Prof Cheryl de la Rey calls for a new approach in Psychology

Date: 20 June 2012 15:15 - 30 June 2012 15:15

Debating the nature and role of psychology in South Africa’s Higher Education Institutions and society more broadly, Professor Cheryl de la Rey, called for a new approach to the discipline which would be better suited to addressing the challenges experienced by millions of South Africans....read more

Prof Mkhize - people in South Africa need to “reclaim” their values as human beings

Date: 20 February 2011 16:54 - 20 February 2011 19:56

The Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Professor Hlengiwe Buhle Mkhize, was awarded the Rhodes University Psychology Department’s Social Change Award on Tuesday night (20 September). ...read more

Professor Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela - "Facing the past - a must for social change"

Date: 17 February 2010 17:15 - 18 February 2010 17:16

Earlier this week Professor Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, an acclaimed academic and author, discussed her paper entitled: “In search of Human Solidarity: Transcending the Boundaries of the Self and the Meaning of Moral Imagination” at a psychology department lecture....read more

Dr Yogan Pillay - "Every little bit helps - Social Change & Psychology"--2009 Social Change Award

Date: 19 February 2009 15:39 - 19 November 2009 17:40

On Wednesday 28 October at the Rhodes University Eden Grove Red lecture theatre, Dr Yogan Pillay gave a talk titled “every little bit helps- social change and psychology”. Dr Pillay is the Deputy Director General of Strategic Health Programmes at the Department of Health....read more

Welcome by Professor Catriona Macleod

Date: 18 February 2008 17:00 - 18 February 2008 18:00

It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the first of the Psychology Department’s social change project events. The aim of this project is to celebrate and acknowledge the contribution made by leading psychologists to social change in South Africa......read more