Scientific research is worth doing for the same reasons that art and creative writing are worth doing; because it is interesting and it answers worthwhile questions. It is also, says Professor Marcus Byrne from the Department of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences at Wits University, fun....read more

Marrying development, local municipalities and how to sustainably utilise our marine resources is what the Rural Fisheries Programme (RFP) is all about. ...read more

Multilingualism in higher education faces challenges SOUTH Africa's democracy was at a crossroads and language, at the heart of real transition and liberation, was not even on the national agenda, political analyst and commentator Professor Somadoda Fikeni warned. ...read more

THE daughter of a Grahamstown domestic worker has scooped a prestigious Rhodes University bursary, set up in memory of tireless community philanthropist Dr Thelma Henderson, who raised more than R15-million to help 15 000 students realise their dreams. ...read more

Rhodes University has established a Memorial Prize for the late student, Lelona Thembakazi Fufu, who was murdered while hitchhiking from Port Elizabeth to Grahamstown for her graduation in April 2012. ...read more

Good things come to those who wait.
This adage holds true even for those in conservation, it seems, after a red steenbras was recaptured in the Kei River mouth in the Eastern Cape – 22 years after being tagged – potentially a record for the amount of time a tagged fish was “at liberty”.
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At only 26 years old, Portia Malatjie has already made a name for herself as a promising curator. She was recently put on the spotlight again, through an article in the Mail and Guardian that appeared on 23 March. ...read more

Political analyst and social commentator, Professor Somadoda Fikeni, will give a public lecture on the challenges of multilingualism in higher education tomorrow (15 May). ...read more

DEHORN RHINOS AND THEIR CLIENTS. So reads the sticker that will be available at two action points for Rhino Week from 14-18 May to raise awareness around illegal poaching....read more

Debating the nature and role of psychology in South Africa’s Higher Education Institutions and society more broadly, Professor Cheryl de la Rey, called for a new approach to the discipline which would be better suited to addressing the challenges experienced by millions of South Africans....read more