New scholarly book

Posted on February 19, 2021

Nerina Bosman spoke about a new scholarly book, Contemporary Afrikaans Linguistics, on the RSG programme Taaldinge.

UP academic Prof Vandeyar in the running for Standard Bank women in science award

Posted on August 14, 2019

With a career spanning 35 years, Professor Saloshna Vandeyar is still at the top of her game and her nomination for Standard Bank’s Top Women Awards is testament to this.

Two books recently launched

Posted on November 15, 2018

Enhancing the Freedom to Flourish in Higher Education: Participation, equality and capabilities by Dr Talita Calitz from the Department of Education Management and Policy Studies, and Poetic Bodies and Corpses of War: South African Great War poetry by Dr Gerhard Genis from the Department of...

Prof Kate Reynolds on campus

Posted on August 13, 2018

Prof Kate Reynolds visited the University of Pretoria, Faculty of Education on 8 August to do a presentation on ‘Curriculum issues in the English educational system’.

Humanities Staff in Bergen

Posted on July 16, 2018

Doctor Raita Steyn and Ms Delene Human from the Department of Humanities Education, and Professor Lize Kriel from the Department of Visual Arts at the University of Pretoria recently went to the University of Bergen (UiB) in Norway to present their papers at a ‘Michaelological’...

Gauteng Women Excellent Award for Prof Saloshna Vandeyar

Posted on March 12, 2018

Professor Saloshna Vandeyar from the Department of Humanities Education won the Gauteng Women in Excellence Award in the category "Trail Blazer" at the Inaugural Gauteng Women in Excellence Awards ceremony that was held at the Women's Living Heritage Monument on the 8 March 2018.

Dr Lizette de Jager participates in TAU programme

Posted on February 11, 2018

Dr Lizette de Jager from the Department of Humanities Education was elected to promote strength, courage, leadership and even wisdom and protection. She was invited to participate in the TAU programme. The aims of the TAU programme are to contribute towards the enhancement of teaching and...

Focus of African Languages

Posted on February 11, 2018

Ms Connie Makgabo is one of the new African Language lecturers in the Department of Humanities Education. “Teaching an African language is not just teaching a language but teaching a culture, an identity, guiding students to take pride in who they are,” she said Ms Makgabo taught...