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UJ extends four-year reign as South Africa’s top research producer

The University of Johannesburg (UJ) has retained its position as South Africa’s leading producer of accredited research outputs, according to the Department of Higher Education and Training’s (DHET) Sector Report on the Evaluation of the 2024 Universities’ Research Outputs, released in June 2026. UJ produced 3,513 accredited research output units during the 2024 reporting cycle, […]

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