Protea Huis
Department of Journalism

George Claassen studied at the Universities of Pretoria (BA , B.Hons , MA) and at UNISA (PhD).
From 1974 he worked as a journalist and photographer at Beeld in various positions as general, political and sports reporter.
After some time as researcher at the Institute of Language, Literature and Arts, he joined the Department of Journalisitic at the Technikon in Pretoria, where he was Head of the Department from 1990 until 1993.
Oktober 1993 until the end of January 2001: Professor and Head of the Department of Journalistic at Stellenbosch University. In 1997 he developed and established the first university course in science and technology journalism at an African university and still teaches the course at Stellenbosch University.
As Science editor (2001-2006) at Die Burger he wrote the weekly column "Wetenskap vandag".
George Claassen is director and founder of Sceptic South Africa (SSA). In 2007 he received the National Science and Technology Forum's top SAASTA Award as South Africa's top Science Communicator.
He is married and has three children.