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Rhodes University
Founded in 1904, Rhodes University is a well-established University located in Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
It is a small research intensive university which enjoys the distinction of having amongst the best undergraduate pass and graduation rates in South Africa, outstanding postgraduate success rates, and the best research output per academic staff member.
The University takes pride in its motto, Where Leaders Learn, and in producing graduates who are knowledgeable intellectuals, skilled professionals, and critical, caring and compassionate citizens who can contribute to economic and social development and an equitable, just and democratic society.
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The notion that there is a binary choice between the economy and the medically optimal strategy is wrong.
Forensic linguists are called as expert witnesses in court cases to provide linguistic analysis of legal documents and other forms of oral and documentary evidence -- including emojis.
In South Africa, state corruption has taken hold with utter disregard for ethics and democratic norms in a cynical exploitation of the post-apartheid transformation agenda.
Trade in cultural goods and services offers emerging markets an opportunity to benefit from their cultural capital and globalisation.
Many of the privileges that middle-class students enjoy are not obvious, even to themselves.
Bioinformatics can be applied to a range of problems, such as understanding the genome sequence of organisms or coming up with new drugs.
African literary prizes are slowly becoming more relevant and richer, thanks to writers organising on the continent.
All institutions that offer doctoral-level qualifications are about to undergo a national review in response to the concerns about quality.
Cape monkfish caught from some areas off Namibia's coast should be screened for mercury and other heavy metals.
The informal sector represents an opportunity to improve the lives of a large part of the workforce. Government should desist from harming livelihoods and broaden the scope of policy measures.
A much more flexible and open teaching and language policy would help teachers and pupils to enable a meaningful learning environment in a multilingual and diverse classroom setting.
In some ways, perhaps Morrison is even more relevant in South African universities today than she's ever been.
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There’s a perception among young South Africans that farm jobs are back-breaking and financially unappealing.
Deeply influenced by Steve Biko and the Black Consciousness Movement, artist David Koloane, who died on 30 June 2019, believed that artists have a right to define their own work.
Agriculture appears to carry a stronger set of negative stigmas than other careers, but this is only half the story.
The abandonment of crop farming fields isn't new. But some researchers say it's accelerated in the last two decades.
The major issue is why this kind of research was being produced 25 years after the end of apartheid.
Vocation specific language courses can encourage both linguistic and cultural awareness. They can equip students with the basics they need to communicate.
South Africa is ahead of the pack when it comes to research output in Africa. But this ranking is not a celebration.
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Senior lecturer, Department of Literary Studies in English, Rhodes University
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Postdoctoral research fellow, Rhodes University
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Professor of Economics, Rhodes University
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Post-doctoral research fellow, Rhodes University
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Political and International Studies, Rhodes University
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NRF SARChI Chair Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, School of African Languages, Rhodes University
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Associate professor, Rhodes University
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Researcher, Rhodes University
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Professor and Director of Research Unit in Bioinformatics (RUBi), Rhodes University
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Associate Professor of Computer Science, Rhodes University
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Professor of African Language Studies, Rhodes University
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SARChI Research Chair in Geopolitics and the Arts of Africa, Rhodes University
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Director of Centre for Postgraduate Studies, Rhodes University
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PhD student, Rhodes University
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Postdoctoral research fellow (Forensic Linguistics/ Language and Law), Rhodes University
