Research News

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).

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

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.

Hope for the Future

Posted on December 03, 2024

Being able to reframe negative events in a positive manner, actively cope with everyday challenges, and find comfort in spiritual faith and practices is how we create hope – and how we make today matter.

Sexual violence in South Africa: women share their stories about the dangers of commuting on minibus taxis

Posted on September 17, 2024

Millions of people use minibus taxis to get around South Africa every day. These “pillars of public transport” (which are privately owned and run rather than operated by the state) account for 66.5% of all public transport on the country’s roads.

Virtual Presentation & Recording of Prof Anastassios (Tassos) Matsopoulos on the topic "Erasmus Mundus Joint Master's: Resilience in Educational Contexts"

Posted on August 24, 2024

The Interdisciplinary School of Psychology (ISOP) hosted Prof Anastassios (Tassos) Matsopoulos on Wednesday, 14 Aug 2024, during a virtual presentation on the topic of Erasmus Mundus Joint Master's: Resilience in Educational Contexts