The University of Johannesburg is a research-intensive University whose mission is “Inspiring its community to transform and serve humanity through innovation and the collaborative pursuit of knowledge”.
This mission is pursued through research and innovation conducted across the University’s nine faculties. The faculties include the College of Business and Economics, as well as a Business School.
UJ hosts more than 70 research centres and institutes, including a DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence.
The University is home to over 300 NRF-rated researchers.
More than 20 Research and Innovation Chairs call UJ home, including SARChI Chairs, industry chairs, and UNESCO Chairs.
The Faculties host Distinguished Visiting Professors.
Research and Innovation / Ideation Chairs
The University hosts chairs for research and innovation, or ideation. Most of these are SARChI chairs funded by the DSI-NRF.
Research Centres and Institutes
UJ hosts research centres and institutes, as well as inter-faculty research centres.
The National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa rates researchers for the excellence of their research outputs.
UJ hosts two Technology Stations: the Metal Casting Technology Station and the Process, Energy and Environmental Technology Station.
The UJ Flagship Institutes aim to generate world-class research rooted in African realities.
UJ hosts researchers with A-ratings from the National Research Foundation, for the high quality and impact of their recent research output, and who lead globally in their disciplines.
Distinguished Visiting Professors
UJ hosts Distinguished Visiting Professors, as well as Professors of Practice, Visiting Professors and Senior Research Associates.
Research outputs from UJ scholars and students can be found at UJ Press ; an Esploro repository with theses and dissertations; and a PURE portal.
Outputs are also published at SCOPUS-indexed journals; books at global publishers and more.
UJ Press is committed to the goals of open research and open access (OA) publishing.
The Press publishes titles in all disciplines related to Pan-African Decolonisation and the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR).
The Press also publishes co-publications with international publishers, translated titles, and digital scholarship.
The research from UJ students and staff, in their theses and dissertations, hosted in an Esploro portal.
UJ-affiliated scholars’ research and in-depth insights into their collaboration networks and citations in a PURE portal.
UJ provides support to research staff, visiting scholars, postdoctoral fellows and postgraduate students.
The UJ Research Development and Support Division (UJRDS) strives to strengthen UJ’s position as a research-intensive university with regional and global reach.
Academic staff and visiting scholars can contact UJRDS about NRF ratings, various funding opportunities and DHET accredited journals.
Flagship institutes and Global Excellence and Stature (GES) projects are executed by Strategic Initiatives and Administration.
The Postdoctoral Research Fellows Programme and the Postgraduate School support graduated researchers.
Trademarks, Patents, Licensing and other Intellectual Property matters are serviced by the UJ Technology Transfer Office (TTO).
Research Development and Support (UJRDS)
The UJRDS Division strives to strengthen UJ’s position as a research-intensive university with regional and global reach.
Strategic Initiatives and Administration establishes flagship institutes and GES 4.0 projects.
Global Engagement hosts international delegations with a view to formalize mutually beneficial partnership agreements; and assists inbound and outbound international students to study abroad.
Postdoctoral Research Fellows Programme (PRFP)
The UJRDS Division strives to strengthen UJ’s position as a research-intensive university with regional and global reach.
The Postgraduate School supports postgraduates holistically through a single, highly accessible point of contact.
Technology Transfer Office (TTO)
The TTO registers trademarks, applies for patents and facilitates Intellectual Property processes.