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In South Africa’s underserved communities, adolescence comes with unique challenges. While these years should be about self-discovery and growth, they are too...

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Gender-based violence (GBV) is a profound violation of human rights and a direct attack on the dignity, safety, and humanity of individuals, families, and...

Dr Ahmed Riaz Mohamed has been invited to join the Editorial Board of Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities (AMHID). AMHID, an international...

\u00a0 Department of Psychology Represents Strongly at PsySSA 2025 The Department of Psychology at the University of Pretoria was proudly represented at the...

Reflections on My MA Psychology Journey Upon reflecting on my journey while being registered in the Master of Arts degree programme specialising in Psychology...

Today, 10 October, marks World Mental Health Day – and in South Africa, it sits squarely amid Mental Health Awareness Month. This year, the South African...

At the 15th Congress of Mental Health in Intellectual Disability held in Ghent, Belgium (18-20 September), Dr Ahmed Mohamed was awarded the Prize for...

What does it mean to invest in adolescents? Last month, Nuruniesa Isaacs of Radio 786 in Cape Town had the privilege of interviewing our own Professor Eugene...

The Interdisciplinary School of Psychology (ISOP) hosted a seminar on 13 May 2025 in Merensky Library Auditorium, Hatfield Campus. "The mystery of consciousness...

Dr Jarred H. Martin has been invited to join the Editorial Board of Psychology & Sexuality, an international journal dedicated to publishing research that...

On Youth Day, we celebrate the brave young people of the 1976 Soweto Uprising, and honour the role they played in fighting to empower youth. Yet today, the...

During April 2025, the Department of Psychology at the University of Pretoria (UP), had the privilege of participating in the Transformation for Social Impact...

Dr Ahmed Riaz Mohamed recently graduated from both the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (28 May 2025) and North-West University (04 Jun 2025) with a PhD in...

Opinion: Gender-Responsive Pedagogy in Early Childhood Education Rather than confusing children, gender-responsive pedagogy provides them with the language and...

Ruth Kolevsohn's article, Civil Society Has a Key Role in Fighting Corruption, which appeared in Africa in Fact (pages 61-63), highlights the transformative...

Prof David Maree, Head of the Interdisciplinary School of Psychology (ISOP) invites you to join him for the first ISOP Seminar titled “The mystery of...

Colleagues, Students & P rofessionals You are interested in participating online in the One-Day International Conference on Tuesday, 25 Feb 2025, entitled "...

Dr Jumoke I. Oladele, a Far Leaf Scholar ( Future Africa Research Leadership Fellow) at the University of Pretoria (UP), designed a mental well-being scale...

The University of Pretoria (UP) improved its score in 22 out of 31 subjects when compared to 2024 in the 2025 Times Higher Education (THE) Subject Rankings...