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.
Why is there such a great discrepancy between what scholars of education have been telling us and what happens in the classroom?
China’s President Xi Jinping, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin cement bonds at the Kremlin in March.
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The US’s negative attitude towards BRICS reflects its own weakening global power, especially its inability to isolate Russia in Europe and to contain China’s growing influence.
A caracal monitored by the Urban Caracal Project, TMC33 Hermes, walks across a pipeline in Cape Town.
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Experiencing nature helps people in times of joy and pain. However, inequity of access to green spaces means that South Africans cannot enjoy nature when they need to.
Most farmworkers were not even aware that the farm they worked on was Fairtrade certified.
Moffat Takadiwa, left, and curator Fadzai Muchemwa in front of the work Bhiro ne Bepa on his solo show Vestiges of Colonialism.
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Les élèves ont pu se familiariser avec la pensée critique, l'écriture et le rôle plus large des outils d'intelligence artificielle tels que les chatbots.
With proper teaching, students can use ChatGPT to develop their arguments and build their essays.
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Through articles written by academic experts in the course of the year, The Conversation Africa takes a look back at Ghana in 2022.
Digital storytelling offers a way for water researchers to capture the nuance and emotion of people’s experiences.
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Director of Centre for Postgraduate Studies, Rhodes University & Visiting Research Professor in Center for International Higher Education, Boston College, Rhodes University