An all-female team from the University of Johannesburg has won an international innovation award for designing a non-electric breast pump that will make a real difference for new moms in…
Eight researchers from five South African universities have just earned Google PhD Fellowships, one of the world’s most competitive academic honours awarded to fewer than 300 PhD students globally! …
Explain your life’s work in three minutes. That’s the challenge a group of South Africa’s brightest PhD minds were handed at the National Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition this year. …
Innovation is everywhere within UJ’s new rescue simulation centre that will equip responders with the skills needed to act in all kinds of emergencies. Johannesburg, South Africa (21 October…
Almost fifty years on, we’re still learning from Antjie Krog’s words and activism. Johannesburg, South Africa (10 October 2025) – Antjie Krog received a wonderful honour this week! The…
South Africa’s very best are definitely keeping our choir cravings looked after this month! Johannesburg (16 September 2025) – Few things stir our hearts quite like a powerful choir….
South Africans woke up lighter, happier, and proud again, as Saturday’s Gross Happiness Project numbers showed exactly what we all felt: the Boks bring joy. South Africa (24 August…
Is AI our future, or our downfall? This pressing question was at the heart of a heated debate between UNISA and UJ, where a team of UNISA debaters showcased the…
The 90-year-old graduate says the secret is simple: keep your mind active, stay disciplined, and don’t stop learning. Johannesburg, South Africa (11 August 2025) – Caspar Greeff has been…
Two extraordinary women, Barbara Masekela and Sister Abegail Ntleko, have been honoured with UJ’s highest recognition – not just for what they have achieved but for the countless lives they…
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