PHD graduates building peace through active research
AchieversArchivesDurban University of TechnologyResearch May 17, 2018
Ululating sounds, thunderous applauds and lots of chanting and singing formed a major part of the Faculty of Management Sciences session which took place at the Fred Crookes Sports Centre, at 9am, today. Parents and graduands could not contain their excitement as each student was called to the podium... Read more
Masters Graduate explores potential contribution of Rumi’s work to Adult Education
ArchivesResearchUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal May 9, 2018
School Principal Mr Muhammad Reza Ebrahim graduated with a Masters in Education. Ebrahim’s dissertation explored the potential contribution of Jalaludin Rumi’s (1207-1273) work to Freirean emancipatory adult education. Adopting a post-colonial lens, his study evaluated the misrepresentation of Islam, Sufism and Rumi by some scholars and writers in the... Read more
Research Week to highlight international research trends and digital
ArchivesLatest newsResearchRhodes University May 8, 2018
The Rhodes University Library in collaboration with the Research Office will be hosting Research Week between 7and 11 May. This year’s theme, “In support of Emerging African Academics and Researchers”, will continue the annual event’s tradition of presenting a personal roadmap to guide emerging researchers on their academic journey.... Read more
Research Chair in Sugarcane Biorefining
ArchivesLatest newsResearchStellenbosch University May 2, 2018
This year, a DST/NRF SA Research Chair in Sugarcane Biorefining was established in the Faculty of Engineering at Stellenbosch University. It is held by Prof Johann Görgens, head of the Bioresource Engineering Group in the Department of Process Engineering. The Chair aims to broaden the range of products manufactured... Read more
Public Health postgraduate earns sole distinction for cervical cancer research
ArchivesLatest newsResearchUniversity of the Witwatersrand May 1, 2018
A Master’s graduate has produced research that impacts health policy in the field of cervical cancer, which is one of the top five cancers that kill women. Dr Gbenga Olorunfemi received a Certificate of Commendation at the Faculty of Health Sciences prizegiving on 4 April 2018 to acknowledge his... Read more
SU researchers receive prestigious Fogarty awards
AchieversArchivesResearchStellenbosch University April 23, 2018
Two Stellenbosch University (SU) researchers have been awarded funding through the US National Institutes of Health’s Fogarty International Centre – an honour that is bestowed on only eight health leaders from across the globe every year. Thanks to the Emerging Global Leader (K43) Award, Drs Angela Dramowski and Amy Slogrove... Read more
Africa-centred energy technologies are safe and sustainable
ArchivesResearchUniversity of Pretoria April 11, 2018
Clean, safe and sustainable energy is a rare commodity in Africa and access to it is a challenge that many communities encounter. One such community is Thembelihle informal settlement near Lenasia. Although it was formally electrified in 2016, community members still resort to using wood fires and paraffin stoves... Read more
Research collaboration to embrace resilience of deaf youth in SA
Latest newsResearchUniversity of the Witwatersrand March 28, 2018
Wits University partners with the University of Manchester for an innovative research collaboration to embrace the resilience of deaf youth in SA. A research project by the University of the Witwatersrand and the University of Manchester (UK) will use community based film methods to explore issues of vulnerability and resilience that deaf youth... Read more
Research group rethinks white societies in Southern Africa
ResearchUniversity of the Free State March 28, 2018
Profs David Roediger and Jonathan Hyslop, international delegates who presented keynote addresses at the workshop. Photo: Eugene Seegers Poor, Precarious, White? Rethinking white societies in Southern Africa, 1930s-1990s is a two-day workshop that was recently convened by the International Studies Group (ISG) with financial support from the office... Read more
Tackling Infections to Benefit Africa (TIBA) – an Africa-led, multi-disciplinary research programme – has been launched by the College of Health Sciences at the Mgedula Primary School in Ingwavuma in northern KwaZulu-Natal. ‘The project explores and draws lessons from ways different African health systems tackle infectious diseases,’ said TIBA... Read more
