UJ Geology

01/10/2026

To UJ Geology staff members Doctor Ngwenya and Doctor Nkhensani: HALALA! 🎉 A battle hard-fought and won

01/10/2026

Our very own intrepid spelunker, Dr Tebogo Makhubela, is in the news again! 🙌🎉

Dr Tebogo Makhubela’s ongoing research into hominid fossil-bearing deposits from the Cradle of Humankind Unesco World Heritage Site places him at the centre of an ongoing and contentious debate on human evolution.

30/09/2026

Tune in to CIMERA Corner to hear more from UJ Geology Masters student Cecilia M***a and supervisor Prof Jeremie Lehmann about the fascinating multidisciplinary research being done as part of the CIMERA-Anglo American Kunene Project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mj9_llVnU3o

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In Episode 3 of CIMERA Corner, Prof Nikki Wagner is joined by Prof ...

28/09/2026

Last week the UJ Geology Honours class visited Impala's Rustenburg Region Exploration Office to learn the ins and outs of platinum exploration in the world-famous Bushveld Complex, as part of their Economic Geology and Exploration Management module. Connecting the theory with the real-world application is an essential part of the training for the next generation of geoscientists!

A big thank you to our excellent hosts at Implats for taking us through the process from drilling to core logging to sampling, and sharing their insights and experience with the students.

28/09/2026

This Heritage weekend, some of the UJ Geology staff and postdocs visited the Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens, to celebrate our fantastic geological heritage and to take the opportunity to share our passion for rocks with passers-by. Young and old enjoyed travelling back through time with the fantastic displays in the Geological Garden - with a geologist on hand to answer all the burning questions.

22/09/2026

Join us for a PPM Talk by visiting professor and geochron wizard Tom Andersen!

16/09/2026

Please join us for a special PPM Talk this Friday!

08/09/2026

Our very own Dr Tebogo Makhubela will be live on UJFM (95.4 FM) on Thursday 10 September at 11:15 - please tune in!

07/08/2026

Congratulations to UJ Geology's Lanco Mogudi for being awarded the Geological Society of South Africa's prestigious Corstorphine Medal for her excellent MSc dissertation! 🙌 🎉🎓

Lanco received a distinction for her MSc research on "The Paleoproterozoic Negaunee Iron Formation of the Marquette Range Supergroup in Minnesota, United States of America: A case study in post-Great Oxidation Event iron formation deposition" supervised by Prof. Bertus Smith (Department of Geology, UJ) and Prof. Jens Gutzmer (Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology).

01/08/2026

UJ Geology's Antarctic research is making an impact on the world stage:
https://www.nature.com/articles/d44148-026-00215-8

Rare rock outcrops protruding through the Antarctic ice sheet are helping geologists reconstruct the ancient connection between Africa and the frozen continent.