From a “BRICS-Centric” to a “BRICS-Infused” world order

Posted on March 20, 2024

On the 12th of March, the Ocean Regions Programme (ORP) in the Department of Political Sciences hosted a roundtable discussion on a “BRICS-infused world order”. This discussion featured a presentation by Sanusha Naidu, a senior researcher at the Institute for Global Dialogue (IGD),...

Political Sciences lecturers making waves in 2023

Posted on February 09, 2024

In the year 2023, distinguished lecturers from the Department of Political Sciences achieved noteworthy recognition by prominently featuring on both local and international media platforms, as well as successfully contributing to esteemed academic publications. Heartfelt congratulations are...

The Texture of Dissent - Book Launch

Posted on April 04, 2023

On 23 March 2023, the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Pretoria in collaboration with the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) hosted the launch of the book, The Texture of Dissent: Defiant Public Intellectuals in South Africa (2022) at the Javett-UP Arts Centre.

Youth Advocacy Festival Comes to UP

Posted on March 13, 2023

The Humanities Faculty in collaboration with Engage South Africa and with support from the High Commission of Canada in South Africa, hosted the Youth Advocacy Festival on the 17 and 18 February 2023. The Festival took place at the Javett-UP Art Centre and on UP’s Hatfield Campus. The Youth...

UP’s African Centre for the Study of the United States aims to bridge the knowledge gap between Africa and the US

Posted on May 24, 2022

UP has launched the African Centre for the Study of the United States to bridge the knowledge gap between Africa and the US, and to produce multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary research.

University of Pretoria African Centre for the Study of the United States turns its critical gaze on the super power

Posted on March 11, 2022

The establishment of the African Centre for the Study of the United States-UP as a premier African knowledge-creation hub and think-tank will contribute to bridging the knowledge deficit for Africa in its relations and engagements with the US.

World Refugee Day—humanity in crisis

Posted on June 25, 2021

World Refugee Day is hosted annually on 20 June. Under the theme ‘Together we heal, learn and shine’, this year’s event aims to create awareness of the challenges faced by refugees globally.

Youth Forum at Future Africa!

Posted on June 25, 2021

On 10 June, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in partnership with the University of Pretoria and its transdisciplinary research institution Future Africa, hosted a youth forum under the theme: ‘Reimagine education tomorrow – Our time. Our turn. Our future’. As...