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ViewSA commits research funding to study coronavirus

Money will be redirected from other science areas, says government

ViewCovid-19 grounds teaching but research to continue at SA universities

Operations will come under strain as institutions adjust to a new normal

ViewSouth African students abroad in limbo, for now

No plans to bring home 12,000 nationals studying in foreign countries

ViewSA universities batten down hatches as Covid-19 cases rise

Some restrict staff travel, others shut down potential paths of transmission

ViewSA innovation agency struggling to fill senior positions

‘Critical’ positions still occupied by placeholders, parliamentarians hear

ViewNzimande appoints industry czar for HE and science department

Position designed to strengthen ‘poor relationship’ between universities and businesses

ViewSA to investigate loan scheme for ‘missing middle’

Task team will scrutinise affordability and feasibility for middle-income students

View‘Students would bankrupt University of KwaZulu-Natal’

Protesters’ demands would push university past breaking point Parliament hears

ViewHIV and recession could exacerbate coronavirus effects in SA

Academy calls for greater vigilance as country remains free of confirmed cases

ViewSouth Africa nabs fifth place in international health R&D grants

But analysis is limited by small number of funders in the study

ViewSouth Africa’s UCT warns of bogus conference

University leadership urges academics to report suspect meetings to police

ViewSA budget offers a breather for science department

But boost tends to focus on innovation rather than research

ViewSouth African MPs deplore widespread corruption in universities

Shortage of evidence holds back investigations, says higher education minister

ViewVaal University of Technology in state of collapse, report warns

Investigators urge removal of top management from ailing Gauteng institution

ViewSONA 2020 offers more science than usual

Ramaphosa promises new universities and a climate change bill at Parliament's opening night

ViewTwo SA seminars cancelled over coronavirus fears

Travel ban scuppers seminars as universities ponder postponing visits from China

ViewProject celebrates Mayosi’s legacy

The University of Cape Town has announced a collection of tributes to celebrate the life...

ViewTraditional publishing still has benefits, says SA academic

Open access not ready to dethrone traditional publishing, claims Plan S critic

ViewBlade tells universities to beef up security

Amid fresh protests, minister calls for varsities to protect students and property

ViewSA researchers respond to HIV vaccine failure

Disappointing news, but unlikely to affect funding flows for vaccine R&D

ViewSA opens development-focused ideas ‘lab’

UN-backed centre in Pretoria aims to boost social development

ViewBroad support for South Africa in US copyright row

Support pours in for South African copyright law-change at crucial US meeting

ViewBlade warns of ‘university capture’ and corruption

Corruption one of higher education’s ‘most serious challenges’, South African minister says

ViewFormer NRF head defends researcher ratings

Rating system ‘transformed science in South Africa’, says Khotso Mokhele

View‘Drone academy’ opens in Malawi

A programme to promote the use of drones and drone data has opened in Malawi.

ViewSouth Africa’s research kit needs to be shared more equitably

Book says access to top equipment must include those outside traditional elites

ViewWhat 2020 has in store for South African science

South African researchers are right to look at the year ahead with trepidation

ViewThe African science decade that wasn’t

Ten years of hard-won progress has birthed a generation that dares to speak out

ViewSouth Africa: 2019 in review

Science gets a governance overhaul, but no funding windfall

ViewAfrica news roundup: 6-12 December

Germany backs health research in East Africa