Research at UJ
UJ is a research-intensive university hosting 73 Research Centres and Institutes (including a DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence), 26 Research and Innovation Chairs (including SARChI, Industry and UNESCO Chairs), as well as various Centres of Excellence, Technology Stations and Flagship Research Institutes. UJ's seven Faculties, College of Business and Economics and the Johannesburg Business School (JBS) are also home to 336 National Research Foundation (NRF) rated researchers.
As of 2024, UJ is:
- Ranked #1 in South Africa for nationally accredited published research output. (Department of Higher Education and Training)
- Ranked #1 in South Africa for the most productive scholars of nationally accredited published research output (Department of Higher Education and Training).
- Ranked #1 in Africa and South Africa (Times Higher Young University Rankings).
- Ranked #2 in sub-Saharan Africa (Times Higher Education World University Rankings).
- Ranked #3 in the world for the United Nation's SDG Goal 1 – No Poverty (Times Higher Education Impact Rankings).
- Ranked #6 in the world for the United Nation's SDG Goal 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth (Times Higher Education Impact Rankings).
- Within the top 3.1% universities globally (Centre for World University Rankings).
- One of only four South African universities ranked among the top 500 in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings).
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
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Faculty of Education
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Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
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Faculty of Health Sciences
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Faculty of Humanities
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Faculty of Law
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Faculty of Science
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