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Technology should not stop us trusting students

From Rhodes Å·ÖÞ±­×ãÇòÍø_ÍâΧÂòÇòappÍƼö-Ͷע|¹ÙÍø in South Africa, Sioux Mckenna asks whether the technological arms race of plagiarism detection is of any benefit to students and learning

Straight talk with Prof Dorrington – Getting the facts straight

Vaccines are ultimately the only way to ensure that we beat COVID-19, yet vaccine hesitancy remains a threat to protecting our community. In this series, Virologist at Rhodes Å·ÖÞ±­×ãÇòÍø_ÍâΧÂòÇòappÍƼö-Ͷע|¹ÙÍø and member of the Provincial COVID-19 Expert Panel, Professor Rosemary Dorrington, will address queries, fears, and misinformation that many of our citizens face.

First SA accredited course on teacher-focused early literacy skills receives high ratings

As the first accredited course in South Africa focusing specifically on the knowledge and skills to teach early literacy, Rhodes Å·ÖÞ±­×ãÇòÍø_ÍâΧÂòÇòappÍƼö-Ͷע|¹ÙÍø’s new Advanced Certificate in Foundation Phase Literacy Teaching has received high ratings from external examiners.

Dr Ruiters elected President of Rhodes Å·ÖÞ±­×ãÇòÍø_ÍâΧÂòÇòappÍƼö-Ͷע|¹ÙÍø Convocation

Rhodes Å·ÖÞ±­×ãÇòÍø_ÍâΧÂòÇòappÍƼö-Ͷע|¹ÙÍø alumni have entrusted Dr Michele Ruiters with the role of President of Convocation. Dr Ruiters is a senior lecturer at Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), associated with the Å·ÖÞ±­×ãÇòÍø_ÍâΧÂòÇòappÍƼö-Ͷע|¹ÙÍø of Pretoria. She teaches human and organisational behaviour courses, diversity, equality, and inclusion.

South African universities have taken to online teaching: but it can’t be permanent

The uptake of educational technology in South Africa’s higher education sector has been highly uneven and very slow. Before the pandemic, most courses offered in South African universities had some form of Learning Management System presence. Students could access course guides and readings, upload their assignments, and possibly communicate with their lecturer and peers via forums. But beyond that, many academics seemed to resist making use of the technology, even though it could allow for greater engagement and interactive learning.

Rhodes Å·ÖÞ±­×ãÇòÍø_ÍâΧÂòÇòappÍƼö-Ͷע|¹ÙÍø academic and alumnae win big at inaugural ISCHP awards

The International Society of Critical Health Psychology (ISCHP) recently launched its inaugural awards at its bi-annual conference, hosted across several virtual hubs worldwide. Rhodes Å·ÖÞ±­×ãÇòÍø_ÍâΧÂòÇòappÍƼö-Ͷע|¹ÙÍø researcher and academic Distinguished Professor Catriona Macleod and two of her Critical Studies in Sexualities and Reproduction research programme (CSSR) alumnae featured extraordinarily well at the awards.

Dream of authentic SA universities yet to be realised

South Africa has failed to produce a higher education system that meets its fundamental social and developmental needs in the democratic era, according to a new book, Understanding Higher Education: Alternative perspectives by two academics at Rhodes Å·ÖÞ±­×ãÇòÍø_ÍâΧÂòÇòappÍƼö-Ͷע|¹ÙÍø, Chrissie Boughey and Sioux McKenna.

Rhodes Å·ÖÞ±­×ãÇòÍø_ÍâΧÂòÇòappÍƼö-Ͷע|¹ÙÍø and Makhanda Circle of Unity dispel vaccine myths through Youth Chat initiative

Rhodes Å·ÖÞ±­×ãÇòÍø_ÍâΧÂòÇòappÍƼö-Ͷע|¹ÙÍø and the Makhanda Circle of Unity hosted a youth chat about the COVID-19 vaccine and vaccine myths yesterday.

Dipalo scores Bronze Standard Bank Ovation Award

Dipalo is a play co-written by Selloane 'Lalu' Mokuku, a lecturer in Applied Drama and Theatre at Rhodes Å·ÖÞ±­×ãÇòÍø_ÍâΧÂòÇòappÍƼö-Ͷע|¹ÙÍø, and Ginni Manning, a playwright and theatre-maker from Liverpool, England.

Rhodes Å·ÖÞ±­×ãÇòÍø_ÍâΧÂòÇòappÍƼö-Ͷע|¹ÙÍø drama lecturer bags Young Artist Award

Rhodes Å·ÖÞ±­×ãÇòÍø_ÍâΧÂòÇòappÍƼö-Ͷע|¹ÙÍø lecturer and project manager for First Physical Theatre Company, Gavin Krastin, has been awarded the prestigious Standard Bank Young Artist Award (Performance Art) for 2021.

Our alumnae proudly pay it forward

As women's month drew to a close for 2021, Rhodes Å·ÖÞ±­×ãÇòÍø_ÍâΧÂòÇòappÍƼö-Ͷע|¹ÙÍø connected virtually with some of its inspiring alumnae, including Dr Mandy Hlengwa, Ayanda Mbanga, Janet Heard and Kim Cloete. Leboghang Nkambule, 2021 Student Representative Council President, also provided a current Rhodes Å·ÖÞ±­×ãÇòÍø_ÍâΧÂòÇòappÍƼö-Ͷע|¹ÙÍø perspective, connecting past and present experiences.

Straight talk with Prof Dorrington – Misinformation can be bad for your health

Vaccines are ultimately the only way to ensure that we beat COVID-19, yet vaccine hesitancy remains a threat to protecting our community. In this series, Virologist at Rhodes Å·ÖÞ±­×ãÇòÍø_ÍâΧÂòÇòappÍƼö-Ͷע|¹ÙÍø and member of the Provincial COVID-19 Expert Panel, Professor Rosemary Dorrington, will address queries, fears, and misinformation that many of our citizens face.

Rhodes Å·ÖÞ±­×ãÇòÍø_ÍâΧÂòÇòappÍƼö-Ͷע|¹ÙÍø 2022 SRC elected

Botlhale Phurulla Modisaotsile has been elected as the Rhodes Å·ÖÞ±­×ãÇòÍø_ÍâΧÂòÇòappÍƼö-Ͷע|¹ÙÍø Student Representative Council (SRC) President for 2022.

Prepping for a Vaxxed Girl Summer

Monday. The first day over-18s are allowed to vaccinate on Rhodes Å·ÖÞ±­×ãÇòÍø_ÍâΧÂòÇòappÍƼö-Ͷע|¹ÙÍø campus – and the response is overwhelming as Rhodents make the trek up to the Gavin Relly Postgrad Village site.

HA2021 concluded successfully

Back in full swing in 2021, the annual Highway Africa summit conference ran virtually over three days in June, with 136 unique attendees.

Registrar’s Division celebrates women’s month: Of life balance and quilting

uest speaker at the seminar in the Registrar’s Division, in celebration of Women’s Month, Mrs Desiree Wicks presented an insightful and well-articulated talk on Quilting, Fabric Art, Fabricology and other craziness – Life Balance, Therapy and an amazing Community.

Rhodes Å·ÖÞ±­×ãÇòÍø_ÍâΧÂòÇòappÍƼö-Ͷע|¹ÙÍø empowers women in celebration of women’s month

August is not only a month of the celebration of womanhood and women in South Africa, but also a time to commemorate women who fought against the injustices of our societies.

Rhodes Å·ÖÞ±­×ãÇòÍø_ÍâΧÂòÇòappÍƼö-Ͷע|¹ÙÍø prepares for full return to campus

The plan for the full return to campus of both staff and students took an important step on Wednesday, 18 August 2021, with the constitution of several technical Task Teams to conduct targeted assessments of the ‘COVID-19 lessons’ of the past year-and-a-half and accordingly facilitate preparations for the safe resumption of the normal Å·ÖÞ±­×ãÇòÍø_ÍâΧÂòÇòappÍƼö-Ͷע|¹ÙÍø system.

Eavesdropping on the sky: The backstory of MeerKAT and SKA

The story of how a shy radio astronomer from the Eastern Cape came to be a central character in building of one of the world’s most sensitive scientific instruments involves a series of unlikely events, a startling amount of beer and popcorn, and a team fuelled by the stubborn conviction that South Africa could pull it off.

Rhodes Å·ÖÞ±­×ãÇòÍø_ÍâΧÂòÇòappÍƼö-Ͷע|¹ÙÍø joins a consortium of universities to revive African languages in universities

In an effort to revive and preserve indigenous African languages, Rhodes Å·ÖÞ±­×ãÇòÍø_ÍâΧÂòÇòappÍƼö-Ͷע|¹ÙÍø has joined a consortium of universities to collaborate in a project funded by the European Union called BAQONDE.

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