).