For the second time in over 100 years of its existence, Rhodes University hosted an exclusive graduation ceremony for Masters and Doctoral graduates. The virtual graduation was the fourth since lockdown measures were implemented, of the 216 degrees conferred, slightly over half (52%) were female graduates, and a quarter (25%) were international students. In this […]
The competition, hosted by the University of Free State, provides a platform for PhD students to share their cutting-edge findings to an audience with no background in their research area in three minutes or less. “This is only the second year we have entered the competition, and both times we won first place. I think […]
An international team, led by Rhodes University Research Fellow, Dr Kenda Knowles, has just announced a comprehensive overview paper for the MeerKAT Galaxy Cluster Legacy Survey (MGCLS), accompanied by the public release of a vast trove of curated data that astronomers worldwide can use to address a variety of challenging questions relating to the formation […]
On Wednesday, 20 October 2021, Rhodes University launched the African Water Resources Mobility Network (AWaRMN), a five-year multi-partner project funded by the Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme of the European Union (Agreement N° 2019-1973/4 – Project N° 614587). The network is set to address the pressing water-related challenges faced by the African continent, through cooperation in […]
SASUF 2030 is a transformative project uniting 38 universities from across Sweden and South Africa. Bringing together leading researchers, teachers, students, university leaders and other stakeholders, the project will develop joint solutions to the challenges posed by the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Agenda 2030. “SASUF ran as a joint collaboration project from 2018 […]
In 2021 the 23rd annual conference was held online from 25 to 27 August 2021, under the theme: Internationalisation, Inclusion and Social Justice – Towards a Fairer World. The 23rd annual IEASA conference brought together leaders, experts, researchers, educators, academics, practitioners, students and innovators interested in international higher education who shared thoughts, research findings, lived […]
First to launch virtual service consultations In this digital age, we all appreciate easy-to-use digital services which we can access from the safety of our home. We have therefore transformed face-to-face consultations and are proud to be the first in the industry to offer virtual consultations for members. All student members need is a device […]
In a relatively rare occurrence, three African-born women have together published breakthrough research in the field of space physics. A study by Dr Judy Stephenson, Dr Zama Katamzi-Joseph and Ms Tsige Atilaw titled: Multitaper Analysis of an MSTID Event Above Antarctica on 17 March, 2013, has been published in the peer-reviewed journal Polar Science. Their […]
Electronic Engineering lecturer at UKZN Professor Viranjay M Srivastava is highly ranked among the top 500 researchers in Africa, according to the Scopus listing. Srivastava is placed at 23 in the Electrical and Electronic Engineering category and at 194 in all subjects. The Scopus rankings are based on scholarly output between 2015 and 2020. Srivastava, […]
The Centre for World University Rankings (CWUR) has released its 2021-22 Global 2000 List. The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) features as one of the top 2.5% universities out of 19,788 worldwide. This puts UKZN in fourth place in South Africa and Africa. The Center for World University Rankings – which publishes the largest academic rankings […]
