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UJ marks 21 years of impact at Community Engagement Day

UJ marks 21 years of impact at Community Engagement Day

By Lutendo Tshifura / May 4, 2026
This is the vision Professor Letlhokwa Mpedi, UJ’s Vice-Chancellor and Principal, has for the University of Johannesburg. It is through...
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UJ sprinters shine as Team SA clinches silver at World Athletics Relays

UJ sprinters shine as Team SA clinches silver at World Athletics Relays

By Lutendo Tshifura / May 4, 2026
The University of Johannesburg’s (UJ) Athletics Club’s student-athletes and club members played a pivotal role in Team South Africa’s stellar...
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UJ webinar examines geopolitical fallout of US–Israel–Iran war

UJ webinar examines geopolitical fallout of US–Israel–Iran war

By Lutendo Tshifura / May 4, 2026
The University of Johannesburg’s Qatar–South Africa Centre for Peace and Intercultural Understanding (CPIU) convened a high-level webinar on 7 April...
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Minister of Higher Education and Training to Launch Public Sector Research Observatory

Minister of Higher Education and Training to Launch Public Sector Research Observatory

By Lutendo Tshifura / May 4, 2026
The Public Service Sector Education and Training Authority (PSETA) in strategic partnership with the University of Johannesburg (UJ), will lead the establishment and...
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Melville Koppies smelter gets tech upgrade as UJ launches augmented reality experience

Melville Koppies smelter gets tech upgrade as UJ launches augmented reality experience

By Lutendo Tshifura / May 4, 2026
The University of Johannesburg (UJ), in collaboration with the Melville Koppies Management Committee, has officially launched an augmented reality (AR)...
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UJ signs MoU with Ghana’s Water Resources Commission

UJ signs MoU with Ghana’s Water Resources Commission

By Priyal Pillay / April 30, 2026
As part of the University of Johannesburg’s (UJ) ongoing strategy to foster global engagement and research activities on the African...
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UJ’s JBS cracks rapid SA industry jobs forecasting with big data and AI

UJ’s JBS cracks rapid SA industry jobs forecasting with big data and AI

By Priyal Pillay / April 30, 2026
A team of researchers from the Johannesburg School of Business (JBS) at UJ is advancing jobs and skills forecasting across...
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‘Built to sustain’ – value-creation in facility management: UJ Prof Chioma Sylvia Okoro

‘Built to sustain’ – value-creation in facility management: UJ Prof Chioma Sylvia Okoro

By Priyal Pillay / April 30, 2026
Facility failures in South Africa have become widespread, driven in part by inadequate long-term planning, deferred maintenance, and weak management...
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UJ scientists co-build global AI project to strengthen staple food resilience

UJ scientists co-build global AI project to strengthen staple food resilience

By Priyal Pillay / April 30, 2026
As climatic conditions change, farming staple crops such as maize, barley, sorghum and tomatoes becomes significantly more challenging. Meanwhile, bacteria...
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UJ VC, Prof Mpedi, stakes global claim in AI governance debate with podcast launch

UJ VC, Prof Mpedi, stakes global claim in AI governance debate with podcast launch

By Priyal Pillay / April 29, 2026
The University of Johannesburg (UJ) has moved to the centre of the global artificial intelligence governance debate, formally entering the...
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Science is not just for the ‘clever few’, says UJ Professor Lydia Mavuru

Science is not just for the ‘clever few’, says UJ Professor Lydia Mavuru

By Priyal Pillay / April 29, 2026
In STEM classrooms where Professor Lydia Mavuru's ideas have taken hold, integrating learners' sociocultural backgrounds shifts something: Learners’ interest in...
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UJ Athletics crowned back-to-back USSA Track & Field 2026 champions

UJ Athletics crowned back-to-back USSA Track & Field 2026 champions

By Priyal Pillay / April 28, 2026
A masterclass, consistent three-day performance by the University of Johannesburg (UJ) Athletics Club earned the team 347 points to claim...
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Vice-Chancellor Message – 24 April 2026

Vice-Chancellor Message – 24 April 2026

By Lutendo Tshifura / April 24, 2026
Dear UJ community,Universities have a critical role to play in shaping not only the technologies of the future, but the...
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UJ expands global partnerships with three new agreements

UJ expands global partnerships with three new agreements

By Lutendo Tshifura / April 23, 2026
The Department of Social Work & Community Development (DSWCD) at the University of Johannesburg continues to strengthen its global footprint,...
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From rural struggles to a PhD in Civil Engineering for Mlondolozi Ndlovu

From rural struggles to a PhD in Civil Engineering for Mlondolozi Ndlovu

By Lutendo Tshifura / April 23, 2026
Dr Mlondolozi Ndlovu’s story is a masterclass in the engineering of the human spirit. Today, a PhD holder in Civil...
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IP in Sport: UJ, Kisch IP and UJ Sport mark World IP Day

IP in Sport: UJ, Kisch IP and UJ Sport mark World IP Day

By Lutendo Tshifura / April 23, 2026
The University of Johannesburg’s Technology Transfer Office (UJ TTO), in partnership with Kisch IP and UJ Sport, marked World Intellectual...
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UJ leads African voice at Global U21 Leaders Summit in Glasgow

UJ leads African voice at Global U21 Leaders Summit in Glasgow

By Lutendo Tshifura / April 23, 2026
The University of Johannesburg (UJ) represented South Africa and the African continent at the 2026 U21 Leaders Summit held in...
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The Limpopo villagers keeping their mopane and marula trees standing

The Limpopo villagers keeping their mopane and marula trees standing

By Lutendo Tshifura / April 23, 2026
New research from the University of Johannesburg (UJ) shows that two unique rural villages in Limpopo province have built one...
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Master Your Math Modules: Unlock Success at the UJ Mathematics Learning Centre

Master Your Math Modules: Unlock Success at the UJ Mathematics Learning Centre

By Lutendo Tshifura / April 22, 2026
For many university students, mathematics can feel like an uphill battle, but you don't have to face the formulas alone....
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Gatekeeping in wildlife research sidelines women, young scientists, and “unglamorous” animals, UJ study finds

Gatekeeping in wildlife research sidelines women, young scientists, and “unglamorous” animals, UJ study finds

By Lutendo Tshifura / April 22, 2026
Conservation science is overlooking some of the planet's most important species, including many endangered ones. Not because they are unimportant,...
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UJ launches AI and Law podcast exploring global governance challenges

UJ launches AI and Law podcast exploring global governance challenges

By Lutendo Tshifura / April 22, 2026
On 29 April 2026, the University of Johannesburg (UJ) will launch Beyond the Code: AI and Law, a new podcast...
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