Heads of Academic Departments
| Department | Name | Title | Period |
| Academic Development Programme | Prof Ian Rael Scott | Director | Permanent |
| Accounting, College of | A/Prof Mark Gregory Graham | HoD | 01.01.2010 to 31.12.2015 |
| African & Gender Studies, Anthropology & Linguistics, School of |
A/Prof Jane Bennett | HoD | 01.01.2012 to 31.12.2014 |
| Anaesthesia | Prof Justus Ludolph Christiaan Swanevelder | HoD | Permanent |
| Archaeology | Prof Judith Clare Sealy | HoD | 01.01.2008 to 31.12.2012 |
| Architecture, Planning & Geomatics, School of | A/Prof Alta Catharina Steenkamp | Director | 01.01.2012 to 31.12.2014 |
| Astronomy | Prof Reneé Christine Kraan-Korteweg | HoD | 01.01.2005 to 31.12.2012 |
| Botany | Prof Jeremy John Midgley | HoD | 01.07.2009 to 30.06.2012 |
| Chemical Engineering | Prof Jack Calvin Q Fletcher | HoD | 01.01.2008 to 31.12.2012 |
| Chemistry | Prof Susan Ann Bourne | HoD | 01.01.2012 to 31.12.2016 |
| Civil Engineering | Prof Alphose Zingoni | HoD | 01.01.2008 to 31.12.2012 |
| Clinical Laboratory Sciences | Prof Lorna Jean Martin | HoD | 01.10.2011 to 30.09.2014 |
| Commercial Law | Prof Alan John Rycroft | HoD | 01.03.2011 to 31.03.2016 |
| Computer Science | A/Prof Sonia Berman | HoD | 01.01.2009 to 30.09.2014 |
| Construction Economics & Management | Prof Keith Stone Cattell | HoD | 01.01.2012 to 31.12.2014 |
| Drama | Prof Mark Jay Fleishman | HoD | 01.01.2012 to 31.12.2012 |
| Economics, School of | A/Prof Corné van Walbeek | Director | 01.04.2012 to 31.12.2012 |
| Education, School of | A/Prof Rűdiger Laugksch | Director | 01.01.2008 to 31.12.2013 |
| Electrical Engineering | Emer Prof Barry John Downing | HoD | 01.01.2012 to 31.12.2012 |
| English Language & Literature | A/Prof Carrol-Ann Pauline Clarkson | HoD | 01.01.2010 to 31.12.2012 |
| Environmental & Geographical Science | Prof Michael Edward Meadows | HoD | 01.01.2006 to 31.12.2013 |
| Film & Media Studies, Centre for | Prof Ian Edward Glenn | HoD | 01.01.2005 to 31.12.2012 |
| Finance & Tax | A/Prof Glen Holman | HoD | 01.01.2012 to 31.12.2014 |
| Fine Art, Michaelis School of | A/Prof Stephen Charles Inggs | Director | 01.01.2008 to 30.12.2013 |
| Geological Sciences | A/Prof Steve Richardson | Director | 01.01.2011 to 31.12.2015 |
| Graduate School of Business | Prof Walter Remi Juliaan Baets | Director | 01.07.2009 to 30.06.2014 |
| Health & Rehabilitation Sciences | A/Prof Harsha Kathard | HoD | 01.03.2007 to 31.05.2013 |
| Higher & Adult Education Studies Development Unit (HAESDU) |
A/Prof Linda Cooper | HoD | 01.02.2012 to 31.01.2015 |
| Historical Studies | Prof Nigel Anthony Worden | HoD | 01.01.2011 to 31.12.2012 |
| Human Biology | A/Prof Lauriston Kellaway | HoD | 01.01.2012 to 31.12.2013 |
| Information Systems | Dr Lisa Seymour | HoD | 01.07.2012 to 31.12.2014 |
| Languages & Literatures, School of | A/Prof Clive Edward Chandler | HoD | 01.01.2008 to 31.12.2013 |
| Management Studies, School of | A/Prof Anton Schlechter | HoD | 01.08.2011 to 31.12.2014 |
| Mathematics & Applied Mathematics | Prof Hans-Pieter Kunzi | HoD | 01.08.2012 to 31.04.2013 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Prof Christiaan Redelinghuys | HoD | 01.04.2010 to 31.12.2013 |
| Medicine | Prof Bongani Mawethu Mayosi | HoD | Permanent |
| Molecular & Cell Biology | A/Prof Vernon Errol Coyne | HoD | 01.01.2012 to 31.12.2016 |
| Prof Jill M Farrant | Acting HoD | 01.07.2012 to 31.12.2012 | |
| Music, South African College of | Dr Morné Bezuidenhout | Director | 01.01.2010 to 31.12.2012 |
| Obstetrics & Gynaecology | Prof Lynette Ann Denny | HoD | 01.01.2010 to 31.12.2012 |
| A/Prof Silke Dyer | Acting HoD | to 29.02.2012 | |
| Oceanography | Prof Chris James Charles Reason | HoD | 01.01.2011 to 31.12.2015 |
| Paediatrics & Child Health | Prof Heather Joy Zar | HoD | 01.06.2012 to 31.12.2012 |
| Philosophy | Prof David Benatar | HoD | 01.07.2008 to 30.06.2013 |
| Physics | A/Prof Andy Buffler | HoD | 01.07.2012 to 30.06.2017 |
| Political Studies | Prof Annette Seegers | HoD | 01.01.2011 to 31.12.2013 |
| Private Law | Prof Anton Fagan | HoD | 01.07.2012 to 30.06.2017 |
| Psychiatry & Mental Health | Prof Dan Joseph Stein | HoD | Permanent |
| Psychology | Prof Mark Leonard Solms | HoD | 01.01.2012 to 31.12.2014 |
| Public Health & Family Medicine | Prof Leslie London | HoD | 01.07.2007 to 30.09.2012 |
| Public Law | Prof Danwood Mzikenge Chirwa | HoD | 01.07.2009 to 30.06.2014 |
| Radiation Medicine | Prof Raymond P Abratt | HoD | 01.04.2011 to 31.12.2014 |
| Religious Studies | Prof Abdulkader Ismail Tayob | HoD | 01.07.2011 to 30.06.2013 |
| Social Development | A/Prof Vivienne Elizabeth Taylor | HoD | 01.01.2012 to 31.12.2014 |
| Sociology | A/Prof David Michael Cooper | HoD | 01.07.2008 to 31.12.2013 |
| A/Prof Mervyn David Lincoln | Acting HoD | 01.03.2012 to 31.12.2012 | |
| Statistical Sciences | A/Prof Christien Thiart | HoD | 01.07.2009 to 30.06.2014 |
| Surgery | Prof Delawir Kahn | HoD | 01.01.2005 to 30.09.2015 |
| Zoology | Prof Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan | HoD | 01.01.2012 to 31.12.2014 |
Information supplied by:
Colleen Windvogel
Office of the Registrar
Tel: +27 21 650 2110
Fax: +27 21 650 2138
Information updated by:
Denise Benjamin
Office of the Registrar
Tel: +27 21 650 2187
