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The effects of the Attachment and Biobehavioral Catchup parenting intervention for children with intellectual disabilities in South Africa

Posted on June 11, 2025

Dr Mohamed recently received his PhD Psychology from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Netherlands) & North-West University (South Africa).

Transformation for Social Impact (TSI) Project

Posted on June 11, 2025

During April 2025, the Department of Psychology had the privilege of participating in the Transformation for Social Impact event hosted by the Faculties of Health Sciences and Humanities.

Opinion: Gender-Responsive Pedagogy in Early Childhood Education

Posted on June 05, 2025

Dr. Jarred H Martin (Department of Psychology, University of Pretoria) and Pierre W Brouard (Centre for sexualities, AIDS & Gender, University of Pretoria) explore the value of gender-responsive pedagogy in early childhood education in a new opinion piece published on LitNet (28 May 2025).

Civil Society Has a Key Role in Fighting Corruption by Dr Ruth Kolevsohn

Posted on May 21, 2025

Ruth Kolevsohn's article, Civil Society Has a Key Role in Fighting Corruption, which appeared in Africa in Fact, highlights the transformative impact of grassroots movements and civil society organisations in addressing corruption across Africa.

ISOP Seminar: “The mystery of consciousness: you are your brain, you are without your brain, or you have a brain”

Posted on February 27, 2025

Prof David Maree, Head of the Interdisciplinary School of Psychology (ISOP) invites you to join him for the first ISOP Seminar (Hybrid) on Tuesday, 13 May 2025

Sustainable Development as a Fourth Paradigm for Twenty-First Century Careers

Posted on February 10, 2025

Colleagues/Students/Professionals, you are invited to attend a free online One-Day International Conference on Tuesday, 25 Feb 2025, entitled "Sustainable Development as a Fourth Paradigm for Twenty-First Century Careers: The Precious Contribution of Active Lives for the Construction of Decent...

Far Leaf Scholar Designed & Published Mental Well-being Scale

Posted on February 10, 2025

Dr Jumoke I. Oladele designed a mental well-being scale, as part of her PhD Psychology thesis. Dr Oladele is a Far Leaf Scholar, through the Future Africa Research Leadership Fellowship at the University of Pretoria

UP shines in 2025 Times Higher Education Subject Rankings: Six subjects ranked No. 1 in SA

Posted on February 07, 2025

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, which were released on 22 January 2025.