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“We are dealing with professors who cannot write, teach, research,” senior researchers told independent assessor

New Legacy Fund aims to revive university’s decaying infrastructure “one brick at a time”

South Africa and continent in general "will" benefit from research outputs of new Sarchi chairs

One of the initiatives is a matchmaking space where young academics can find mentors
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Inorms 2023: EU asked to allow funded consortia to choose any partner as a leader

Inorms 2023: Funder official says partnerships can tackle crises and reduce waste

Country aims to host emerging economy bloc’s first science and innovation foresight symposium

Space programmes aside, South Africa’s 2023-24 science budget signals more austerity ahead

Aim is to move away from wasteful “take, make and dispose” development paradigm

Acting deputy head of teaching and learning as well as COO to step down

“Scenario planning” underway on ways to complete first term of 2023 after residences evacuated

Gender-based violence is the country’s “most complicated pandemic”, says Higher Health chief

South Africa’s Naledi Pandor says her comments were “misunderstood”

Gaps in understanding result in high failure and dropout rates

South Africa’s NSFAS welcomes Special Investigation Unit’s findings on 40,000 unduly funded beneficiaries

Makondelele Victor Tshivhase will take reins of South African accelerator facility in June

Higher education minister Nzimande deplores “insidious plague” of crime and corruption in South Africa

Former Cape Town vice-chancellor joins other researchers on advisory council for national orders

Committee to investigate whether Wim de Villiers breached university rules

High attrition mars programme supporting young Black and female scholars

New R1.2 billion research complex “unparalleled” in southern hemisphere, says host Stellenbosch University

Wim de Villiers faces motion of no confidence at 17 April council meeting

Humbulani Mudau joins Sansa after heading up space technology at national science department

University voices “steadfast commitment” to multilingualism after report finds it violated human rights

Retired mathematician vows to “waste no minute” in tackling university’s challenges

Small predators harming sheep due to lack of “proper fencing” around giant radio telescope site

Coordinating mechanism aims to bring order and improved research access to collections dating back centuries

Project will use South Africa’s HIV surveillance programme to study shifting epidemic

Research speaks of chaos and burnout as lines blurred between work and home during lockdown

Former Tshwane mayor Kgosientsho Ramokgopa appointed minister for resolving South Africa’s ongoing energy crisis

Controversial vice-chancellor departs South African university after torrid final six months

South African universities face annual energy management reports and energy audits

South Africa’s university safety crisis must not lead to an unhealthy learning environment, meeting hears

Weather that caused 2021 inferno at top South African university “very likely” to happen again

Response from South Africa’s health department says sensitive data have been deleted and blames “miscommunication”

Finance minister Enoch Godongwana hopes reformed scheme will boost uptake

South African university’s comments follow vice-chancellor’s controversial meeting with Russian consul general