{"id":1096,"date":"2024-10-10T10:53:36","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T10:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/?page_id=1096"},"modified":"2026-02-09T10:45:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T10:45:03","slug":"news-faculty-of-human-sciences","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/st\/news-faculty-of-human-sciences\/","title":{"rendered":"News &#8211; Faculty of Human Sciences"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1096\" class=\"elementor elementor-1096\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5998a13 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5998a13\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f3a4e6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9f3a4e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e4a2f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e4a2f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">News<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d3bff7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d3bff7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Welcome to the Faculty of Human Science news page, where you can find updates on research breakthroughs, upcoming events, faculty achievements, and student highlights. Our goal is to keep you informed about the dynamic developments within our community.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81af9b4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"81af9b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7625e372 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7625e372\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ef47980 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ef47980\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">News<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e7d3fc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4e7d3fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1b0d02 elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-posts--show-avatar elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"e1b0d02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-41766 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-latest-news-vaal-university-of-technology category-uncategorized\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/st\/taking-charge-of-success-vut-src-seminar-equips-students-for-the-academic-journey\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SRC-Academic-Officer-Carcidio-Khoza-300x200.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-41768\" alt=\"SRC Academic Officer, Carcidio Khoza, delivering a well-prepared speech to students during the Academic Seminar.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SRC-Academic-Officer-Carcidio-Khoza-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SRC-Academic-Officer-Carcidio-Khoza-1024x684.webp 1024w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SRC-Academic-Officer-Carcidio-Khoza-768x513.webp 768w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SRC-Academic-Officer-Carcidio-Khoza-1536x1025.webp 1536w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SRC-Academic-Officer-Carcidio-Khoza-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SRC-Academic-Officer-Carcidio-Khoza.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Latest News - 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VUT SRC Academic Officer, Mr Carcidio Khoza, addresses first and second-year students during the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/st\/taking-charge-of-success-vut-src-seminar-equips-students-for-the-academic-journey\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Taking charge of success: VUT SRC seminar equips students for the academic journey\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tBala ho ya pele\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tAugust 20, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-41755 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-latest-news-vaal-university-of-technology category-uncategorized\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/st\/high-tea-and-higher-purpose-as-vut-celebrates-women\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/High-Tea-300x200.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-41756\" alt=\"VUT celebrated Women\u2019s Month by honouring the women whose leadership, courage and contributions have shaped our journey and strengthened our 60-year legacy.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/High-Tea-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/High-Tea-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/High-Tea-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/High-Tea-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/High-Tea-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/High-Tea.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Latest News - Vaal University of Technology<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__avatar\">\n\t\t\t<img alt='Esihle' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b0a015ac501a91afd22f431658a6820222441b72b277654b53577273eeb07c9a?s=128&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b0a015ac501a91afd22f431658a6820222441b72b277654b53577273eeb07c9a?s=256&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height='128' width='128' \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/st\/high-tea-and-higher-purpose-as-vut-celebrates-women\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tHigh tea and higher purpose as VUT celebrates women\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>&#8220;VUT celebrated Women\u2019s Month with a High Tea honouring female staff, their journeys, leadership and contributions to the University\u2019s 60-year legacy.&#8221; 19 August 2026 | Story by: Tshepiso Kaibe | Picture: Peter Masela &nbsp;4 minutes read time. VUT female staff members share a moment of celebration at the Women\u2019s Month<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/st\/high-tea-and-higher-purpose-as-vut-celebrates-women\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about High tea and higher purpose as VUT celebrates women\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tBala ho ya pele\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tAugust 19, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-41748 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-latest-news-vaal-university-of-technology\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/st\/leading-with-purpose-nthanyi-dhumazi-on-resilience-self-belief-and-service\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"252\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CFO-252x300.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-41759\" alt=\"Ms Nthanyi Dhumazi, VUT Chief Financial Officer (CFO) \u2014 championing equality, confidence and meaningful contribution beyond gender\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CFO-252x300.webp 252w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CFO-860x1024.webp 860w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CFO-768x915.webp 768w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CFO-1289x1536.webp 1289w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CFO-10x12.webp 10w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CFO.webp 1719w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Latest News - Vaal University of Technology<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__avatar\">\n\t\t\t<img alt='Esihle' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b0a015ac501a91afd22f431658a6820222441b72b277654b53577273eeb07c9a?s=128&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b0a015ac501a91afd22f431658a6820222441b72b277654b53577273eeb07c9a?s=256&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height='128' width='128' \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/st\/leading-with-purpose-nthanyi-dhumazi-on-resilience-self-belief-and-service\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tLeading with purpose: Nthanyi Dhumazi on resilience, self-belief and service\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>&#8220;VUT Chief Financial Officer Nthanyi Dhumazi reflects on resilience, self-belief and creating an inclusive environment in which people can contribute.&#8221; 19 August 2026 | Story by: Nontobeko Moimane | Picture: Keitumetse Mokgope &nbsp;3 minutes read time. Ms Nthanyi Dhumazi, VUT Chief Financial Officer (CFO) \u2014 championing equality, confidence and meaningful<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/st\/leading-with-purpose-nthanyi-dhumazi-on-resilience-self-belief-and-service\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Leading with purpose: Nthanyi Dhumazi on resilience, self-belief and service\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tBala ho ya pele\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tAugust 19, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-41736 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-latest-news-vaal-university-of-technology category-uncategorized\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/st\/vut-founded-iccrssf-gathers-momentum-as-unisa-takes-the-baton-for-2027\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ICCRSSF-300x200.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-41734\" alt=\"VUT-founded ICCRSSF concludes its second edition in Victoria Falls, urging action on climate research as Unisa prepares to host in 2027.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ICCRSSF-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ICCRSSF-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ICCRSSF-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ICCRSSF-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ICCRSSF.webp 1520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Latest News - Vaal University of Technology<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__avatar\">\n\t\t\t<img alt='Esihle' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b0a015ac501a91afd22f431658a6820222441b72b277654b53577273eeb07c9a?s=128&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b0a015ac501a91afd22f431658a6820222441b72b277654b53577273eeb07c9a?s=256&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height='128' width='128' \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/st\/vut-founded-iccrssf-gathers-momentum-as-unisa-takes-the-baton-for-2027\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tVUT-founded ICCRSSF gathers momentum as Unisa takes the baton for 2027\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>&#8220;The VUT-founded ICCRSSF concluded its second edition in Victoria Falls with calls to turn climate research into action as Unisa prepares to host the conference in 2027.&#8221; 19 August 2026 | Story by: Tayron Mhlongo | Picture: Supplied 4 minutes read time. Vaal University of Technology (VUT) Deputy Vice-Chancellor for<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/st\/vut-founded-iccrssf-gathers-momentum-as-unisa-takes-the-baton-for-2027\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about VUT-founded ICCRSSF gathers momentum as Unisa takes the baton for 2027\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tBala ho ya pele\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tAugust 19, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-41727 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-latest-news-vaal-university-of-technology category-uncategorized\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/st\/vut-strengthens-student-support-with-24-hour-mental-health-service\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/24-Hour-MH-Support-14-Aug-3-300x225.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-41728\" alt=\"Dr Xaba addressed students, emphasising that student well-being is a shared University priority and encouraging them to seek support when needed.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/24-Hour-MH-Support-14-Aug-3-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/24-Hour-MH-Support-14-Aug-3-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/24-Hour-MH-Support-14-Aug-3-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/24-Hour-MH-Support-14-Aug-3-16x12.webp 16w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/24-Hour-MH-Support-14-Aug-3.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Latest News - Vaal University of Technology<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__avatar\">\n\t\t\t<img alt='Esihle' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b0a015ac501a91afd22f431658a6820222441b72b277654b53577273eeb07c9a?s=128&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b0a015ac501a91afd22f431658a6820222441b72b277654b53577273eeb07c9a?s=256&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height='128' width='128' \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/st\/vut-strengthens-student-support-with-24-hour-mental-health-service\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tVUT Strengthens Student Support with 24-Hour Mental Health Service\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>&#8220;VUT launches a 24-hour mental health support service with SYKED, expanding accessible student wellness support beyond traditional counselling hours.&#8221; 19 August 2026 | Story by: Staff writer | Picture: Supplied 3 minutes read time. 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