Melville Koppies smelter gets tech upgrade as UJ launches augmented reality experience
The University of Johannesburg (UJ), in collaboration with the Melville Koppies Management Committee, has officially launched an augmented reality (AR) heritage experience at the Melville Koppies Nature Reserve, bringing a 500-year-old African smelting site back to life through cutting-edge technology. Unveiled on Workers’ Day (1 May 2026), the initiative pays tribute to the labour, craftsmanship, […]
UJ signs MoU with Ghana’s Water Resources Commission
As part of the University of Johannesburg’s (UJ) ongoing strategy to foster global engagement and research activities on the African continent, the institution has signed a collaborative agreement with the Ghana Water Resources Commission (WRC). The three-year agreement aims to strengthen collaboration through joint research and student/staff exchange programmes with a strong focus on innovation […]
UJ’s JBS cracks rapid SA industry jobs forecasting with big data and AI
A team of researchers from the Johannesburg School of Business (JBS) at UJ is advancing jobs and skills forecasting across industries in South Africa in a significant way. Prof Arnesh Telukdarie heads the team employing big data and AI to deliver next-generation forecasts to industry sectors. For 2024, the researchers supplied the Chemical Industry Sectoral […]
‘Built to sustain’ – value-creation in facility management: UJ Prof Chioma Sylvia Okoro
Facility failures in South Africa have become widespread, driven in part by inadequate long-term planning, deferred maintenance, and weak management cultures, says Professor Chioma Sylvia Okoro. In 2023 and 2024, hijacked-building fires in inner-city Johannesburg led to the loss of over 70 lives, and inspections showed that almost 80% of 110 properties had fire-safety concerns […]
UJ scientists co-build global AI project to strengthen staple food resilience
As climatic conditions change, farming staple crops such as maize, barley, sorghum and tomatoes becomes significantly more challenging. Meanwhile, bacteria can assist the plants to become more resilient to changing heat, drought and flooding – in a cost-efficient way. The key is to identify these helpful bacteria quickly enough so that the agricultural industry can […]
UJ VC, Prof Mpedi, stakes global claim in AI governance debate with podcast launch
The University of Johannesburg (UJ) has moved to the centre of the global artificial intelligence governance debate, formally entering the policy arena with the launch of Beyond the Code: AI and Law, a podcast led by Vice-Chancellor, Professor Letlhokwa George Mpedi, as regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) emerges as a defining legal and geopolitical fault […]
Science is not just for the ‘clever few’, says UJ Professor Lydia Mavuru
In STEM classrooms where Professor Lydia Mavuru’s ideas have taken hold, integrating learners’ sociocultural backgrounds shifts something: Learners’ interest in science grows, confidence to communicate grows, understanding science increases, and learners become better able to apply science to their own lives. In contrast, Mavuru’s own learning experience was science as remote, inaccessible, and reserved for […]
UJ Athletics crowned back-to-back USSA Track & Field 2026 champions
A masterclass, consistent three-day performance by the University of Johannesburg (UJ) Athletics Club earned the team 347 points to claim the second consecutive University Sport South Africa (USSA) Track and Field title in Cape Town. The 54-member “Orange Army” put up a show in this gruelling competition at the University of the Western Cape from […]
Vice-Chancellor Message – 24 April 2026
Dear UJ community, Universities have a critical role to play in shaping not only the technologies of the future, but the values and legal frameworks that will govern them. One of these areas is artificial intelligence (AI), which is already shaping decisions across finance, healthcare, policing and warfare, often without clear accountability. As innovation accelerates, […]
UJ expands global partnerships with three new agreements
The Department of Social Work & Community Development (DSWCD) at the University of Johannesburg continues to strengthen its global footprint, now boasting at least six international partnerships across multiple regions. Building on its established presence in India, the Department was recently approached by the Bhopal School of Social Sciences (BSSS), located in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, […]