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What we learned when our map of southern Africa’s rivers went viral

May 14, '19ByThe Conversation

Can you name the river closest to where you live? Have you ever seen that river on a map? How would you react if you saw that river, and others near you, in a map unlike others you have seen before?

South African research output has risen, but caution must temper celebration

May 14, '19ByThe Conversation

Each year, Nature, a research output database, publishes its index of high-quality research outputs across a range of journals within the natural sciences. Topics range from climate change to human biology. The data on the index represent output by institution, by country and by extent of collaboration.

Universities must stop relying on software to deal with plagiarism

Apr 26, '19Byhttps://theconversation.com/universities-must-stop-relying-on-software-to-deal-with-plagiarism-113487

Educational software – whether it’s a teaching aid or a program designed to help teachers with administration – is big business. The recent multi-billion dollar acquisition of Turnitin, a program that is used around the world to flag possible evidence of plagiarism, is further proof of this. But does this application mean that universities are actually dealing with plagiarism?

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