Sol Plaatje University plays an active role in the academic community, Kimberley and the Northern Cape. This role is evidenced through the various events which it holds during the year.
At Sol Plaatje University, the month of October is a moment of deep reflection and celebration when we honour our commitment to the legacy of our namesake, Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje. His life reminds us that education, language, justice and courage Read More …
The Faculty of Humanities, in collaboration with Dit is ’n Noord-Kaap Ding (DINK), invites you to the 2025 Heritage Month Celebration. Kindly see programme here. The annual DINK Colloquium is a multidisciplinary gathering that brings together stakeholders from across the Read More …
SPU’s Faculty of Education will host a thought-leading African Languages Symposium on Friday at South Campus under the theme: “African Languages and Cultural Heritage: Preserving Identity Through Language Education in South Africa,” on 3 October 2025. This one-day symposium, running Read More …
Following the landmark launch of the Centre for the Advancement of Rural and Inclusive Education and Research (CARIER) on Day 3, the fourth day of Research Week 2025 comprised the Annual Postgraduate Research Conference. This important academic event gave postgraduate Read More …
The second day of SPU’s Research Week 2025 was dedicated to celebrating innovation and the dynamic work of SPU’s pioneering research centres. In keeping with the theme From Discovery to Impact: Innovate | Collaborate | Advance, the day highlighted how Read More …
As part of Research Week 2025, SPU’s Faculty of Humanities hosted the Women in Research in the Humanities (WORTH) Colloquium, which continues to grow as a space that amplifies the voices of women researchers and drives transformative scholarship in the Read More …
On 15 September 2025, SPU’s Faculty of Humanities, in collaboration with the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), hosted a public lecture titled Democracy in the Age of Disinformation at the Humanities Building on SPU’s Central Campus. Faculty Dean, Prof Read More …
SPU’s Research Week 2025 opened on Monday, 15 September with a powerful showcase of how funding and publication pathways shape the future of research. Framed by the week’s theme From Discovery to Impact: Innovate | Collaborate | Advance, the first Read More …
The Faculty of Humanities invites you to the third Annual Women in Research in the Humanities (WORTH) Colloquium on 16 September 2025. WORTH aims to bring together both established and emerging female researchers, scholars, and practitioners from across the Humanities Read More …
Research is our identity, being our very first strategic goal, the foundation on which we build knowledge that transforms lives. Aligned with the SPU Strategic Plan (2025-2029), this year’s Research Week promises to be a celebration and powerful showcase of Read More …