Research News

  • South Africa must do more to keep teachers from seeking 'greener pastures'

    Posted on November 16, 2017

    Around the world, many teachers are choosing to leave their home countries once they've qualified. It's a global phenomenon, and one that impacts both developed and developing nations.

  • LLITUP Collaboratorium launch at Groenkloof Campus

    Posted on April 20, 2017

    The research space of the Living Lab for Innovative Teaching at the University of Pretoria (the LLITUP Collaboratorium) was recently launched at the University's Groenkloof Campus.

  • Opening up the world of autism

    Posted on April 03, 2017

    World Autism Awareness Day is celebrated annually on 2 April and aims to raise awareness about people with autism throughout the world. Ms Ilse de Bruin, a PhD student at UP, shares some interesting facts about the condition.

  • Four NRF ratings in the Faculty of Education of Education

    Posted on October 21, 2016

    The Faculty of Education is happy to announce that four of our staff members have received new ratings from the National Research Foundation (NRF).

  • Mathematician strengthen ties in Germany and Hungary

    Posted on September 14, 2016

    Prof Johann Engebrecht from the Department of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education recently returned from Germany and Hungary where he was part of ‘survey team on blended learning’.

  • Dr Surette van Staden applauded for research

    Posted on August 30, 2016

    Dr Surette van Staden senior lecturer in the Department of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education was acknowledged for her Y-rating by the NRF for the research she does at the annual Academic Achievement function.

  • Teachers are key to solving SA schools' maths woes

    Posted on January 28, 2016

    Dr Sonja van Putten from UP's Department of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, says that SA's poor rankings in terms of mathematics education is largely due to a shortage of specialist mathematics teachers.

  • UP research examines the importance of reading

    Posted on September 16, 2015

    Dr Surette van Staden is an active researcher in education who, in her most recent research, examined literacy achievement among primary school learners in South Africa.

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