DHHS Celebrates its Graduates

Posted on May 05, 2022

On 4 May 2022 in the Autumn Graduation the Department of Historical and Heritage Studies saw many of its postgraduate students pass the finish line.

DHHS Professor Simpson takes top honours at Humanities and Social Science Awards

Posted on April 08, 2022

The Department of Historical and Heritage Studies is exceptionally proud to announce that Professor Thula Simpson’s book entitled History of South Africa: From 1902 to the Present published in August 2021 won the prestigious National Institute for the Humanities and Social Science (NIHSS)...

DHHS departs for Finland for Erasmus SUCSESS project workshop

Posted on April 04, 2022

Seven members of the Department of Historical and Heritage Studies departed for Helsinki, Finland.

DHHS co-hosts ATLAS Africa Conference

Posted on February 18, 2022

On 14 February 2022 (Valentine’s Day), the Department of Historical and Heritage Studies (DHHS) in the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Pretoria (UP) co-hosted the Association for Tourism and Leisure Education and Research’s (ATLAS) Africa Conference.

UP SUCCESS at Erasmus SUCSESS Hackathon

Posted on February 07, 2022

In early February UP Academics and Career Services participated in a four-day Erasmus SUCSESS Project workshop focusing on university education and students’ employability. They also competed in a Hackathon.

International Webinar: ATLAS AFRICA in collaboration with UPCT 2021

Posted on December 01, 2021

The Association for Tourism and Leisure Education and Research (ATLAS), the global association established to develop transnational educational and research initiatives in tourism and leisure, hosted a webinar in collaboration with the 2021 University of Pretoria Campus Tours (UPCT) team on...

Prof Harris speaks to over a thousand tourist guides at NDT lecture series

Posted on October 19, 2021

The Head of the Department of Historical and Heritage Studies and the Director of the University of Pretoria Archives, Prof Karen Harris, was one of two guest speakers in the Online Lecture Series for Tourist Guides held on 14 October 2021.

Newsbank hits record high

Posted on October 08, 2021

Newsbank, a collection of digitised and searchable primary sources available in the UP Library, had a record number of hits in September 2021 totalling 21 177, an all time UP high!