Research News

  • Occupational health & wellbeing: from burnout to engagement in the workplace

    Posted on November 14, 2017

    Despite its name, occupational health psychology is traditionally concerned with ill-health and unwell-being.

  • EMS academics inaugurated into prestigious science academies

    Posted on October 16, 2017

    The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) hosted its annual awards ceremony on 11 October 2017, where new members of ASSAf and the South African Young Academy of Science (SAYAS) were also inaugurated.

  • Dr Paul Smit lectures at three Russian universities

    Posted on September 22, 2017

    Dr Paul Smit from the Department of Human Resource Management recently visited Russia, where he presented lectures at three different Russian universities and chaired a session at an international Brics conference.

  • Dr Nasima Carrim wins best paper award

    Posted on August 15, 2017

    Dr Nasima Carrim from the Department of Human Resource Management at the University of Pretoria received the best paper award in the management/talent and knowledge management track the Eighth Academic Research Conference on Global Business, Economics, Finance and Social Sciences, which took...

  • UP academics attend South African Personality Inventory research project workshop

    Posted on August 04, 2017

    Academics from the Department of Human Resource Management, Profs Deon Meiring and Alewyn Nel, participated in a workshop held on 10 and 11 July 2017 at the Touch of Class Guesthouse in Pretoria. The workshop focused on the South African Personality Inventory (SAPI), a research project where...

  • A new indigenous personality test for South Africa

    Posted on July 25, 2017

    Researchers at UP, along with colleagues from other universities, have been developing a more representative indigenous personality measure that can be used by prospective employers for a multi-cultural workforce.

  • Research and teaching excellence celebrated at EMS Awards

    Posted on June 28, 2017

    The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences celebrated the excellent research and teaching and learning achievements of academic staff members at the prestigious annual EMS Awards Function, which was held on 21 June 2017.

  • EMS academics celebrated at UP Academic Achievers Awards

    Posted on May 15, 2017

    A number of academics from the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences were celebrated when the University of Pretoria hosted its annual Academic Achievers Awards on 9 May 2017.

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